Senior Systems Analyst - Jefferson County Department of Health

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

06/23/2025

PAY GRADE:

Grade 31

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The Jefferson County Department of Health is seeking well-qualified, motivated Senior Systems Analysts to analyze, design, and implement information systems by reviewing user requirements, workflow, and procedures in order to automate or improve existing systems or programs. Senior Systems Analysts is a technical position performing high level activities. Incumbents in this job class perform more complex tasks than those performed by Systems Analysts. Incumbents may review and recommend commercially available software and create application programming interfaces (APIs) to perform modifications by writing scripts, editing code, or updating databases. Senior Systems Analysts are generally expected to manage Systems Analysts, programmers, and technical staff, typically acting as team leads or project managers for various IT and computer application initiatives by either coordinating with vendors or users. Senior Systems Analysts work in an office setting with minor physical tasks.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Jefferson County Department of Health provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below:

Jefferson County Department of Health: $84,884 - $131,664

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Experience in Project Management (e.g., SDLC - SCRUM, AGILE, Waterfall etc.) involving managing large projects on a major system or enterprise entity for multiple applications.

• Experience using SQL, t-SQL, or similar relational database for data extraction and querying for reporting purposes.

• Experience analyzing and documenting user requirements in a business, government or financial environment.

• Experience using one of the following programming languages: t-SQL, .NET, or Python to build APIs, system interfaces, and/or reporting.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Creates, updates, or modifies system documentation and user guides for applications by reviewing reference materials, testing system application and functionality, and assessing users’ needs in order to provide users with reference materials.

• Determines IT needs, requirements, options, and solutions through interviews, observations, analysis, and research in order to ensure efficient workflow and processes using available resources.

• Serves as project manager over various system or application projects regarding design, implementation, updates, and integration by coordinating multiple projects with vendors, Application Developers, System Analysts, or Programmer Analysts in order to implement software updates, resolve application and technical issues, and lay out project planning, execution, monitoring, and completion.

• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

• Serves as an administrator for various applications or programs by providing user support, installing system or application updates, and managing user access rights and maintaining system security in order to ensure adequate performance, access, and reliability.

• Analyzes, monitors, and tests system applications, databases, and programs by reviewing computer codes, scripts, or programming languages (e.g., C +, ASP.NET, Java, Java script, Python, COBOL, etc.) in order to provide system documentation, identify programming/coding errors, troubleshoot system errors, and enhance system performance and usability.

• Designs, develops, and modifies system applications, programs, and/or databases by editing, updating, and writing computer code or scripts using various programming languages (e.g., ASP .NET, Java, C# SQL, Python, etc.) after meeting with users in order to meet specific user, department, or jurisdiction application, system, or programming needs and requirements.

• Conducts training to provide users with the knowledge and understanding of the usability, functions, and workflow of applications or programs using reference materials, notes, or vendor-provided training guides.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.