Senior Functional Analyst (Remote) at Antioch University – Yellow Springs, Ohio

Position Title: Senior Functional Analyst
Department: IT
Classification: Staff, Full-Time, Exempt
Reports to: Director of Administrative Applications Location: Remote from anywhere in the continental US, with the ability to travel to campuses and other locations.

Compensation: Antioch University offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes both direct and indirect pay. The compensation will be based on experience, education, knowledge, credentials, and a consideration of the difficulty and complexity of the position. The salary range for this position is $64,000.00 - $65,000.00.

Position Summary

Works independently with University administrative staff to analyze problems or needs, and to develop solutions requiring novel uses of existing technology, integration of multiple areas of technical expertise, or investigation and application of new technologies. Work across a variety of administrative areas and information systems; however, a primary area of focus is the Colleague system from Ellucian and the administrative functions it supports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides daily production support for administrative applications, both traditional and web based, which includes researching production issues and testing possible solutions.
• Work with Administrative staff and other IT staff to design new business processes and new systems or enhancements to existing systems to meet administrative needs. Responsibilities include defining requirements, selection/design of applicable solutions to complex business problems and support of administrative needs of the campus community.
• Develops database applications and/or web applications to support administrative needs of business and academic departments.
• Implements, integrates, tests and documents new functionality in Colleague.
• Integrates departmental rules and policies related to information systems and recommends new and improved programs to effectively manage the information systems functions.
• Designs and creates reports required to complete routine and ad-hoc requests.
• Participate as member of committees related to identification, planning, and prioritization of administrative computing needs for the campus or of the University system as a whole.
• Act as focal point for disseminating information about university wide administrative computing directions to the appropriate campus staff and also for ensuring that campus specific administrative computing needs are communicated to central IT
• Coordinates activities with departments to ensure information systems needs are being met. This includes understanding the business process in the department and developing recommendations for improving efficiency and productivity using university-computing resources.
• Assists with training in new processes and retraining of existing processes related to administrative information systems. This could include development of training materials, leading formal classroom training programs, or more informal one-on-one training as appropriate
• Must keep abreast of industry trends and software changes.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director as appropriate to the position.

Experience and Qualifications

1. Bachelors Degree in management information systems or related information technology field; five years providing administrative application support and implementation; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
2. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
3. Proficient in software engineering concepts (requirements management, development models, testing and documentation)
4. Understand the physical and logical organization of Colleague data files and working knowledge of relational database models, data definition and data manipulation using query languages
5. Ability to clearly communicate technical information to non-technical personnel in English, both written and verbally
6. Flexible, adaptive and able to work in a fast-paced environment
7. Ability to work with committees and groups in planning and implementation of policies and projects
8. Ability to prioritize projects and tasks, as well as complete projects in a timely manner and within budget constraints. Demonstrated ability to work with internal constituents and external organizations
9. Ability to produce and contribute to planning, policy and training documents
10. Ability to effectively present plans, policies and technology topics to both technical and non-technical people

Hours of Employment

This is a full-time position serving a national university. A work schedule will be established in consultation with the supervisor.

Physical Requirements

The essential functions represent the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Antioch University reserves the right to change the duties of this position at any time.

Benefits Summary:

Voluntary Health, dental and vision plan and flexible spending account options; employer retirement plan contribution of 6%; voluntary salary deduction to a pre-tax or post-tax retirement account; employer paid life insurance and short term disability; voluntary supplemental life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death/dismemberment, critical illness, and accident coverage plans; vacation accrues monthly (3 weeks from 0 5 years; 4 weeks after 6 years; carry-over allowed up to 3.75 days 0 5 years; up to 5 days, after 6 years and up); 12 days per year sick leave (carry-over up to 65 days); 15 paid holidays; tuition remission for employees and dependents at Antioch University campuses; and employee paid options with AFLAC, LegalShield, and Liberty Mutual. (This list is meant to be an informal summary of benefits. Plan benefits and eligibility requirements are governed by the plan documents and University policies which will be made available upon request).

To Apply

Please email a cover letter, CV/resume, and a list of reference names and contact information to Employment@antioch.edu . In the subject line of the email, please state Sr. Functional Analyst

NOTE: The successful candidate for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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