BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST III, Arlington County, VA, Arlington, VA
Arlington County, VA -
Arlington, VA,
US
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST III
Date Posted: 2024-05-20
Job description
Salary: $101,046.40 - $156,624.00 Annually
Location : Arlington, VA
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 1033-24B-COR-HQ
Department: Commissioner of Revenue
Division: COR Administration
Opening Date: 04/29/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Information
The Office of the is seeking a Business Systems Analyst III to join our team. This position will provide departmental IT support and assist leadership in analyzing business needs, document requirements, and translate them into system specification that can be implemented to ensure that technology initiatives align with business strategies and enhance performance and productivity.
Our office's mission is to assess local taxes fully and fairly serving the needs of our community. In effectively doing so, we partner with Arlington's Department of Technology Services (DTS) and utilize back-end technologies, team and customer facing systems, and rely on reporting, analytics, data visualization, and other technical tools and capabilities.
Specific duties include:
The ideal candidate will have the following:
Selection Criteria
Minimum:
Substitutions: Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year for year basis.
Desirables: Preference may be given to applicants with one or more of the following:
Special Requirements
A pre-hire background check will be made on all candidates who are selected for employment. It may include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.
Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, a valid motor vehicle operator's license from the applicant's place of residence or willingness to use alternative modes of transportation. The applicant must authorize Arlington County to obtain, or the applicant must provide a copy of the applicant's official state/district driving record. An offer of employment may be contingent upon a favorable review of the applicant's driving record.
Additional Information
Work Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Work Type: The Arlington Commissioner of Revenue offers a hybrid work environment and generally permits employees to work in part remotely. The individual in this position should be prepared to initially spend most of their work hours on-site at the Commissioner's office in Arlington and would be eligible for hybrid work in the future as appropriate.
The pay ranges listed above are effective June 30, 2024.
#LI:Hybrid
Applicants who have questions or need assistance with the application may telephone (703) ###-#### or visit the Human Resources Department. Our staff will be happy to work with you to enter your application into the system. Public access computers are available at all County Libraries, and in the Human Resources Department.
The examination process for this position may include: (1) training and experience evaluation; (2) written and oral examination; (3) personal interview; (4) performance test/work sample; and/or (5) physical examination.
Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process. Please call the ADA Coordinator at 703-###-#### (voice) or email .
Eligibility for Arlington County Government employee benefits depends on your position type (permanent or temporary) and your status (full-time or part-time).
More detailed information on benefits and conditions of employment is available on the Arlington County Human Resources Department website: www.arlingtonva.us/pers.
Permanent, Full-Time Appointments
All jobs are permanent, full-time appointments unless otherwise stated in the announcement. The following benefits are available:
Paid Leave: Vacation leave is earned at the rate of five hours biweekly. Leave accrual increases gradually until eight hours of leave are earned biweekly for twelve or more years of service. Sick leave is earned at the rate of four hours biweekly. Paid parental and family leave benefits are also offered. Leave is pro-rated for part-time employees.
Holidays: There are eleven paid fixed holidays each year, as well as two floating holidays. Initial allotment of floating holidays may vary based on when you are hired.
Health and Dental Insurance: Four group health insurance plans are offered - a health maintenance organization, two plans with in-network only coverage, and a high-deductible plan with in and out-of-network coveerage, along with a Health Savings Account (HSA). Group dental insurance is also offered, with two options for coverage. The County pays a significant portion of the premium for these plans for employees and their dependents. The County also contributes to the HSA.
Life Insurance: Basic life insurance is provided at no cost to employees. The benefit is one times annual salary. Additional life insurance may be purchased for yourself, spouse, and/or children.
Retirement: The County retirement program is made up of three parts: a defined benefit (pension) plan, a defined contribution plan (401(a)), and a deferred compensation plan (457). The defined benefit plan provides a monthly retirement benefit based on your final average salary and years of service with the County. You contribute a portion of your salary on a pre-tax basis to this plan. General employees contribute 4% of pay; uniformed public safety employees contribute 7.5% of pay. The County also contributes to this plan. Employees become vested in the plan at five years of service.
For general employees, the County also contributes 4.2% of pay to a defined contribution plan (401(a)). The 457 deferred compensation plan allows you to save for retirement on either a pre-tax (457b) or post-tax (457 Roth) basis up to the IRS annual limit. New employees are automatically enrolled with a pre-tax contribution equal to 2% of your pay. A variety of investment options are available for the 401(a) and 457 plans.
Other Benefits: The County also offers health care, dependent care, and parking flexible spending accounts; adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement; transit and walk/bike to work subsidies; a college savings plan; wellness programs; training opportunities; and a variety of other benefits.
Permanent, Part-Time Appointments:
Part-time employees who work ten or more hours per week receive paid leave and benefits in proportion to the number of hours worked per week.
Limited Term Appointments:
Benefits are the same as permanent appointments except that the employees do not achieve permanent status.
Temporary Regular Appointments:
Temporary regular employees who work 30 hours or more per week are eligible for health, dental, and basic life insurance as described above. They are also eligible for vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.
Temporary Seasonal and Occasional Appointments:
Temporary employees who work on a seasonal basis or variable hours receive sick leave, but do not normally receive other paid leave or benefits. Exceptions are noted in individual announcements.
01
What is your highest level of education?
02
How many years of experience in information systems and process redesign, managing and implementing all phases of the systems development life cycle do you have?
03
How many years of project management experience in a complex information systems environment do you have?
04
Please indicate which of the following certification you possess:
Required Question
Location : Arlington, VA
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 1033-24B-COR-HQ
Department: Commissioner of Revenue
Division: COR Administration
Opening Date: 04/29/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Information
The Office of the is seeking a Business Systems Analyst III to join our team. This position will provide departmental IT support and assist leadership in analyzing business needs, document requirements, and translate them into system specification that can be implemented to ensure that technology initiatives align with business strategies and enhance performance and productivity.
Our office's mission is to assess local taxes fully and fairly serving the needs of our community. In effectively doing so, we partner with Arlington's Department of Technology Services (DTS) and utilize back-end technologies, team and customer facing systems, and rely on reporting, analytics, data visualization, and other technical tools and capabilities.
Specific duties include:
- Partnering with DTS and others to maintain and enhance CoR's current hardware, software, etc. To include actively leading and assisting with troubleshooting, testing, prioritization, and resolution of issues;
- Developing tactical and strategic business and information systems plans that address business changes and the development, enhancement, and integration of computer systems and technology to meet the needs of business users;
- Serving as a project manager involved in directing and coordinating multiple stakeholders through analysis, design, development, and implementation of complex IT initiatives;
- Utilizing resources and tools and performing e.g. - database queries, report development and generation, statistical analysis, quantitative analysis, predictive modeling techniques, data visualization, AI, etc. to support the department's data-driven decision-making goals;
- Playing a lead role in evaluating technologies from both an operational and functional perspective and from a technology implementation and support perspective;
- Serving as technical/process liaison/resource, giving guidance and direction to inter- and/or intra- agency teams and program/project staff; and
- Establishing effective working relationships across organizational boundaries, to include the ability to negotiate critical project factors with customers, peers and managers, and to work cooperatively with DTS, technical staff and end users.
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- An Information Technology (IT), data analytics, and IT Project Management background;
- Willingness to learn, support, and aid in improving our business processes while working with our partners and leveraging current and new technology;
- Ability to be the CoR's technical representative and advocate within our office and externally with our vendor and partners;
- Experience in managing direct reports, as well as managing upward; and
- Ability to communicate project status and recommended course corrections to senior management, etc.
Selection Criteria
Minimum:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, or a related field; and
- Considerable experience in information systems and process redesign, managing and implementing all phases of the systems development life cycle including considerable years of project management experience in a complex information systems environment.
Substitutions: Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year for year basis.
Desirables: Preference may be given to applicants with one or more of the following:
- Experience managing both small and large long and short-term projects, achieving scope, schedule and cost targets. May include management of a small team;
- Significant experience in leveraging technology to aid in process redesign, reporting, analytics, and data driven decisions making and improvements;
- Ability to use programming languages such as SQL, Visual Basic, C#; workload automation systems such as Active Batch; and databases and ability leverage these skills to perform report writing, data analytics, etc.
- Ability to use and configure Microsoft applications, specifically MS365 - OneDrive, Sharepoint, integrated applications, such as MS Planner, etc.; and/or
- Certification in or license: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Data Analytics Certified, Business Analyst Certified, Power BI Certified, Tableau Certified, MS365 Certified, Other.
Special Requirements
A pre-hire background check will be made on all candidates who are selected for employment. It may include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.
Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, a valid motor vehicle operator's license from the applicant's place of residence or willingness to use alternative modes of transportation. The applicant must authorize Arlington County to obtain, or the applicant must provide a copy of the applicant's official state/district driving record. An offer of employment may be contingent upon a favorable review of the applicant's driving record.
Additional Information
Work Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Work Type: The Arlington Commissioner of Revenue offers a hybrid work environment and generally permits employees to work in part remotely. The individual in this position should be prepared to initially spend most of their work hours on-site at the Commissioner's office in Arlington and would be eligible for hybrid work in the future as appropriate.
The pay ranges listed above are effective June 30, 2024.
#LI:Hybrid
Applicants who have questions or need assistance with the application may telephone (703) ###-#### or visit the Human Resources Department. Our staff will be happy to work with you to enter your application into the system. Public access computers are available at all County Libraries, and in the Human Resources Department.
The examination process for this position may include: (1) training and experience evaluation; (2) written and oral examination; (3) personal interview; (4) performance test/work sample; and/or (5) physical examination.
Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process. Please call the ADA Coordinator at 703-###-#### (voice) or email .
Eligibility for Arlington County Government employee benefits depends on your position type (permanent or temporary) and your status (full-time or part-time).
More detailed information on benefits and conditions of employment is available on the Arlington County Human Resources Department website: www.arlingtonva.us/pers.
Permanent, Full-Time Appointments
All jobs are permanent, full-time appointments unless otherwise stated in the announcement. The following benefits are available:
Paid Leave: Vacation leave is earned at the rate of five hours biweekly. Leave accrual increases gradually until eight hours of leave are earned biweekly for twelve or more years of service. Sick leave is earned at the rate of four hours biweekly. Paid parental and family leave benefits are also offered. Leave is pro-rated for part-time employees.
Holidays: There are eleven paid fixed holidays each year, as well as two floating holidays. Initial allotment of floating holidays may vary based on when you are hired.
Health and Dental Insurance: Four group health insurance plans are offered - a health maintenance organization, two plans with in-network only coverage, and a high-deductible plan with in and out-of-network coveerage, along with a Health Savings Account (HSA). Group dental insurance is also offered, with two options for coverage. The County pays a significant portion of the premium for these plans for employees and their dependents. The County also contributes to the HSA.
Life Insurance: Basic life insurance is provided at no cost to employees. The benefit is one times annual salary. Additional life insurance may be purchased for yourself, spouse, and/or children.
Retirement: The County retirement program is made up of three parts: a defined benefit (pension) plan, a defined contribution plan (401(a)), and a deferred compensation plan (457). The defined benefit plan provides a monthly retirement benefit based on your final average salary and years of service with the County. You contribute a portion of your salary on a pre-tax basis to this plan. General employees contribute 4% of pay; uniformed public safety employees contribute 7.5% of pay. The County also contributes to this plan. Employees become vested in the plan at five years of service.
For general employees, the County also contributes 4.2% of pay to a defined contribution plan (401(a)). The 457 deferred compensation plan allows you to save for retirement on either a pre-tax (457b) or post-tax (457 Roth) basis up to the IRS annual limit. New employees are automatically enrolled with a pre-tax contribution equal to 2% of your pay. A variety of investment options are available for the 401(a) and 457 plans.
Other Benefits: The County also offers health care, dependent care, and parking flexible spending accounts; adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement; transit and walk/bike to work subsidies; a college savings plan; wellness programs; training opportunities; and a variety of other benefits.
Permanent, Part-Time Appointments:
Part-time employees who work ten or more hours per week receive paid leave and benefits in proportion to the number of hours worked per week.
Limited Term Appointments:
Benefits are the same as permanent appointments except that the employees do not achieve permanent status.
Temporary Regular Appointments:
Temporary regular employees who work 30 hours or more per week are eligible for health, dental, and basic life insurance as described above. They are also eligible for vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.
Temporary Seasonal and Occasional Appointments:
Temporary employees who work on a seasonal basis or variable hours receive sick leave, but do not normally receive other paid leave or benefits. Exceptions are noted in individual announcements.
01
What is your highest level of education?
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, or a related field
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, or a related field
02
How many years of experience in information systems and process redesign, managing and implementing all phases of the systems development life cycle do you have?
- None
- Less than 1 year
- 1 but less than 2 years
- 2 to less than 3 years
- 3 years or more
03
How many years of project management experience in a complex information systems environment do you have?
- None
- Less than 1 year
- 1 but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more
04
Please indicate which of the following certification you possess:
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Data Analytics Certified, Business Analyst Certified
- Power BI Certified, Tableau Certified, MS365 Certified
- Other
Required Question