Enterprise Systems Analyst II

Position Function:

This position will work as a team member in Enterprise Information Systems at Mississippi State University. The Systems Analyst implements maintains and supports Information Systems to meet the University needs. This position supports the complete life cycle process of one or more ERP application systems.

Salary Grade:17

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC these positions are Unclassified and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Meet and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scope system goals and requirements.
Design database architecture to support new systems coordinate and manage conversions to new systems and conduct user education of new systems.
Perform software configuration implementation integration and maintenance for university information systems including vendor systems and university developed systems.
Lead technical projects by developing plans and providing status updates to managers.
Assist with office and staff development; coordinate and conduct training for user personnel.
Consult with administrators to gather information and evaluate procedures and business needs.
Identify inefficiencies and make suggestions based on analysis system capabilities and available resources.
Provides leadership guidance and mentoring to junior team members.

Supervisory Responsibility
None.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Computer Engineering or related field from an accredited institution AND Eight Years of experience.

Any equivalent combination of related education and related experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

Six years of experience working in enterprise systems in the higher education environment.
Six years of experience working with Oracle SQL and related database analysis tools.
Extensive Experience with SQL and PL/SQL programming.
Strong programming and analytical skills with demonstrated ability to assume responsibility for supporting multiple systems at the same time.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge and skill interviewing clients to understand their business needs and translate them into software specifications.
At least two years of experience in higher education with demonstrated experience successfully implementing maintaining and supporting Ellucian Banner ERP systems for college/university clients.
Significant experience knowledge and skill analyzing business processes in multiple areas.
Significant experience with all levels of the software development life cycle including requirements gathering systems design systems development/programming testing deployment and maintenance of large enterprise systems.
Demonstrated experience analyzing and developing touchpoints between enterprise and ancillary applications.
A highly developed understanding of web services APIs and other integration technologies.
Significant customer service experience.
Experience working in a team and project driven environment.
Experience mentoring and leading junior team members.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

N/A

Instructions for Applying:

Link to apply: applicants must apply online at by attaching a cover letter and resume which includes the names and addresses of 3 professional references. We will accept applications only from persons with indefinite employment authorization in the U.S. and will not sponsor for nonimmigrant or immigrant status for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment programs or activities based on race color ethnicity sex pregnancy religion national origin disability age sexual orientation genetic information status as a U.S. veteran or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance 231 Famous Maroon Band Street P.O. 6044 Mississippi State MS 39762 .

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