Senior Or Principal Systems Analyst - MS Dynamics 365 (Finan - Douglas County Government
Castle Rock, CO
About the Job
The Senior or Principal Systems Analyst is responsible for advancing
Application Services' technologies and practices, and leading the analysis
and design, configuration, testing, maintenance, and support of
Douglas County business applications to ensure effective application services
delivery and support enterprise strategies. The person in this role is also
responsible for working with Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure
Services to ensure cloud and/or server platform and security needs of
applications are met. In coordination with the IT Project Management Office,
the person in this role will assist in defining project scope,
requirements, and timeline. Reporting to the IT Manager, People and Admin
Solutions in the Application Services division, the Principal Systems
Analyst will provide leadership in implementing and supporting MS Dynamics 365
and Power Platform, and driving adoption of industry best practices realized
with out-of-the-box application functionality.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (The following examples are
illustrative only and are not intended to be all inclusive.)
Consult with business staff on process and service improvements enabled by
information technology
Elicit, document, and analyze business requirements and develop solution
requirements
Evaluate fit of in-use solutions and available market alternatives to solution
requirements
Develop and enhance solution architecture
Develop solution designs consistent with solution architecture
Develop test plans to verify solution designs and confirm that solution
requirements are met
Install software onto existing infrastructure
Configure software applications
Test software applications to verify correct installation and configuration
Test software application monitoring, backup/restore, failover, and
disaster recovery
Maintain CMDB, runbooks, and other documentation to facilitate effective
application lifecycle management
Plan and implement change to software applications
Monitor and manage software application availability, capacity, and
performance
Respond to and mitigate incidents related to software applications
Investigate and correct problems related to software applications
Develop deployment, roll-back, cutover, migration, upgrade, and
other technical plans.
Collaborate with Project Managers on project WBS and schedule
Act as team lead or project manager for assigned activities
Assists business units in development and implementation of their strategic
objectives, policies, procedures, and standards. Acts as a leading
contributor to Project and Program teams and to Steering Committees.
Evaluates techniques and processes and makes recommendations that will improve
the division's effectiveness and capabilities.
Develop and maintain relations with 3rd party support and vendors
Mentors and trains team members in IT methods, practices, and tools
Performs other duties as assigned including, but not limited to
participating in projects where their skills are applicable. This could
include, but are not limited to, work on business intelligence efforts,
workflow, and web page content management.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Senior Systems Analyst:
A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Information
Systems, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited college
or university is required.
Five years' experience in an internally focused IT role supporting
Accounting, Budget, and/or Finance functions is required.
Two years' experience working within waterfall or agile IT project
methodologies is required.
Two years' experience implementing and/or supporting ERP financial
applications is required. Experience with Oracle JDE is preferred.
Two years' experience writing Structure Query Language (SQL) queries is
required.
Three years' experience with budgeting, forecasting is preferred.
Software development / support experien e is preferred.
Business analysis and financial analysis experience is preferred.
Project management and/or cross-functional team leadership experience is
preferred.
Five years' experience of platform development, configuration, and
support of Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Power Platform, or related
applications is required.
Principal Systems Analyst:
Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Geographic
Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, or a closely related
field from an accredited college or university is required.
Ten years' experience in an internally focused IT role supporting business
applications is required.
Ten years' experience of platform development, configuration, and
support of Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Power Platform, or related
applications is required.
Ten years' experience working within Waterfall or Agile Methodologies is
required.
Experience with local government business processes is preferred.
Software development / support experience is preferred.
Business analysis and financial analysis experience is preferred.
Project management and/or cross-functional team leadership experience is
preferred.
ITIL certification, Prosci certification, Lean Six Sigma (or similar)
certification are preferred.
Application Services' technologies and practices, and leading the analysis
and design, configuration, testing, maintenance, and support of
Douglas County business applications to ensure effective application services
delivery and support enterprise strategies. The person in this role is also
responsible for working with Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure
Services to ensure cloud and/or server platform and security needs of
applications are met. In coordination with the IT Project Management Office,
the person in this role will assist in defining project scope,
requirements, and timeline. Reporting to the IT Manager, People and Admin
Solutions in the Application Services division, the Principal Systems
Analyst will provide leadership in implementing and supporting MS Dynamics 365
and Power Platform, and driving adoption of industry best practices realized
with out-of-the-box application functionality.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (The following examples are
illustrative only and are not intended to be all inclusive.)
Consult with business staff on process and service improvements enabled by
information technology
Elicit, document, and analyze business requirements and develop solution
requirements
Evaluate fit of in-use solutions and available market alternatives to solution
requirements
Develop and enhance solution architecture
Develop solution designs consistent with solution architecture
Develop test plans to verify solution designs and confirm that solution
requirements are met
Install software onto existing infrastructure
Configure software applications
Test software applications to verify correct installation and configuration
Test software application monitoring, backup/restore, failover, and
disaster recovery
Maintain CMDB, runbooks, and other documentation to facilitate effective
application lifecycle management
Plan and implement change to software applications
Monitor and manage software application availability, capacity, and
performance
Respond to and mitigate incidents related to software applications
Investigate and correct problems related to software applications
Develop deployment, roll-back, cutover, migration, upgrade, and
other technical plans.
Collaborate with Project Managers on project WBS and schedule
Act as team lead or project manager for assigned activities
Assists business units in development and implementation of their strategic
objectives, policies, procedures, and standards. Acts as a leading
contributor to Project and Program teams and to Steering Committees.
Evaluates techniques and processes and makes recommendations that will improve
the division's effectiveness and capabilities.
Develop and maintain relations with 3rd party support and vendors
Mentors and trains team members in IT methods, practices, and tools
Performs other duties as assigned including, but not limited to
participating in projects where their skills are applicable. This could
include, but are not limited to, work on business intelligence efforts,
workflow, and web page content management.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Senior Systems Analyst:
A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Information
Systems, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited college
or university is required.
Five years' experience in an internally focused IT role supporting
Accounting, Budget, and/or Finance functions is required.
Two years' experience working within waterfall or agile IT project
methodologies is required.
Two years' experience implementing and/or supporting ERP financial
applications is required. Experience with Oracle JDE is preferred.
Two years' experience writing Structure Query Language (SQL) queries is
required.
Three years' experience with budgeting, forecasting is preferred.
Software development / support experien e is preferred.
Business analysis and financial analysis experience is preferred.
Project management and/or cross-functional team leadership experience is
preferred.
Five years' experience of platform development, configuration, and
support of Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Power Platform, or related
applications is required.
Principal Systems Analyst:
Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Geographic
Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, or a closely related
field from an accredited college or university is required.
Ten years' experience in an internally focused IT role supporting business
applications is required.
Ten years' experience of platform development, configuration, and
support of Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Power Platform, or related
applications is required.
Ten years' experience working within Waterfall or Agile Methodologies is
required.
Experience with local government business processes is preferred.
Software development / support experience is preferred.
Business analysis and financial analysis experience is preferred.
Project management and/or cross-functional team leadership experience is
preferred.
ITIL certification, Prosci certification, Lean Six Sigma (or similar)
certification are preferred.
Source : Douglas County Government
