Job description

Stafford Gray is looking for a senior Systems Analyst to support a large public-sector IT organization. This is a hands-on analyst role for someone who can sit between the business and the development team: understand the problem, define the solution, write specifications developers can build from, and keep the system healthy after go-live. Azure DevOps (ADO) is central to how this team works, so deep, day-to-day ADO experience is required. What you’ll do • Work with business units to understand current processes, identify problems, and define input, output, data, and reporting requirements. • Evaluate alternative solutions, including cost/benefit analysis, and recommend the best path forward. • Write detailed functional and technical specifications, including program functions, record formats, and the steps needed to build or modify a system. • Assess whether requested changes are feasible within existing system capabilities, constraints, and schedules. • Study existing systems for effectiveness and design improvements to meet current and future needs. • Produce technical documentation, including reports, process flows, diagrams, data flows, and user/instructional manuals. • Support developers in resolving issues related to specifications and requirements, and coordinate the work of others to develop, test, and deploy changes. • Provide technical support for application issues and for data sharing with external partners. • Support and maintain systems after implementation, including upgrades and defect resolution. • Contribute recommendations on system security, interfaces, and technology planning. Required • 14+ years of experience in IT systems analysis, application support, or closely related work. • 5+ years of hands-on Azure DevOps experience, such as Boards, work-item tracking, backlogs, queries, and dashboards. Pipelines and repos are a plus. • Bachelor’s degree. Computer Science, CIS, or MIS is preferred. • Strong understanding of system capabilities and limitations, software development, databases, and programming concepts. • Ability to work independently and with management and stakeholders on complex problems. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write and revise standards and procedures and to train others. • Must live within 90 miles of Lansing, MI (48933) at time of submission. Nice to have • Public-sector or regulated-industry experience. • SQL and experience with data mapping or system integrations. • Experience mentoring or coordinating the work of other analysts or developers.

Requirements

Must-haves

What you’ll do
Work with business units to understand current processes, identify problems, and define input, output, data, and reporting requirements.
Evaluate alternative solutions, including cost/benefit analysis, and recommend the best path forward.
Write detailed functional and technical specifications, including program functions, record formats, and the steps needed to build or modify a system.
Assess whether requested changes are feasible within existing system capabilities, constraints, and schedules.
Study existing systems for effectiveness and design improvements to meet current and future needs.
Produce technical documentation, including reports, process flows, diagrams, data flows, and user/instructional manuals.
Support developers in resolving issues related to specifications and requirements, and coordinate the work of others to develop, test, and deploy changes.
Provide technical support for application issues and for data sharing with external partners.
Support and maintain systems after implementation, including upgrades and defect resolution.
Contribute recommendations on system security, interfaces, and technology planning.
14+ years of experience in IT systems analysis, application support, or closely related work.
Strong understanding of system capabilities and limitations, software development, databases, and programming concepts.
Ability to work independently and with management and stakeholders on complex problems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write and revise standards and procedures and to train others.
Must live within 90 miles of Lansing, MI (48933) at time of submission.

Nice-to-haves

5+ years of hands-on Azure DevOps experience, such as Boards, work-item tracking, backlogs, queries, and dashboards. Pipelines and repos are a plus.
Bachelor’s degree. Computer Science, CIS, or MIS is preferred.
Public-sector or regulated-industry experience.
SQL and experience with data mapping or system integrations.
Experience mentoring or coordinating the work of other analysts or developers.

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Platform: workable
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