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Senior Systems Analyst:

Location:Alberta, Canada
Job Type:Contract
Posted:9th Jun 2010
Closing Date:15th Jun 2010
Posted By:Bizquad Technology
Details:
Senior Systems Analyst:

The successful candidate is required to lead Web and Electronic Information Management (EIM) teams which support Internet and Intranet as well as Information Management applications (LiveLink, SharePoint, OmniRim, ForceTen and others).
Reporting to the Director of Applications, the candidate will work under the direction and supervision of an Associate Director.
The Application environment consists of several Windows 2003 servers. The client software is browser based as well as thick clients running on Windows XP workstations.

The main focus of the successful candidate will be to plan application maintenance and enhancements in a release structure as well as mentor existing resources in the skills of a Team Lead. Other support activities may include providing business knowledge and technical support.

In general, key aspects of the role are:

Mentor system analysts with Team Lead skills.
- Develop and maintain a long-term strategy for meeting the business clients’ requirements for application support and development that takes into account business plans, priorities, and the capacity of the IT Branch for delivering change.
- Manage all changes to the application(s) in a controlled manner, to effect a smooth and timely transition for the clients and other support areas.
- Ensure that the application solutions to be acquired or developed are technically sound and address the business requirements. Aim to deliver the solutions in the best possible manner, with regard to maintainability and usability.
- Lead the development of application changes so that deadlines are met and clients receive the deliverables they expect on schedule.
- Supervise a team of system analysts dedicated to supporting the applications. In doing so, build a team that demonstrates capability and commitment to their responsibility. Team size varies from 4 – 8 analysts.
- Provide a support structure and the infrastructure required to keep the application(s) stable and available.
- Build an effective relationship with the clients in which they solicit and trust the team’s advice on the use of technology in relation to performance of their business.
- Develop strategies for incorporating new technology into the application development and maintenance environment.
- Troubleshoot and assist analysts and clients when they encounter difficulties with the different technologies used in the department.
- Identify client requirements and specify resulting system changes.
- Program planned enhancements.
- Ensure changes to the application meet the Department standards.
- Provide on call support after regular business hours on an as needed basis.
- Work with automated tools used to support the application.


Supervisory/Mentoring duties are key to this position, and the successful resource will be responsible for providing direction on projects and/or tasks.
The successful candidate(s) must possess excellent interpersonal skills and experience in communicating directly with the client community, along with a proven ability to function within a team. Resources must also possess excellent diagnostic and problem solving skills.
Education and past experience should be in keeping with that required to fully understand the technical aspects of the tasks.

 
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