Sr. Applications Support Analyst

The County of Galveston; Texas; On-site; USD 69,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Galveston is seeking a senior IT Applications Specialist to provide technical and functional support, administration, analysis, configuration, and integration for enterprise applications. The role requires independent judgment and translating business needs into effective technology solutions.

You will collaborate with County departments, manage incidents, deployments, and lifecycle activities, and maintain documentation.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer science or equivalent.
• Three years of experience with enterprise applications, systems analysis, or integration.
• Experience with SQL Server, APIs, data exchange, and automated processes.
• Experience in application configuration, workflow development, and lifecycle support.
• Experience with reporting tools such as SSRS/SSIS.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and functional administration, configuration, maintenance, support, and troubleshooting for assigned applications.
• Acts as primary technical resource with advanced knowledge of system functionality, integrations, and data.
• Investigates incidents, performs root-cause analysis, and implements corrective actions.
• Manages incidents and service requests through the departmental ticketing system per SLA.
• Develops and supports configurations, workflows, reporting, interfaces, and data exchanges.
• Collaborates with vendors to troubleshoot issues and coordinate support.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in information tech

3 years experience in enterprise apps

SQL Server / relational databases

APIs / data exchange

C# / .NET / PowerShell / SQL

SSRS / SSIS reporting tools

Security & change management

Documentation & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology or computer science

Tools

SQL Server

PowerShell

C#

.NET

SSRS

SSIS

APIs

Job description

Thank you for your interest in a career with County of Galveston.

General Description

The purpose of this class is to provide technical and functional support, administration, analysis, configuration, integration, and lifecycle support for enterprise, departmental, and line-of-business applications. The position independently analyzes application and business process issues; develops and implements technical solutions; supports system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and enhancements; and serves as a senior technical resource to County departments and other Information Technology staff. The position requires technical knowledge, independent judgment, and the ability to translate operational requirements into effective and supportable technology solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Provides technical and functional administration, configuration, maintenance, support, and troubleshooting for assigned enterprise, departmental, and line-of-business applications.
• Serves as a primary technical resource for assigned applications and maintains advanced knowledge of system functionality, configuration, integrations, dependencies, data, security, and related business processes.
• Investigates and resolves complex application incidents, problems, and service requests; performs root-cause analysis; identifies recurring issues; and implements or recommends appropriate corrective actions.
• Manages assigned incidents, service requests, enhancements, and other application work through the departmental ticketing system and completes work in accordance with established priorities and service level expectations.
• Develops, maintains, and supports application configurations, workflows, reporting, integrations, interfaces, APIs, data exchanges, automated processes, and related technical components within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Uses relational databases, query tools, reporting technologies, and other technical resources to analyze data, troubleshoot application issues, evaluate system performance, and support operational requirements.
• Analyzes business and operational requirements and partners with County departments to evaluate application capabilities, identify process improvements, and develop appropriate technical solutions.
• Provides advanced technical support for application implementations, upgrades, migrations, enhancements, and modernization initiatives, including configuration, testing, data validation, deployment, documentation, and transition to operational support.
• Works with software vendors and service providers to troubleshoot issues, coordinate technical support, evaluate product capabilities, and resolve escalated problems.
• Develops and maintains technical and functional requirements, system documentation, test plans, support procedures, knowledge articles, and other documentation necessary to support assigned applications.
• Provides technical guidance, knowledge transfer, and assistance to Applications staff and other Information Technology personnel and may lead application-related technical activities or work efforts within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Ensures application changes and support activities are performed in accordance with established change management, cybersecurity, testing, documentation, and technology governance requirements.
• Collaborates with other Enterprise Services functions to troubleshoot issues, support technology initiatives, and ensure applications operate effectively within the County’s technology environment.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, information systems, or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Requires three years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise or business applications, systems analysis, application support, application development, systems integration, database technologies, or a closely related field.
• Requires experience in several of the following areas:
• Enterprise, departmental, or line-of-business application administration and support.
• Microsoft SQL Server or comparable relational database technologies.
• Systems integration, interfaces, APIs, data exchange, or automated processes.
• Application configuration, workflow development, or system administration.
• Application implementations, upgrades, migrations, testing, and lifecycle support.
• Software development or scripting using C#, .NET, Java, PowerShell, SQL, or comparable technologies.
• Reporting, data integration, and automation technologies, including SSRS, SSIS, or comparable tools.
• Application security, access controls, change management, and technical documentation.
• Business and systems analysis and translation of operational requirements into technical solutions.
• Requires effective analytical, problem-solving, communication, documentation, and customer service skills.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The work is primarily performed in an office environment and requires prolonged periods of sitting and use of computers and other standard office equipment.

The employee may occasionally stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, and lift or move equipment or materials weighing up to 25 pounds.

The position may require travel between County facilities and work outside of normal business hours to support system implementations, upgrades, maintenance activities, or operational emergencies.

Emergency Preparedness Tier Level: 2

Special Certifications and Licenses

Must maintain CJIS Compliance.

Must possess a valid TX Driver’s license.

Department

Information Technology

Salary

$76,196.00

The County of Galveston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.