Summary
Description
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
Do you like to be proactive, dig in and troubleshoot computer applications, and then identify and implement solutions? Do you enjoy the challenge of learning applications and providing excellent support and customer service to the end users? If so, come join CDOT as a Senior Systems Analyst. We have opportunities for employees to specialize in areas such as data analysis, education/training development, GUI set-up/management, and more.
About the Work Unit
The Data Program & Project Analysis unit in the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) exists to collaboratively foster the increasing use of technological application/support principles and methodologies as a means to improve engineering practices in transportation. The unit’s goal is to ensure efficient and cross functional technology methods and architecture to obtain complete and accurate data that can be used to facilitate all areas of engineering: specialty, design, pre-construction, construction, materials, and project management.
About the Position
This Senior System Analyst position serves as a lead analyst for construction systems that provide application services, system analysis and evaluation for software solutions.
Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Develops, evaluates, and maintains systems and methods for collecting, processing, summarizing, analyzing, storing, archiving, retrieving and reporting data for either construction engineering systems.
- Provides expertise in investigating system quality problems to determine cause (i.e., hardware, software, user error, lack of training, need for clarity in program guidance, etc.) evaluates options, and develops/implement solutions.
- Develops system guidelines to validate decisions on system quality problems and identifies methods to improve system quality.
- Performs ad hoc data analysis regarding data collection or reporting requirements.
- Collaborates with internal stakeholders for data collection issues and determines patterns of inaccurate/error of data collection.
- Collects and defines system requirements as needed for additional functionality being requested for implementation.
- Communicates regularly with users to integrate best practices and provides direction to ensure quality and on-time completion of deliverables.
- Evaluates and reviews system business requirements and determines the potential impact changes will have on current system processes.
- Provides system improvements to the enterprise applications team based on system processes and business requirements.
- Gathers information from testing new releases in relation to established business processes. Performs fit-gap analysis and compares requests to rules, regulations, and procedures.
- Works with stakeholders to ensure the successful onboarding/access for consultants.
- Other job duties as assigned.
Work Environment:
- Daytime work hours, Monday – Friday
- Monday – in office, Tuesday – Friday work from home
- Occasional overnight travel 1-3 times a year throughout Colorado
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Experience Only:
- Four years of experience in a field closely to the major job duties of this position;
- AND at least three years of professional experience integrating business needs and processes with software functionality; performing unit testing, configuration management and release management, as well as troubleshooting end user computer issues.
Experience & Education:
A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least seven (7) years that include:
- Coursework from an accredited U.S. college or university (a copy of your transcript must be submitted to verify this requirement).
- AND at least 3 years of professional experience integrating business needs and processes with software functionality; performing unit testing, configuration management and release management, as well as troubleshooting end user computer issues.
OR
- A Master's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university in Business Administration, Computer Science, Construction Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Information Management/Technology, Public Administration, or a closely related master's degree (A copy of your transcript must be submitted to verify this requirement).
- AND at least one year of professional experience integrating business needs and processes with software functionality; performing unit testing, configuration management and release management, as well as troubleshooting end user computer issues.
Education Only:
- A Master's degree plus one year of coursework or a Doctorate Degree from an accredited U.S. college or university in Business Administration, Computer Science, Construction Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Information Management/Technology, Public Administration or a closely related degree (A copy of your transcript must be submitted to verify this requirement).
