Business Systems Analyst (Law & Justice)

Fairfield, CA, United States

Salary : $8,555.45 - $10,399.20 Monthly

Location : Fairfield, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 24-364030-01

Department: Dept of Information Technology

Division: DOIT-L&J-IT Support Team

Opening Date: 05/10/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

The Solano County Department of Information Technology (DoIT) provides customer-oriented and convenient access to information and services through the use of technology; anytime - anywhere. The County strives for cost-effective use of technology, with interactive exchange and sharing of data within departments, with constituents, with other governments and business partners.

The guiding principles of DoIT are:

Support and facilitate access to County information for the public and its employees and to help the County conduct its business in a fast and easy manner

Support the business goals of the County in an efficient, cost-effective manner

Provide safe and secure systems and an integration mechanism to streamline business practices

Provide ongoing technology training for staff

Provide opportunities for constituents to utilize technology in their interaction with the County

Share and exchange information using multiple channels

THE POSITION:

Under general direction, identifies, plans, analyzes, develops, tests and implements information technology system solutions to address the business needs of Solano County Departments. This is the journey level classification in the Business Systems Analyst job series. Incumbents in this class work in partnership with departments, IT technical staff, and outside vendors on a variety of projects relating to departmental system needs. Incumbents exercise broad discretion in determining the work methods and assignments.

The eligible list created as a result of this recruitment will be used to fill full-time and part-time regular, limited-term or extra-help positions as vacancies occur throughout the County.

EDUCATION AND EXPEIRENCE:

Education: Associate's degree, preferably in information technology, or a closely related field. A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in information technology may be substituted for two years of experience.

Experience: Three (3) years of full-time experience in business systems analysis, business process re-engineering, workflow analysis, data modeling, or system implementation/upgrade activities, or a combination of the above functions.

Note: Additional experience may substitute on a year for year basis for the educational requirement.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTARTION REUIRMENTS:

Applicants may be required to possess a valid California Driver's License, Class C.

We are seeking a highly qualified candidate to join our team as an IT Business Systems Analyst, with specific qualifications for providing support to the Sheriff's Office and/or Law Enforcement Agency.

Desired Certifications: Six Sigma Green BeltCertificate of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA®) CertificationCertified Agile Business Analyst (CABA)PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) CertificationIIBA Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC)Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) CertificationCertified Business Analyst Professional™ (CBAP®) CertificationBusiness Process Modeling & Notation (BPMN) Certification

Desired Experience: Law Enforcement Experience: Demonstrated experience working within a Sheriff's Office or Law Enforcement Agency, with a solid understanding of law enforcement operations, workflows, and compliance requirements. Knowledge of Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) regulations and data security standards is highly desirable.

IT Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with specialized IT systems used in law enforcement, such as Records Management Systems (RMS), Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems, Jail Management Systems (JMS), and Mobile Data Terminals (MDT). Experience with integrating and maintaining these systems is advantageous.

Regulatory Compliance: Understanding of regulatory requirements and standards relevant to law enforcement agencies, including state and federal regulations governing data security, confidentiality, and retention. Experience in ensuring IT systems compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, CJIS, and NIBRS is preferred.

Demonstrated expert level proficiency in eliciting, defining, documenting, organizing and managing functional and non-functional requirements, workflow analyses, data modeling and logical system design; create formal documentation of functional specifications describing customer business requirements.

Demonstrated expert level proficiency translating business requirements into technical requirements using a high degree of independence and technical expertise with assisting customers in defining and identifying business needs and requirements

Advanced knowledge in analyzing and evaluating business processes using various methods, metrics, tools and techniques of business process reengineering, analyze complex business problems and develop appropriate systems and business process recommendations/solutions on how to optimize use of existing technology investments.

Knowledge and experience the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Business Relationship Management best practices (e.g., Service Portfolio development, Strategy Management for IT services, Demand Management, Problem management, and value stream analysis).

Knowledge and experience with leading business value realization and optimization , developing value stream plans/roadmaps through consultancy, business case development, developing customer profiles/portfolios, and identifying opportunities that maximize business investments in IT solutions.

Project Management: Experience in managing IT projects specific to law enforcement agencies, including requirements gathering, solution design, implementation, and user acceptance testing. Familiarity with project management methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall is beneficial.

Advanced oral, written, presentation, and facilitation communication skills . Demonstrating the ability to synthesize technical data for non-technical audiences.

Demand and Intake Management: Experience in managing demand and intake processes for IT projects and support requests within law enforcement agencies. Knowledge of intake prioritization methods, service level agreements (SLAs), and resource allocation strategies is advantageous.

Advanced level knowledge and working experience with leadingapplication unit, integration and acceptance testing in conjunction with users and technical resources; writes test plans and use cases; writes system documentation. Writes training curriculum and trains department end users in new system applications.

Team Collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate effectively with law enforcement personnel, IT staff, and external vendors to achieve project objectives and address operational challenges. Experience in fostering positive relationships and building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups is essential

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Background Checks: The County may conduct a background check and a reference check on candidates prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include the State of California Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI), and criminal checks in any City/County where the applicant has lived, worked or gone to school.

Independent Travel: Incumbents are required to travel independently, for example, to perform work at other work sites, to attend meetings with other County employees, to attend meetings with community organizations, etc.

Hours of Work: Incumbents may be required to work weekends, holidays, irregular hours, on-call, and after normal business hours.

DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

An Associate's degree is required for this position . All candidates must submit a copy of their college diploma (verifying the degree, date earned and area of specialization) or official/unofficial transcripts (verifying institution, student, date, degree and area of specialization conferred) by the final filing deadline. Candidates who fail to submit their diploma or transcripts by the final filing date may be disqualified from the recruitment.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: Candidates who attended a college or university that is accredited by a foreign or non-U.S. accrediting agency must have their educational units evaluated by an educational evaluation service. The result must be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than the close of the recruitment. Please contact the local college or university to learn where this service can be obtained.

How to Submit Your Documents

In addition to uploading attachments when applying online, candidates may submit documents by fax to (707) 784-3424, or by email to Be sure to include the recruitment title (Business Systems Analyst) and the recruitment number (24-364030-01) in your email or fax.

SELECTION PROCESS:

05/31/ 24 - 5:00pm PST - Deadline to submit application and required documents for first application review.

TBD - Tentative week for scoring supplemental questions.

Based on the information provided in the application documents, the qualified applicants may be invited for further examination and will either be pre-scheduled by the Department of Human Resources or be invited to self-schedule. All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. Depending upon the number of applications received, the selection process may consist of an initial application screening, a mandatory information meeting, a supplemental questionnaire assessment, a written and/or practical exam, an oral board exam, or any combination listed. Responses to supplemental questions may be used as screening and testing mechanisms and will be used to assess an applicant's ability to advance in the process; as such, responses to supplemental questions should be treated as test examination responses. Information contained herein does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

A minimum score of 70% is required to continue in the selection process, unless otherwise announced.

All potential new hires and employees considered for promotion to management, confidential positions or unrepresented positions will be subject to a background and reference check after contingent job offer is accepted. These provisions are subject to change.

RETIREES - Solano County invites all to apply for positions; however pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h) and 21224, hiring restrictions may apply to California Public Sector Pension Plan Retirees.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted through the NEOGOV system. Paper copies of applications are not accepted. All additional application materials as requested in the job announcement (degree/transcripts, certificates, DD-214 if applicable, ADA Accommodation Request) must be submitted by the application review deadline.

Previously submitted application materials (i.e. copies of diploma and/or transcripts, etc.) for prior recruitments will not be applied for this recruitment but must be re-submitted for this recruitment.

Any further questions can be directed to the Department of Human Resources at (707) 784-6170, business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EOE/AA

Please note that all dates/times listed in the job announcement are Pacific Time.

Supplemental Information

VETERAN'S PREFERENCE POINTS:

To be eligible, applicant must have served at least 181 consecutive days of active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and have received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. A COPY OF THE DD 214, SHOWING DISCHARGE TYPE (GENERALLY COPY 4), MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BY THE FINAL FILING DATE (or APPLICATION REVIEW DEADLINE). Applicants who have a service connected disability must also submit a recent award letter from the VA stating they are receiving disability benefits for service connected reasons.

Veteran applicants for initial County employment with an honorable or general under conditions discharge shall receive five (5) points added to their combined score. Disabled veterans rated at not less than 30% disability shall have ten (10) points added to their combined score. Veteran's preference points will only be added to passing scores in competitive open examinations.

Americans with Disabilities Act

It is the policy of Solano County that all employment decisions and personnel policies will be applied equally to all County employees and applicants and be based upon the needs of County service, job related merit, and ability to perform the job.

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES:Qualified individuals with a disability, who are able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, and need an accommodation during any phase of the recruitment/testing/examination process (as detailed in the "Selection Process"), must complete the following Request for Testing Accommodation by Applicants with Disabilities Form.

This form must be received in the Human Resources Department by the application review deadline. Applicants will be contacted to discuss the specifics of the request.

We offer a benefits package to employees which includes health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

To learn more, view our benefits page: Benefits Summary

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Please indicate which of the following certificates you have achieved. Please check all that apply. Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) Certification

Certificate of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA) Certification

PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Certification

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification

Business Process Modeling & Notation (BPMN) Certification

Six Sigma Green Belt

Certified Agile Business Analyst (CABA)

IIBA Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC)

None of the above

02

If you have earned certifications which were not included in the previous question, please list each certification below:

03

Please describe your experience in eliciting, defining, documenting, organizing, and managing functional and non-functional requirements.

04

Please describe your experience in managing demand and intake processes for IT projects and support requests within law enforcement or similar agencies?

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Please describe your experience in analyzing and evaluating business processes using various methods, metrics, tools, and techniques of business process reengineering?

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Describe your experience in developing and leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for IT projects.

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Please describe your experience in performing alternate analysis of IT solutions?

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I have experience in the following Information Infrastructure Technology Library (ITIL) Processes and principles. Service Strategy - Experience in aligning IT services with business objectives and priorities.

Service Strategy - Knowledge of defining service portfolios, service level agreements (SLAs), and service catalogs to meet business requirements.

Service Strategy - Ability to conduct service portfolio analysis and make recommendations for service improvement initiatives.

Service Design - Proficiency in designing IT services that are scalable, resilient, and cost-effective.

Service Design - Experience in creating service design packages (SDPs) and defining service requirements based on business needs.

Service Design - Knowledge of service level management, capacity management, and availability management processes to ensure service quality and reliability.

Service Transition - Experience in managing the transition of IT services from development to production environments.

Service Transition - Knowledge of change management, release management, and configuration management processes to minimize service disruptions and ensure smooth transitions.

Service Transition - Ability to conduct impact assessments and manage risks associated with service changes and deployments.

Service Operation - Proficiency in managing IT services on a day-to-day basis, including incident management, problem management, and request fulfillment.

Service Operation - Experience in monitoring service performance, identifying and resolving incidents and problems, and fulfilling service requests in a timely manner.

Service Operation - Knowledge of IT service continuity management and IT security management processes to ensure business continuity and data protection.

Continual Service Improvement - Experience in identifying areas for service improvement and implementing initiatives to enhance service quality and efficiency.

Continual Service Improvement - Knowledge of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure service performance and track improvement progress.

Continual Service Improvement - Ability to conduct service reviews, root cause analysis, and trend analysis to identify recurring issues and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

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