SENIOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST - EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT

County-of-Los-Angeles; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Angeles County seeks a Senior Information Systems Analyst to support emergency initiatives addressing homelessness within the Department of Homeless Services and Housing. The role involves leading requirements gathering, documenting complex system specifications, and coordinating change management across the project lifecycle.

Selected candidates will be evaluated during an initial 90-day period, with potential for permanent County employment based on performance.

Qualifications

• Provides expertise and leadership in eliciting and documenting user requirements for large, highly complex new systems or system enhancements; ensures functional and technical requirements are fully documented.
• Coordinates change management documentation and ensures that approvals are managed according to departmental procedures.
• Ensures requirements are met throughout the systems development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Provides expertise and leadership in eliciting and documenting user requirements for large, highly complex new systems or system enhancements; ensures functional and technical requirements are fully documented.
• Coordinates change management documentation and ensures that approvals are managed according to departmental procedures.
• Ensures requirements are met throughout the systems development life cycle.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Documentation

Lifecycle management

Job description

Type of Recruitment

Open Competitive - Emergency

Filing Dates

Applications will be accepted from Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) until Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. (PT). All applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to be accepted.

Exam Number

HH2593A-EA

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Department of Homeless Services and Housing is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Information Systems Analyst vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to the Senior Information Systems Analyst position.

• Provides expertise and leadership in eliciting and documenting user requirements for large, highly complex new systems or system enhancements; ensures functional and technical requirements are fully documented.

• Coordinates change management documentation and ensures that approvals are managed according to departmental procedures.

• Ensures requirements are met throughout the systems development life cycle.