Systems Analyst

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Position Overview

KēSTA I.T. is seeking an experienced Systems Analyst to analyze user requirements and improve or automate existing computer systems for an organization in the Lansing, MI area. This is a senior-level, technical systems analysis role for someone with 14+ years in the field.

In this role, you will work with personnel across organizational units to understand current procedures, identify problems, and define input, output, and reporting needs. You will turn those findings into detailed specifications, evaluate alternative solutions, and support the design, development, and maintenance of applications.

You will work independently and cooperatively with management and stakeholders, and provide technical support in a customer service environment that includes information sharing with external entities. The role may also involve directing and coordinating the work of others and training others.

This is a hybrid position, performed partially on-site with off-site flexibility. Candidates should live within 90 miles of Lansing, MI.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business objectives, user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or improve existing computer systems.
• Confer with personnel from involved organizational units to analyze current operational procedures, identify problems, and learn input and output requirements, including data input forms, data summarization, and report formats.
• Identify alternative solutions and perform studies and cost/benefit analyses of those alternatives.
• Write detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and the steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
• Review system capabilities, specifications, and scheduling limitations to determine whether requested programs or changes are feasible within the existing system.
• Study existing information processing systems to evaluate effectiveness, and develop new systems to improve production or meet specifications.
• Prepare specifications detailing operations to be performed by equipment and computer programs, and by personnel within the system, including input and output record formats.
• Conduct studies on new information systems to meet current and projected needs.
• Prepare technical reports, memoranda, and instructional manuals to document program development, along with charts, diagrams, tables, and flowcharts.
• Upgrade systems and correct errors to maintain them after implementation.
• Provide technical assistance and support for application and hardware problems, and for information sharing with external entities in a customer service environment.
• Provide field coordination and planning for the effective use of management information systems, and determine operational, technical, and support requirements for the location, installation, operation, and maintenance of office equipment and systems.
• Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of computer applications, and help formulate logical descriptions of problems and optimal solutions.
• Assist programmers in resolving work problems related to project specifications or programming, and make recommendations on IT processes related to software technology planning, development, implementation, system security, and interfaces as needed.
• Direct and coordinate the work of others to develop, test, install, and modify programs as needed, and train others.

Required Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in the field.
• Proven experience with complex concepts, practices, and procedures within the IT industry, relying on advanced experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• 5+ years of ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) proficiency.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively with management and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, techniques used in designing non-automated systems, information technology equipment, applicable programming languages, computer hardware and software, computer operating systems, writing program code, and automated mapping.
• Ability to analyze systems and procedures, write and revise standards and procedures, communicate effectively, and train others.
• Residence within 90 miles of Lansing, MI.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science, computer information systems, or management information systems.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Hybrid: work is performed partially on-site in the Lansing, MI area, with off-site flexibility.
• Candidates must live within 90 miles of the work location.

Available Benefits

• Medical Benefits (Platinum level plans available)
• Work from home / Hybrid / Onsite options
• PTO
• Holiday Pay
• VTO
• 401K
• Charitable Match
• Training reimbursement

About KēSTA I.T.

Our name says it all; KēSTA I.T. (Keys-to-I.T.) AND our people are our keys to our success!

KēSTA I.T. is a premier Utah-based technical staffing and consulting services firm. We specialize in temporary and permanent placement of Software, Hardware, Network, Cloud, CRM/ERP, Data, End-User support, Web and Executive / leadership-based positions on a full time and consulting basis.

If you're interested in a role where top performance is rewarded, personal time is valued, and excellence is demanded at every level we want to talk to you today!

Where do you want to go? We've got the keys! ~ KēSTA I.T.