Senior IT Analyst — Business Systems & Data Integration

City of Huntington Beach; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Huntington Beach seeks a Senior Information Technology Analyst in the Business Systems D division of the Information Technology Services Department. The ideal candidate will lead complex systems analysis, programming, and collaborate across staff and departments to deliver reliable technology solutions.

Responsibilities include analyzing requirements, designing and implementing integrated systems, supporting vendors and contractors, and developing data interfaces.

Qualifications

• Experience with IT business applications supporting software development projects.
• Solid understanding of Microsoft SharePoint and/or SQL database administration.
• Experience with SQL data modeling and data analytics.
• Preferred experience with system integration and ETL pipelines.
• Experience supporting or integrating payment processing systems.
• Exposure to legacy system modernization initiatives.
• Proficiency in Python scripting.
• Experience providing compliance support.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with clients to analyze system requirements and recommend solutions.
• Plans, designs, builds, tests, implements, maintains and enhances hardware and software systems; integrates City network and other systems.
• Provides professional customer support for system-related software and hardware issues.
• Maintains relationships with vendors; supervises contractors; tests upgrades and patches; establishes backup/restoration procedures.
• Performs research, gathers costing information, and recommends hardware and/or software.
• Develops web applications, server components, and data interfaces.
• Performs system administration tests including database security and disaster recovery.
• Writes programs and scripting using various languages and database platforms.

Skills

IT business applications

SharePoint

SQL database administration

SQL data modeling

Data analytics

System integration

ETL pipelines

Python scripting

Compliance support

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Job description

This recruitment will remain open until filled. This recruitment may close at any time, once a sufficiently strong candidate pool has been established.

In Huntington Beach, we believe passionately that the key to becoming the best beach City in the world starts and ends with finding the right people to join our team. At this time, we have an outstanding career opportunity available, as we’re looking for the right person to serve as Senior Information Technology Analyst in the Business Systems D division of the Information Technology Services Department.

Note: This job description is currently being updated and is under review for final approval.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and hands‑on experience with business process analysis, development, and programming. The incumbent will be passionate about technology, team‑oriented, collaborative, an independent thinker, and able to establish positive relationships with staff, peers, and other departments’ staff. The ideal candidate is capable of communicating with management and employees at all levels of the organization.

• Experience working with IT business applications supporting software development projects
• Solid understanding of Microsoft SharePoint and/or SQL database administration
• Experience with SQL data modeling and data analytics
• Preferred experience with system integration
• Familiarity with ETL pipelines
• Experience supporting or integrating payment processing systems
• Exposure to legacy system modernization initiatives
• Proficiency in Python scripting
• Experience providing compliance support

The Position

Under direction, performs professional duties related to the analysis, development, maintenance and administration of computer hardware and/or software systems to meet business needs. Differs from Information Technology Analyst in that the Senior Information Technology Analyst is the journey‑level within the series; incumbents are responsible for difficult and specialized complex systems analysis and programming work and may exercise lead authority when assigned to complex assignments and projects. Information Technology Analyst is the entry to intermediate level within the series; incumbents are expected to independently perform the full range of systems analysis and programming work.

• Interacts with clients to analyze system requirements; evaluates customer technical needs and recommends technology solutions to improve operations
• Plans, determines requirements, designs, builds, customizes, tests, implements, maintains and/or enhances a variety of hardware and software systems, integrating City network infrastructure and/or other systems; consider protocols, acceptable system security risk, and other related elements
• Provides professional customer support for system‑related software and/or hardware issues, needs, or requirements
• Maintains effective relationships with vendors and their technical support personnel; provides technical and functional supervision of contractors; obtains new and upgraded systems from vendors; tests and installs critical upgrades and security patches; develops and rests backup and restoration procedures
• Performs research, gathers costing information, and recommends hardware and/or software
• Develops web applications, business objects, server components and data interfaces
• Performs system administration tests such as database security management and disaster recovery
• Writes computer programs and/or scripting based on established specifications using various computer languages and/or database platforms
• Builds, configures, installs, maintains and administers server platforms
• Designs, administers, monitors and makes provision for physical and data storage

Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in the position is qualifying. A typical combination includes:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer network, information technology, or closely related field.

Experience:

Four (4) years’ professional‑level information technology experience in business analysis, server analysis and administration, or network design/administration.

License/Certificate:

Possession of a valid California class C driver’s license and an acceptable driving record are required at the time of appointment and throughout employment.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Must be able to respond to emergency services call out
Must pass a background investigation
Employees regularly assigned/required to drive a city or personal vehicle in the course and scope of work shall be required to participate in the DMV Employer Pull Notice program.

Public Employee Disaster Service Worker:

In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, all Huntington Beach city employees are required to perform assigned disaster service worker duties in the event of an emergency or a disaster.