Business Analyst

99320BR

Campus: Tempe

Business Analyst

Job Description

Reviews, analyzes, implements, and evaluates business systems and user needs for a core functional area. Serves as the liaison between the business organization and the technology team. Designs solutions and writes requirements specifications, develops and executes test plans, and works with technical staff to build and implement the technology solution.

Job Family

Information Technology

Department Name

ET Business Analysts

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

ASU Enterprise Technology

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

Depends on experience

Essential Duties

• Manages projects for a core functional area by preparing and maintaining implementation plans, managing project issues and ensuring project tasks are completed.
• Facilitates decision-making by communicating across project teams and functional areas; elicits requirements using interviews, requirements meetings, surveys, document analysis, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, and workflow analysis.
• Applies approved project methods, standards and processes to reduce total cost of ownership by applying best practices.
• Serves as liaison between the functional project team and the technology support organization. 
• Writes business process documentation.
• Consults with customer to conduct requirements gathering and solution design to address business needs. Provides information to project/development teams so that solutions meet customer's needs.
• Provides expertise in software testing design and coordinate performance of tests.
• Consults with Information Security team and PeopleSoft Security team to identify and/or develop roles specific to users and coordinates security design.
• Supports functional users in developing reports.
• Supports end-user through on-call support and problem resolution, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree AND two (2) years of experience in procedural, management or systems analysis work; OR, Six (6) years of experience in procedural, management, or systems analysis work; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/ or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of higher education administrative systems and related business principles.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft products, tools, and methods.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques used in conducting management studies and in performing systems analysis.
• Knowledge of automated and manual management information systems.
• Knowledge of forms design and procedures development.
• Knowledge of implementing software or custom systems in one or more of the following areas: Student Administration Systems; Human Resources - HR, Payroll, Flexible Benefits, Pension; Technical - RDBMS, DBA, Client-server Systems
• Ability to analyze complicated problems.
• Ability to create conceptual solutions that are technically feasible.
• Ability to clearly explain concrete processes and abstract concepts both orally and in writing.
• Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team.

Working Environment

• Primarily office-based with occasional standing and walking.
• Ability to communicate to perform essential duties.
• Moderate bending, reaching, and occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Department Statement

Enterprise Technology (ET) embraces its role as both an enabler and catalyst for advancing the vision and work of the New American University. We are a values-driven organization. Our commitments are reflected in all of the work we do in pursuit of operational excellence, the experience and delight of our community, and our strategic and innovation initiatives. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.

Join the team that sparks human-centered innovation.

ET is a rapidly reconfigurable and entrepreneurial organization at ASU that prioritizes and executes to meet the needs of our community of learners, faculty, researchers, and staff. Our work emphasizes autonomy, flexibility, and distributed decision-making to leverage the strengths of individuals. Together, we embrace a culture that nurtures, engages and embraces diverse voices with a shared lens of positive community impact and expanded opportunities for collaboration.

Why join us?

Mission oriented. Everything we do is to advance ASU’s charter -- measuring who we include and how they succeed. We are staunch champions of learner success and put people first.

Flexibility. Our hybrid work environment prioritizes personal autonomy and trust around how work gets done. 

Culture forward. We embrace a Positive Core culture: Belonging, Relational, Authentic, Visionary and Empowered. The ET fabric weaves together diversity, equity and inclusion applied in our daily work and interactions.  

Scale of impact. Our work changes the world. With 180k+ learners, faculty, researchers and staff, working with ET means you have the capacity to improve many lives and entire communities.

World-class, low cost education. Our professional development is built in! ET encourages staff to seek additional certificates and degrees via ASU’s top ranked programs with major tuition breaks.

Exposure to industry giants. ET partners with Amazon, Apple, Cox, Verizon, Salesforce, Alteryx and a diversity of technology companies to enhance our innovations and deepen their impac

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Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.