Business Systems Analyst- SDA/TLT

Full Job Description

This recruitment is to fill a Special Duty Assignment or Term Limited Temporary Position that is anticipated to last for 1 year.

King County Business Resource Center (BRC) is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to join our team! The BSA is a member of the BRC BI Insights team.

This role provides analysis, design, and consultation to improve business intelligence solutions, deliver actionable analytics, and support essential business functionality.

This position focuses on dashboards, reporting, and data analytics for financial, workforce, procurement, and budget domains, while supporting end-user adoption, internal project coordination, and analytic skill-building across the organization.

ABOUT THE BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER OVERVIEW The BRC oversees King County’s business systems, which include applications, infrastructure, software, and vendor relationships. The team also supports business processes, system governance, and work prioritization to effectively serve county agencies.

BRC Director’s Office: This team provides guidance to the BRC and advises county leaders on strategies to enhance the county’s ERP business systems.

They also manage the day-to-day operations of the BRC in support of continuous improvement and a cohesive team approach to govern, manage and support the county’s ERP systems.

BI Insights Team: This team specializes in developing and managing business intelligence analytics across our suite of Oracle ERP applications and SAP Concur.

This team also collaborates and works closely with our business partners and county departments to deliver meaningful analytics in support of county business operations.

The team is committed to expanding the use of analytics tools and enhancing ERP data governance across the county.

Financials and Procurement Team: This team specializes in Oracle EBS Financials and Procurement, Oracle Procurement Cloud and Supplier Cloud, and SAP Concur travel systems.

The team collaborates with our business partners and county departments to deliver finance, procurement, travel expense and treasury services across all county business operations.

HR and Payroll System Team: This team specializes in PeopleSoft HR, payroll, and retirement systems, collaborating with our business partners and county departments to deliver HR, benefits, and payroll services across all county business operations.

Shared Services Team: This team specializes in training, change management, and help desk support, along with system security, administration, and licensing.

There is also a highly skilled and technical team of DBAs who manage day to day running and performance of the systems in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as well as coordination of system updates and patches.

What people have said about working in the Business Resource Center.

"The Business Resource Center provides an environment with highly diverse work groups and business partners, offering opportunities for professional growth and challenges, learning new skills and the latest technology and applications."

"Employee ideas and contributions are highly valued and supported by supervisors and managers, and employees are able to offer solutions to issues that can be brought before business partners and stakeholders."

"Employees have the freedom to manage their own workload, which is both challenging and rewarding. Work involves not only resolving issues and finding the root cause of problems, but also interacting directly with business partners and experiencing the positive feedback of their appreciation."

"The job is constantly evolving, providing new professional challenges and opportunities for growth, and this comes with a supportive environment with others around you who are rooting for your success as much as their own."

Requirements

To be considered for this opportunity, you must at a minimum, demonstrate the knowledge, skill, and ability to:

• Lead requirements gathering, business analysis, and functional specification development for analytic dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Design and develop dashboards and reports using Oracle Analytics Server (OAS), BI Publisher, and Power BI, incorporating complex calculations and data modeling.
• Conduct functional, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure data accuracy, quality, and readiness for production.
• Support end-user change management, improving adoption and helping business partners level up their analytical skills.
• Provide consultative guidance on data interpretation, metrics, and analytics capabilities to business stakeholders.
• Manage or coordinate small internal BI projects, including sprint planning, task tracking, and agile ceremonies, ensuring alignment across analysts and technical teams.
• Evaluate user experience and recommend improvements to dashboards, reports, and overall BI tool usability.
• Research and propose AI or machine learning use cases to enhance current reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Collaborate with technical and business partners to translate requirements into actionable BI solutions.
• Document business rules, data flows, functional specifications, and opportunities for process improvement.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have education, certification, or equivalent experience in Data Analytics, Business Systems, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, or related fields, with examples including Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate, Oracle Analytics Certification, or Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate.
• Demonstrate experience gathering requirements, designing dashboards/reports, and working with complex financial, workforce, procurement, or budget data.
• Are skilled in Power BI and/or Oracle Analytics Server (OAS), with knowledge of SQL, data modeling, or ETL concepts.
• Can work effectively with stakeholders at all levels to deliver business-driven analytics solutions.
• Have strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Have experience with agile or scrum methodologies and supporting project delivery cycles.
• Have experience coordinating small projects with analysts and technical teams, including task tracking, sprint planning, and aligning work across multiple stakeholders.
• Can lead initiatives to improve data literacy, enabling business partners to become more self-sufficient in analytics.
• Have knowledge of data governance, data security, and risk management best practices.
• Experience with AI/ML applications in analytics or business intelligence solutions is a plus

WORK SCHEDULE: This position is Exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and therefore is not overtime eligible. Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule, every other Thursday.

UNION REPRESENTATION: This position is represented by Protec17: Information Technology.

WORK LOCATION: The BRC BI Insights team works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting.

The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, Washington, 98104.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely.

The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment.

Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

• The successful candidate will be required to pass a thorough background and reference check.

Are you ready to APPLY?

The recruitment for this position is open to all candidates. A completed King County Application is required. We highly recommend that you also provide a resume and cover letter. If you have any questions, please contact Brittney Marzest, Senior Talent Advisor by e-mail at bmarzest@kingcounty.gov

This recruitment is an effort to fill our immediate vacancies as well as create a hire list that will be used for any positions that become vacant within the next 6 months, including additional Term Limited Temporary (TLT) and Career Service (CS) positions.

Additional Information

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class.

Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

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