Business Systems Analyst - Senior
Business Systems Analyst - Senior
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Please note that this Special Duty Assignment (SDA) is only available to internal King County Department of Assessments Career Service employees who have passed their initial probation period. It is important to note that you must get approval from your current supervisor/manager to accept a Special Duty assignment. We encourage you to discuss this with your current supervisor/manager before applying.
With a growing portfolio of property parcels and development of new technology to support our work King Countys Department of Assessments is looking for current King County Department of Assessments employees to apply for this Senior Business Systems Analyst (Special Duty Assignment/SDA) for our Property Tax Administration System (PTAS) development. This will include the ability to engage directly with project vendors lead testing focus groups and serve as a liaison between accounting staff and other project stakeholders. Just like the industry leaders in our region we are looking for action oriented creative thinkers who can multi-task and bring their technical skills and desire for excellence to this role. This SDA position is integral to our development of the PTAS and our commitment to be one ofThe Best Assessment Departments in North America.
The PTAS project is a highly complex multi-year initiative to develop and configure the Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE platform to replace King Countys legacy property tax and administration system. The PTAS project will deliver a fully integrated assess-to-collect system to serve the needs of the County and its taxpayers for the next decade and beyond.The Sr. BSA will analyze and document moderate to highly complex business processes and collaborate with stakeholders to implement Power App solutions including integrations with Treasury other business partners and other systems. The Sr. BSA will lead business planning activities to understand Assessors goals and vision and assist with the execution of the technology roadmap to support each phase of the software development life cycle.
Are You....
- Willing to use your abilities to learn new skills and tasks that a Business Systems Analyst - Senior uses in their everyday work
- Anaction-oriented creative thinkerwithstrong analytical communication technologyandinterpersonal skills
- Passionate about testingandproduct design and improvement.
- A strong team leader with collaboration and team-building skills and can you motivate and lead change
- Organized and attentive to detail with a strong customer focus
- Technologically savvy Can you successfully use and learn new software applications
- A Planner and can you manage your time as a project leaderto maximize potential
The Department of Assessments values innovation creativity and engagement among its employees and actively promotes organizational improvement and new approaches to existing operations and issues.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS
An award-winning leader and innovator in government property assessments with 210 employees and an annual budget of over $37 million the department administers King Countys property valuation and assessment process. The Assessors Office has a significant impact on the funding received each year by a wide range of important County public services. The agency uses innovative business intelligence tools and cutting-edge technology to be more efficient with current resources and provide value-added services to taxpayers. The Department of Assessments has collaborative partnerships with 150 separate taxing districts and 39 cities. To learn more please visit our website at: COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE:
As the only regional governments in the world named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nations history King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
We have a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices strategies and policies that promote fairness justice and opportunity for all in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from vulnerable communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
The selected candidate will integrate King Countys Equity and Social Justice principles into the daily functions of this position.Job Duties
The successful candidate willat a minimum demonstrate skill abilityand understanding to:
- Develop business partner relationships and define system scope and objectives based on the needs of business stakeholders end user(s) and an understanding of the business processes.
- Facilitate requirements gathering efforts and translate the requirements into functional design documents.
- Work in collaboration with the Department of Assessments Product Owner to prioritize feature development to ensure that the product aligns with industry standards and business needs.
- Assist and review the solution design for implementation readiness. Identify and resolve gaps or issues.
- Assist Quality Assurance team with system test case development and ensure that test coverage contains the appropriate integration and process components. Assist with defect triaging and resolution.
- Serve as the technical liaison between the business and technical development team to clarify functional requirements and business process.
- Provide feedback and input on training materials and assist with change management solutions.
- Perform other Sr. BSA duties as assigned to support the Assessments Product Owner and technical team.
Experience Qualifications Knowledge Skills
Minimum Qualifications include:
- Experience working on large technology projects and collaborating with customers business leaders and development teams.
- Experience in business process modeling analysis and functional design documentation.
- Experience in leading quality assurance and user acceptance testing phases and coordinating environment readiness activities.
- Strong understanding of the software development life cycle for both agile and waterfall methodologies.
- Strong communication interpersonal writing and customer service skills
- Intermediate level of technology proficiency using MS Office Productivity tools in your daily work.
- Ability to manage your time and adapt to changing priorities work on multiple priorities and projects simultaneously meet quick deadlines and produce timely and quality work products.
- Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience implementing and working with multi-million-dollar IT solutions for large government agencies with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with the Department of Assessments accounting processes.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics CE and Power Apps.
- Experience or familiarity with Agile project management processes and tools such as Azure DevOps and backlog refinement.
- Experience with LEAN processes and principles
- Experience with SharePoint MS Teams and other collaborative online tools.
Any additional combination of education and/or experience that clearly demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties of the position to include:
- Prior experience or knowledge of the Department of Assessments accounting systems and process.
- Prior experience or knowledge of software development
- Prior experience or knowledge of project management
Supplemental Information
Forbes named King County as one of Washington States best employers.
Together with leadership and our employees were changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a differenceCome join the teamdedicated to serving one of the nations best places to live work and play.
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.
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
Please note that this Special Duty Assignment (SDA) is only available to internal King County Department of Assessments Career Service employees who have passed their initial probation period. It is important to note that you must get approval from your current supervisor/manager to accept a Special Duty assignment. We encourage you to discuss this with your current supervisor/manager before applying.
A resume and cover letter and answers to the supplemental questions that explains how your education and experience makes you the best candidate for this position are required.
Please contact Richard Watson at or if you have any questions regarding this opportunity.
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This position is not represented.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
