STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: BUSINESS SYSTEMS
ANALYST II
Class Code: 1269-30 Date Established: 03-21-97
Occupational
Code: 7-1-1 Date of Last Revision: 4-26-05
BASIC PURPOSE: To evaluate business
policies for assigned state agency operations in order to assure development of
compatible automated business systems functions and applications.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Analyzes
business processes within assigned state agency operations in order to
identify opportunities for
creation and/or enhancement of business systems applications.
·
Develops
detailed business requirements and creates functional specifications and
modification definitions for specific projects.
·
Coordinates
process interfaces with client during definition, design, development testing,
documentation, quality assurance, and implementation.
·
Coordinates
development of models/prototypes of system components, including screens forms
and reports.
·
Develops
functional specifications for systems changes, including resource estimates.
·
Develops and
executes test plans in conjunction with assigned technical staff and assigned
user staff; reports test results to agency management.
·
Develops systems
designs and specifications for identified workflow improvements, and interfaces
with other external operations.
·
Researches,
develops and recommends automated solutions to user-identified needs.
·
Initiates
research with clients and vendors to identify potential internal and contracted
services to meet business and program requirements.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in
evaluating, planning or integrating analysis of data to formulate current and
long-range solutions, strategies or policies of a specialized or technical
nature.
Knowledge: Requires logical or
scientific understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional
nature in a particular field.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for achieving major aspects of long-range agency objectives by
planning short- and long-term organization goals, reviewing recommendations for
procedural changes, and developing or revising program policies. Errors at this level result in incorrect
decisions at an administrative level, and are detected subsequent to
implementation in an overall evaluation process.
Supervision: Requires direct
supervision of programs or of employees doing work which differs from the
supervisor, including disciplining employees, solving personnel problems,
recommending hiring and terminating employees, and developing work
methods. The supervisor in this position
manages a working unit or section with responsibility for employee performance
appraisal.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and
little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical
Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing
summaries and reports and making management level decisions to solve problems
or to achieve work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those
solutions and goals. This level also
requires formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the
general public to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands
of its client system.
Complexity: Requires formulating
the combination of overall job functions in order to address highly diverse or
novel situations requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches to a wide
range of intellectual and practical problems.
Independent
Action: Requires administrative decision-making in
authorizing and monitoring the implementation of major departmental policies
and procedures.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree
from a recognized college or university, preferably with a major in management
information systems, computer information systems, or computer science. Each additional year of specialized formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Seven years'
experience in systems analysis, broad-based knowledge of business environments,
preferably in a field or occupation related to software development, software
support, or software maintenance, three years of which shall have included the
direct involvement in application or product lifecycle management. Each additional year of approved work experience
may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of business operations and
procedures relevant to assigned state agency operations. Knowledge of business process redesign
techniques. Knowledge of planning
processes, organizational analysis and communication techniques. Knowledge of the principles and techniques of
computer systems documentation and forms design. Knowledge of computer programming. Ability to analyze agency business
needs. Ability to communicate
effectively. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, agency management
officials, electronic equipment manufacturers and professional organizations. Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate
to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing
authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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