IT Business Systems Analyst or Senior

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Idaho Power located in vibrant Boise Idaho is looking for two Business Systems Analysts to join our Information Technology team. Its an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon and were looking hard to safely provide our customers with the reliable affordable clean energy they depend on. While this position is based at Idaho Powers downtown Boise location we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40 remote. In addition to the meaningful work we do we offer worklife balance competitive pay and benefits an employee incentive plan and both a 401k employermatch and a pension plan making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.

We are looking for experienced Business Systems Analysts to specialize in one of two areas of emphasis on our team:

The first position will include portfolio emphasis with the following duties:

The IT Business Systems Analyst works closely with the IT Service Delivery Manager and IT PMO leader as a liaison between technologists and stakeholders. They play a key role in helping refine technology ideas into actionable project requests by working with business stakeholders to document business needs expected benefits and anticipated costs for new projects through the Enterprise Technology request intake process. This individual will assist with the facilitation of project request prioritization to inform technology roadmaps. As part of broader stakeholder communication IT Portfolio Analysts may develop videos presentations and newsletters to keep employees and leadership informed.

The second position will include project emphasis with the following duties:

The IT Business Systems Analyst works closely with Project Managers and Business Leads to support the of key Enterprise Technology portfolio projects. Through the application of requirements elicitation and management techniques they provide comprehensive requirement tracking and traceability from project initiation through and delivery. They are responsible for mapping asis and tobe business processes and facilitating organizational change management activities as needed to ensure successful adoption of new solutions. They plan and execute crossfunctional testing activities and user acceptance testing.

Both IT Business System Analyst and Senior IT Business Systems Analyst roles stem from a strong foundation of core Business Systems Analysis skills. They establish and maintain relationships with business partners to support strategic objectives facilitating solution assessments validation and elicitation analysis management and communication of requirements. They will analyze and assist the business with developing business cases and/or designing business processes policies and information systems. They also gather estimates for labor materials software licensing and purchased services to analyze and document a projects total cost of implementation and cost of ownership. They will translate and align solutions to meet IT strategy and business objectives. They will work closely with Supply Chain Legal and Cybersecurity teams on Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and other vendor sourcing events. They understand technology and applications and have experience with a multitude of business processes and information systems.

A STRONG CANDIDATE WILL HAVE

Knowledge of:

• Business analyst principles requirements management business case development elicitation communication analysis and process modeling

Preferred:

• Experience with adaptive and predictive project management methodologies
• Experience with project intake and project prioritization

Skills in:

• Requirements management from planning to developing and tracking project requirements
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Developing video updates and presentations for stakeholder communication
• Meeting facilitation and negotiation
• Problem solving making sound recommendations and managing expectations
• • Basic SQL capabilities
  • Proven experience with implementation of infrastructure and applicationbased projects

Ability to:

• Manage projects/initiatives through business case development and requirements management
• Interact and communicate clearly with technical personnel and project stakeholders
• Align the business and IT strategies
• Focus on the details without losing overall perspective of the larger goal
• Maintain effectiveness when experiencing changes in work tasks or the work environment
• Adjust efficiently to work within new work structures processes requirements or cultures
• Prioritize course of action for self to ensure that work is managed effectively
• Create and maintain business relationships

Preferred:

• Logical reasoning and analysis
• Sound judgment and decision making
• Interpret detailed technical specifications and relate them to system functionality in businessfriendly terms
• Facilitate work sessions with stakeholders to design or redesign business processes to meet requirements
• Communicate clearly with technical personnel along with all levels of business leadership and project stakeholder
• Prioritize course of action for self and others to ensure that work is managed effectively

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

IT Business Systems Analyst:
Education:

• Bachelors degree in business computer science or related field

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• An equivalent combination of education experience training and/or certifications

Experience:

• 2 4 years professional level IT/business experience with a minimum of 1 year business analyst experience

Senior IT Business Systems Analyst:

Education:

• Bachelors degree in business computer science or related field

OR

• An equivalent combination of education experience training and/or certifications

Experience:

• 5 or more years professional level IT/business experience with a minimum of 3 years business analyst experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This position requires working at a desk/computer for extended periods of time. It requires the use of office equipment fine motor skills including typing on the computer dialing phones filing paper and working in close proximity to other people. There may be occasional lifts of no more than 10 lbs. The above is a summary of the primary essential functions of the position. This job may require the performance of additional tasks assigned by company leaders or management. Questions regarding job requirements or accommodation requests should be directed to Human Resources.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Minimal supervision is provided. Completed work is intermittently reviewed. Some field work and possible overnight travel.

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