Senior Systems Analyst

Current vacancy is in the Metro Hartford Innovation Services department . Under direction, assists City departments in performing complex professional systems analysis related to information technology. Originates, installs, or modifies major operating municipal systems. Maintains liaison between the data Processing Division and assigned other divisions and departments. Originates, installs, or modifies major municipal systems. Analyzes business processes and procedures and makes recommendations regarding automation opportunities for the City to maximize work performance efficiencies. Sets priorities, develops implementation plans and oversees the implementation of Information Systems projects. Provides technical analysis, support and workflow and user security design for the City's business applications, including, but not limited to, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and timekeeping systems. Supervises subordinate personnel when assigned. Confers with and provides technical assistance to assigned departments on various information technology and reporting matters. Performs and takes the lead in a major municipal system or a number of smaller sub-systems.

The above essential duties and responsibilities are not intended as a comprehensive list; they are intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may perform additional related duties as required.

This is a HMEA union position. The hours of this position are 40 per week and the salary includes 5% in lieu of overtime.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The examination will consist of a rating of your training and experience as contained on your application and may include a written test, an oral test, a performance test, or a combination thereof. All parts of the examination, including tests and ratings, will be related to the requirements of the position. The examination will be designed to measure the following:

Knowledge of:

• Various computer languages and use of compilers.
• Automated accounting, payroll and human resources systems and applications.
• Business analysis techniques and methodologies for interconnecting systems.
• Visual Studios.
• SQL Server Report Services.
• Crystal Reports or other similar reporting tools.

Ability to:

• Extract and format large amounts of data using SQL Server Management Studio or other similas reporting tools.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other divisions, departments and employees.
• Lead Information Technology projects, including but not limited to, originating, installing, or modifying municipal systems or smaller sub-systems.
• Organizes and prepares systems documentation, develops program specifications, and instructs systems analysts, programmers and operators in their respective functions.
• Analyzes systems and practices, to identify difficult organizational problems and to recommend solutions leading to improved service delivery.
• Present written and verbal presentations with clarity and logic.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Work is performed primarily in an office environment, but may require some travel to different sites within the City or Hartford Public Schools. Incumbent may be required to work extended hours including evenings and weekends., * Application must be completed in its entirety, including required documentation. Applications without proper documentation shall result in your disqualification.

• All correspondence and information concerning the application and testing process will occur via email, unless otherwise requested at the time of application.
• Please be sure to check your junk and spam email for all recruitment communication.
• Applications via facsimile or email are not accepted.

Graduation from a four-year accredited college with major course work in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field AND four (4) years of increasingly responsible technical experience in Information Technology, including three (3) years of experience in systems analysis.

If selected, you will be required to pass a physical examination administered by a City physician, a drug and alcohol screening, and a background check. If appointed, you will serve 3-12 months of probation. This examination and employment process is subject to all federal, state, and municipal laws, rules and regulations.

Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, 24 miles (39 km) south of Springfield, Massachusetts. Its 2006 population of 124,512 ranks Hartford as the state's second-largest city, after Bridgeport. New Haven, 40 miles (64 km) to the south, has a population nearly identical to that of Hartford. Greater Hartford is also the largest metro area in Connecticut and 45th largest in the country (2006 census estimate) with a metropolitan population of 1,188,841. Nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World", Hartford houses many of the world's insurance company headquarters, and insurance remains the region's major industry. Almost 400 years old, Hartford is among the oldest cities in the United States, and following the American Civil War, Hartford took the mantle of the country's wealthiest city from New Orleans. In 1868, Mark Twain exclaimed: "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see, Hartford is the chief". With a new convention center and hotel, a recently completed science center, the reclaimed riverfront, and an infusion of residential and commercial ventures in the city, Hartford has begun to attract new development, especially downtown, after years of relative stagnation. It is home to the nation's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest public park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (The Hartford Courant), the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public), and until its recent closure, the sixth-oldest opera company in the nation (Connecticut Opera).