Systems Analyst
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Job Type: Contract
Must Have: Any experience with healthcare applications
Job Description:
4-7 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish Clientls. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Understands business objectives and problems, identifies alternative solutions, performs studies and cost/benefit analysis of alternatives. Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing computer system: Confers with personnel of organizational units involved to analyze current operational procedures, identify problems, and learn specific input and output requirements, such as forms of data input, how data is to be; summarized, and formats for reports. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer program. Reviews computer system capabilities, specifications, and scheduling limitations to determine if requested program or program change is possible within existing system.
Required Skills:
Experience in business objectives and problems and identifying alternative solutions
Experience in reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating user requirements, operational procedures, and problems to automate processing and/or to improve existing computer systems
Experience in writing detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop and/or modify computer program
Experience in cost/benefit analysis of systems and alternatives
Experience in analyzing and documenting input and output requirements, such as forms of data input, how data is to be summarized, and formats for reporting.
High level of sound logic and analytical ability difficult
Highly developed oral and written communications skills
High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others motivate employee and elicit work output
Knowledge and understanding of Information Technology industry trends, directions and market experience; ability to relate them to own organization
Knowledge of architectural concepts, principles, and tools relevant to infrastructure, information, applications, organizational structure, etc.
Knowledge of emerging technologies (new to company systems as well as those that are new to the information systems industry)
Preferred Skills:
Experience with Texas DIR Project Delivery Framework and document templates
Familiarity with company's information architecture and information management methodologies
Familiarity with the existing and planned software technology and the global, regional and local software architecture and infrastructure components