Systems Analyst 3
Job ID: 279560
Location: Augusta University
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary:
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About Us
Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://www.augusta.edu/about/mission.php make Augusta University an institution like no other.
Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.
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Location
Augusta University-
Our Health Sciences Campus:
1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
College/Department Information
The Division of Information Technology aims to deliver innovative, reliable, and secure services to support students, educators, clinicians, researchers, and administrators. As Augusta University's central IT provider, we manage essential IT resources such as the wired and wireless network, email, telephony, online collaboration tools, information security, software licensing, websites, and various other systems and applications.
Job Summary
This position analyzes, implements, and modifies application systems with responsibilities for planning, programming, testing, debugging, and deploying, within established standards, to support the organization's application systems in database, client-server, and internet environments. The incumbent consults with business systems analysts, other systems analysts, and/or users to identify functional and technical requirements. The incumbent acts as the project manager for moderately complex projects by directing the activities of more junior level systems analysts or coordinating activities with other technical teams and may assist business systems analysts with specifications and development of documentation that describes application deployment and operating procedures.
Responsibilities
The duties include, but are not limited to:
ANALYZE PROBLEMS: Analyze business, academic, and research problems and application programming requests as they relate to identity management set-up and integration; develop scope, objectives, and cost benefit analyses for use in determining accepted programming requests; develop project plans for moderately complex systems including task definitions, costs, and time estimates.
PROGRAM, TEST, AND DOCUMENT: Program, test, and document systems according to team standards in order to minimize system problems and assure quality control. Follow established change enablement processes to deploy application additions and modifications to production environments.
PROJECTS: Assist on the management/oversight of assigned projects and technical staff engaged in system design, development, and maintenance activities; act as a project manager of large cross- departmental projects as needed.
TRAINING: Mentor and assist with training technical personnel in ITS and institution-wide, ensuring technical personnel/users possess required knowledge of system applications, standards, operations, and capabilities.
DOCUMENTATION: Work with business systems analysts to document system specifications sufficient to timely development and implementation of application systems and modifications. Participate in fit-gap studies, reviews of functional requirements, system design, program specifications, test plans, and test results in accordance with established standards. Participate in data governance activities relative to documentation of technical definitions and specifications.
ADVISE: Advise internal and external system support personnel in the diagnosis and correction of system problems. Advise on application system upgrades and enhancements.
OTHER DUTIES: Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology or related field of study with seven years' experience in a relevant field of work including five years combination of high-level programming and systems analysis and design including a minimum of two years of programming.
OR
Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology or related field of study with ten years' experience in a relevant field of work including six years combination of high-level programming and systems analysis and design including a minimum of three years of programming.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of all phases of the project development cycle project management tools and documentation needs and techniques
Knowledge of structured systems methodologies, data mapping techniques, and of a broad range of relevant multi-user applications
SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
ABILITIES
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and through formal presentations at the technical and non-technical level
Proven ability to develop an effective, collaborative working relationship with a variety of representative groups with potentially dissimilar priorities
Ability to design, conduct, and evaluate systems testing with a focus on IDM integrations; research and evaluate the suitability of application software and hardware products
Ability to design, develop, and implement integrated application systems solutions to organizational requirements using relational database client-server, and internet technologies with knowledge and experience specifically focused on identity management and methodologies and solutions instructions.
Shift/Salary/Benefits
Shift: Days/M-F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)
Pay Band: B15
Salary: $82,800/annually - $94,200/annually
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum midpoint) of the position.
Recruitment Period: Until Filled
Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.
Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.
Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!
Conditions of Employment
All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.
If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.
Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.
For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.
All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.
Other Information
This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success."
Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.
How To Apply
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