Business Systems Analyst (PCN 168012)

Full Job Description

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

What You Will Be Doing:
Do you have an interest in solving business needs through IT, strong writing skills, and experience using feedback to inform process improvement? Join the Department of Health IT team, where you'll collaborate with project managers and IT staff to keep modernization projects on track and systems secure.

Mission and Values/Culture:
Each member of the Information Technology Services team contributes to DOH's mission to promote the health, well-being, and self-sufficiency of Alaskans by providing technology solutions that are reliable, efficient, HIPAA-compliant, and user-friendly.

ITS exemplifies these values:

Accountability: We are committed to the responsible use of technical resources

Respect: We provide services without discrimination or judgment

Integrity: We are honest and ethical in all we do

Teamwork: We are committed to supporting our coworkers and working together to solve technical problems

Work/Life balance: We understand the importance of maintaining a work/life balance

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
The DOH IT Portfolio Management Office has high standards for its work and is committed to providing a supportive and collaborative work environment where all team members' contributions are valued. Leadership works to cultivate talent from within, and team members are provided with the tools they need to succeed, advance, and develop their knowledge base and skill sets.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:
We are centrally located in beautiful downtown Juneau, close to shopping, dining, hiking trails, and the waterfront. ITS PMO staff are currentlyworking a hybrid telework schedule; however, it is unknown if this will continue indefinitely.

Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior
• Knowledge Management: Knowledge of the value of collected information and the methods of sharing that information throughout an organization

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Business Systems Analyst: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Requirements

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
• Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of the principles and methods to identify, analyze, specify, design, and manage functional and infrastructure requirements; includes translating functional requirements into technical requirements used for logical design or presenting alternative technologies or approaches.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
• Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience

Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Training in information technology, business analytics, business information systems, operations management, or similar field and professional experience translating business needs to technical requirements and applying analytical processes to planning, design, and implementation of IT systems to meet the business requirements.

Special Note:
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Qualifications

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

1. Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.]

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task.

The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

CLASSIFICATION STUDY
This position is currently undergoing review as part of the IT job class study, and therefore, both the title and the assigned pay range may be subject to change upon completion of the study.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.

Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

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