Senior Business System Consultant

Jobtailor; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Madison, WI seeks an experienced professional to provide expert-level support in developing, installing, and maintaining business systems solutions. You will mentor staff, lead multiple initiatives, and guide architecture and technical decisions to translate business needs into scalable solutions.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and deep proficiency across the application development life cycle, cloud technologies, and modern solution design.

Qualifications

• BS in MIS or CS or related education and related professional work experience.
• 6 1/2 years work experience in IT.
• Most recent 36 months of work experience as a Business System Consultant or equivalent in the last 3 years.
• Demonstrated achievement and progressive responsibilities.
• High level of proficiency in a business environment within the last 3 years in at least 4 specified areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level professional and technical support in the development, installation, and maintenance of business systems solutions.
• Assist management in solution development and system activities.
• Act as leader on multiple concurrent initiatives of any size.
• Mentor staff as needed.
• Provide architecture design and leadership.
• Analyze and design solutions by translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Present options, evaluate and recommend solutions.
• Identify unperceived business needs and leverage existing, public, and vendor solutions where appropriate.
• Develop application code according to acceptance criteria.
• Promote continuous improvement and CI/CD with IT and business.
• Guide development of multiple concurrent business systems solutions from conceptualization through stabilization.
• Provide leadership, architectural guidance, and training/mentoring to professional staff in planning, roadmapping, estimating, and quality assurance.
• Provide constructive feedback regarding team member performance.
• Develop, test, implement, document, and maintain business systems solutions across computer platforms.
• Maintain client-specific and business systems knowledge.
• Educate others and collaborate with management, development teams, IT Infrastructure, and clients.
• Enhance and share application development best practices, technologies, methodologies, and standards.
• Acquire, apply, and train others in new technical skills.
• Monitor industry trends and drive technology changes.
• Own and respond to customer requests.
• Perform and guide root cause analysis, impact analysis, problem determination, and problem resolution support.
• Collaborate with business and IT staff throughout problem resolution.

Skills

Business Systems

Architecture Design

Application Development Life Cycle

Cloud Technologies

Mentoring and Leadership

Effective Communication

Customer Service

Problem Resolution

Education

BS in MIS or CS or related

Tools

Microsoft Development Environment

CMFG Architecture

Job description

• Provide expert-level professional and technical support in the development, installation, and maintenance of business systems solutions


• Assist management in solution development and system activities


• Act as leader on multiple concurrent initiatives of any size


• Mentor staff as needed


• Provide technical and business expertise and specialized skills in business systems areas


• Provide architecture design and leadership


• Analyze and design solutions by translating business requirements into technical specifications


• Present options, evaluate and recommend solutions


• Identify unperceived business needs and leverage existing, public, and vendor solutions where appropriate


• Identify and communicate global impacts of interrelated activities


• Develop application code according to acceptance criteria


• Promote continuous improvement and continuous integration and delivery with IT and business


• Guide development of multiple concurrent business systems solutions from conceptualization through stabilization


• Provide leadership, architectural guidance, and training/mentoring to professional staff in planning, roadmapping, estimating, and quality assurance


• Provide constructive feedback regarding team member performance


• Develop, test, implement, document, and maintain business systems solutions across computer platforms


• Maintain client-specific and business systems knowledge


• Educate others and collaborate with management, development teams, IT Infrastructure, and clients


• Enhance and share application development best practices, technologies, methodologies, and standards


• Acquire, apply, and train others in new technical skills


• Monitor industry trends and work with decision-makers to drive technology changes


• Own and respond to customer requests


• Perform and guide root cause analysis, impact analysis, problem determination, and problem resolution support


• Collaborate with business and IT staff throughout problem resolution

Requirements

• BS in MIS or CS or equivalent trade-off in related education and related professional work experience


• 6 1/2 years work experience in IT


• Most recent 36 months of work experience as a Business System Consultant or equivalent trade-off in related professional work experience within the last 3 years


• Demonstrated achievement and progressive responsibilities


• High level of proficiency in a business environment within the last 3 years in at least 4 specified areas: Application development life cycle; Modern business solution design and development practices; Current Microsoft development environment; Web Application Development and Cloud Technologies; Business application support of internally developed and vended solutions within the CMFG architecture; Service and API development, SOA


• Expert knowledge of application development concepts in a multi-platform computing environment


• Knowledge of application development life cycle, n-tier development, and object oriented design


• Breadth of knowledge of information technology concepts and deep expertise in application development in more than one business system area


• Expertise in business application, information and/or technical architecture design


• Good judgment and reliability


• Expertise in architecture design with the ability to teach others


• Ability to drive and/or influence departmental or overall technology practices


• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate business and technical information, verbally and in writing


• Ability to provide a high level of customer service


• Must not require immigration sponsorship or additional/permanent work authorization to work in the United States, now or in the future


• Resume required to apply

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in business systems solutions development, architecture design, and application development life cycle, with a strong focus on mentoring and leading teams. Proficient in modern business solution design, cloud technologies, and providing high-level customer service.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Business Systems Solutions Development


• Architecture Design


• Application Development Life Cycle


• Cloud Technologies


• Mentoring and Leadership

Hard Skills

• Application Development Life Cycle


• Modern Business Solution Design


• Web Application Development


• Cloud Technologies


• Service and API Development


• SOA


• Object Oriented Design


• Multi-Platform Computing


• Technical Architecture Design


• Problem Resolution Support

Soft Skills

• Good Judgment


• Reliability


• Effective Communication


• Customer Service

Industry Keywords

• Business System Consultant


• Information Technology Concepts


• Continuous Improvement


• Continuous Integration


• Quality Assurance

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Development Environment


• CMFG Architecture