Systems Analyst

Talentify; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify seeks a Systems Analyst to apply technology for business capabilities and work with analysts, administrators, tech staff and partners to gather requirements, facilitate the software development lifecycle, and drive projects to successful implementation across multiple business domains.

This role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, data-flow design and compliance, with duties spanning training, change management and vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Three years of administrative, technical or investigative work involving management information systems.
• Experience collaborating with analysts, application administrators, technical staff and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Gathers, documents and manages functional and technical requirements with stakeholders.
• Ensures adherence to SDLC and change-management policies across the enterprise.
• Manages the change backlog for the area and coordinates related activities.
• Supports project management tasks on select initiatives.
• Acts as liaison to business users for training scheduling and delivery.
• Crafts solutions with technical staff to meet business needs and data-flow requirements.
• Documents information security and compliance requirements for changes.
• Develops testing plans and gathers data for system testing and validation.
• Coordinates vendor/contractor activities for development or maintenance.
• Produces system documentation, manuals, diagrams and related artifacts.
• Provides input to technical strategy with IT leadership.

Skills

Requirements gathering

SDLC

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary:

Systems Analyst is a key technology contributor with a core focus of applying technology to deliver business capabilities. As a highly experienced and knowledgeable member of the applications team this individual will work with other analysts application administrators technical staff and business partners to gather and document requirements facilitate the software development lifecycle and manage projects to successful implementation across multiple subsets of functional business areas within the Enterprise to include but not limited to Merchandise Systems E-Commerce Supply Chain Systems Store Systems Point of Sale POS Financial Systems Human Capital Applications Hospitality Property Management EDI RIB Services and Release Management Automation Support SharePoint Identity Management Service Desk Applications Asset Management etc.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Incumbents of this position must be U.S. Citizens

• Works with stakeholders to gather, document and manage functional and technical requirements within their area of responsibility.
• Responsible for the adherence to the Software Development Lifecycle and all policies and procedures relative to change management within the enterprise.
• Manages and maintains the change backlog for their area.
• Performs some or all project management tasks on select projects
• Acts as key liaison to business users of applications to schedule and facilitate application and other applicable training.
• Works with technical staff to craft solutions that meet business needs.
• Provides key expertise and knowledge around data-flow and enterprise integrations with other producers and consumers of data.
• Ensures that all changes to systems capture and document information security and compliance requirements.
• Satisfies data calls by extracting, formatting and delivering relevant data from systems.
• Coordinates activities of vendor and contractor personnel engaged in system development, implementation or maintenance.
• Supports end-user application training through the creation of training materials.
• Creates and maintains system documentation to include specifications, manuals, diagrams, and other required artifacts.
• Ensures the implementation of the rigorous application of Information Security/Information Assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of Systems, Applications and/or Services (Hardware & Software).
• Works with Procurement Office on the development of Requests for Proposal, Statements of Work, and other required contracting documentation.
• Provides frequent communication on development and project efforts to IT management team.
• Leads design workshops and requirements sessions with software developers project teams.
• Provides a support escalation point for members of the analysis team.
• Works with IT leadership to provide input to technical strategy.
• Performs in-depth research and is an authoritative resource on industry and market trends relative to the implementation of technology.
• Identifies, documents, and manages process design change through the conducting of business and systems process analysis.
• Develops and executes application and business process test plans.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

This position is designated IT-2 (Non-Critical - Sensitive) in accordance with SECNAV M-5510.30 and will require a favorable Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).

Qualified candidates must be U.S. Citizens.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

Three years experience in administrative, technical or investigative work that demonstrated the ability and aptitudes required to perform technical, managerial or analytical work involving management information systems.

OR

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EDUCATION:

One year related academic study above the high school level may be substituted for 9 months of experience up to a maximum of a 4 year bachelor's degree for 3 years of general experience.

AND

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Three years of progressive experience collaborating with analysts, application administrators, technical staff, and business partners to gather and document requirements, facilitate the software development lifecycle, and manage projects to successful implementation across various functional business areas.

Subsets of functional business areas

This position in accordance with SECNAV M-5510.30 will require a favorable Access National Agency Check and Inquiries (ANACI).