IT Business Analyst (District Temporary) - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
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Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
The Senior Information Technology Business Analyst (Full time District Temporary) position provides strategic input for systems planning activities. This position works closely with the different IT functions and business users to gather, analyze, specify, and validate the business needs of stakeholders and creates functional & technical documents that will define the User Requirements and corresponding business cases for systems development. The Sr. IT Business Analyst also prepares documentation for existing custom applications that support water utility operations. This position involves analysis of business practices, processes and problems; developing solutions which may involve process design, software development and policy procedural changes which may be of a technical nature; creating specifications for systems to meet requirements and validating requirements against needs.
This position uses/works with ESL (Electronic System Log), Labsheet, SQL, LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System), Conversion Applications, and/or can perform software review of C, C++, Net, or Java to determine technical needs and feasibility of projects. You will use your technical expertise to read Structured Query Language (SQL) and high-level programming languages for success.
This Sr. IT Business Analyst may also act as a Project Manager and may support Project Managers as required. The successful candidate also acts as a lead of assigned initiatives. Responsibilities may involve solving problems and providing instructions on work procedures. You will provide support and training on new applications. Guides and advises less-experienced Business Systems Analysts when required.
Schedule: 9/80 Monday through Friday with every other Friday off
Estimated length of assignment: 18 months
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.
To view the full job description click here: Sr. IT Business Analyst
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and six years of relevant experience or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years of relevant experience; or two years in a MWD Information Technology Business Analyst III.
Relevant Experience is defined as: Experience gathering/understanding Business stakeholders’ needs, requirements, and priorities for technology solutions; translating conceptual user requirements into functional requirements; AND experience with ESL (Electronic System Log), Labsheet, SQL, LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System), Conversion Applications, OR software development using C, C++, Net, or Java.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing and registrations:
License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.
JOB-RELATED SELECTION CRITERIA
25% Technical knowledge/skills
20% Analytical Skills
15% Oral Communication
10% Job Preparation (education, experience, and training relevant to the position)
10% Customer Service
10% Interpersonal
05% Leadership
05% Project/Time Management
100% Total
CLOSING
Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical insurance
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements
• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis
• On-site fitness center
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits District Temporary Employees (Represented)
ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan’s mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan’s facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 830 miles of pipeline, and 15 hydroelectric power plants.
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PT on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).
Job Status:
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