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IT Systems Analyst

Employer
Stanford University
Location
Stanford, CA
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Job Details

Capture and model/map business requirements, and work with businesspartners to understand directions and priorities to assure the deliveryof information technology solutions.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

  • Understand business processes and translate into systemsolutions.

  • Assist with feasibility studies of enhancement requests,identifying options and recommending an IT solution.

  • Assist the project manager in developing project scope, cost,resources, impact and schedule.

  • Create business requirements, including business rules, qualityattributes, performance goals, external interfaces andconstraints.

  • Collaborate with the business partners and test team to createand execute system test plans, user-acceptance testing androllout.

  • Assist the development team to develop technicalspecifications.

  • Perform production support activities, including triaging issues,evaluating patches and fixes, assessing impact, and implementingsolution.

  • Conduct in-depth analysis to solve problems, identifying gaps andissues that minimize system modification and maintenance; makerecommendations, including discovering new approaches orapplications.

  • Design and document modules and components and how they willinterface with each other.

  • Develop functional specifications to ensure compliance withsystem development lifecycle methods.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience orcombination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Demonstrated experience with both process and datamodeling.

  • Demonstrated experience with fit/gap analysis.

  • Understanding of relational database concepts.

  • Strong understanding of the components of webapplications.

  • Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.

  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

  • Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with minimumdirection.

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.

  • Ability to establish effective, ongoing relationships withclients, staff and management.

  • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and work underpressure in high stress situations.

  • Demonstrated ability to program or script.

Organization

Change the world. And yourself.

Stanford University has changed the world, over and over again.

We are one of Silicon Valley's largest employers - and also one of the most unique. Our mission is to educate future leaders and promote interdisciplinary, world-class research and teaching. This passion makes Stanford an intensely creative, rewarding, and challenging place to work. At the same time, our traditions of respect and collaboration sustain a humane, supportive environment in which to pursue your life and your career. 

At Stanford you'll work with bright, diverse, dedicated people. You'll find encouragement to learn and grow. You'll enjoy excellent benefits and an outstanding environment.

Stanford Facts at a Glance

Opened 1891

Student Enrollment

  • Undergraduates: 6,980
  • Graduates: 8,897

Campus

  • 8,180 contiguous acres in six governmental jurisdictions
  • Nearly 700 major buildings
  • 97% of undergraduates live on campus

Research

  • 5,300 externally sponsored projects
  • $1.33 billion total budget

Faculty

  • 2,043 faculty members
  • 21 Nobel laureates are currently members of the Stanford community
  • 5:1 student to faculty ratio

Stanford University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to recruiting and hiring qualified women, minorities, protected veterans and persons with disabilities.

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