Enterprise Systems Analyst II

This position will work as a team member in Enterprise Information Systems at Mississippi State University. The Systems Analyst implements, maintains, and supports Information Systems to meet the University needs. This position supports the complete life cycle process of one or more ERP application systems.

Salary Grade: 16

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are “Unclassified” and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department., Enterprise Systems Analyst II:

• Meet and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scope, system goals, and requirements.
• Design database architecture to support new systems, coordinate and manage conversions to new systems and conduct user education of new systems.
• Perform software configuration, implementation, integration, and maintenance for university information systems including vendor systems and university developed systems.
• Lead technical projects by developing plans and providing status updates to managers.
• Assist with office and staff development; coordinate and conduct training for user personnel.
• Consult with administrators to gather information and evaluate procedures and business needs.
• Identify inefficiencies and make suggestions based on analysis, system capabilities and available resources.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and mentoring to junior team members.

Systems Analysis, Team Player, Systems Analysis, Information Technology & Information Systems, Database Architecture, Database Design, Training/Teaching, System Architecture, Software Configuration Management, Systems Maintenance, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field from an accredited institution.

Experience:

Enterprise Systems Analyst II Eight Years

Any equivalent combination of related education and related experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

Enterprise Systems Analyst II:

Knowledge and skill interviewing clients to understand their business needs and translate them into software specifications.

Significant experience with all levels of the software development life cycle including requirements gathering, systems design, systems development/programming, testing, deployment, and maintenance of large enterprise systems

Six years of experience working in enterprise systems in the higher education environment.

Six years of experience working with Oracle SQL and related database analysis tools.

Extensive Experience with SQL and PL/SQL programming.

Strong programming and analytical skills with demonstrated ability to assume responsibility for supporting multiple systems at the same time.

Experience with Technolutions Slate for Student Success, including user administration, data imports/exports, query building, forms, rules, portals, and communications tools.

Demonstrated ability to configure and optimize workflows and processes within the Slate environment to support student success initiatives (e.g., retention, advising, communications).

Working knowledge of student information systems (SIS) such as Ellucian Banner and experience integrating it with Slate.

Experience with data mapping and API/web services integration to support data exchange between Slate and institutional systems.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills for collaborating with functional teams (e.g., advising, enrollment, student affairs).

Prior experience in a student success, retention, or enrollment management context is highly desirable., * At least two years of experience in higher education with demonstrated experience successfully implementing, maintaining, and supporting Ellucian Banner ERP systems for college/university clients.

• Significant experience, knowledge, and skill analyzing business processes in multiple areas.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and developing touchpoints between enterprise and ancillary applications.
• A highly developed understanding of web services, API’s, and other integration technologies.
• Significant customer service experience.
• Experience working in a team and project driven environment.

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