Business Analyst III

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This position is responsible for system administration, application life cycle support, project management, business analysis, reporting and support for major applications supporting the sheriff's office. Provides backup to the Business Analyst II position in the development and support of both new and current applications. Accountable for overall responsibility and accountability for development and delivery of high-quality IT solutions and services. Develops a deep level of knowledge and understanding of both the agency's business needs, and the functional and technical capabilities of the products supported to provide application support services. Leads new system implementations and changes, and tests and confirms to ensure the system meets the agency's business needs and improves customer satisfaction levels. Serves as the system administrator with overall responsibility and accountability for end-to-end application ownership, solution expertise, and vendor management to ensure business needs are met (i.e., managing user accounts, analyzing, documenting, and implementing requested system configurations and changes, etc.)

Provides full life cycle support and project management of applications (i.e., business process analysis, requirements definition, testing, training, reporting, configuration, user issues, documentation, etc.). Serves as application support to users (i.e., work with users on issues, coordinate issues management / resolution, organizational change management, testing, training, etc.). Accountable for working with users to design and develop complex reports using various system reporting tools (i.e., Microsoft SQL SSRS, Microsoft Business Intelligence, etc.). Accountable for supporting applications of advanced complexity, supporting multiple or cross-functional agencies, that are multi-component systems involving interfaces, client-server, services-oriented, database, web-based, cloud based, and iOS mobile environments instrumental to business operations. Performs related work as required. Works under limited supervision of the Applications Manager.

• This is not a remote position.

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following :

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Bachelor's degree in business, computer science or a field related to the department where the IT services are being used : plus, four years of experience analyzing business processes and / or developing / maintaining the main business system, technical platform, or a related system.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT :

The appointee to the position will be required to complete a criminal background check, credit check, polygraph exam, and psychological exam to the satisfaction of the employer.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitor and handhelds; incumbent must be able to operate touchscreen and keyboard driven equipment. Must communicate with others. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

Panel interview; may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian / Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and / or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314 DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov. EEO / AA / TTY.

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