County of Los Angeles-Information Systems analyst II
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- DEFINITION/STANDARDS
DEFINITION:
Under general supervision, defines and analyzes requirements and business functions, designs functional systems specifications and tests and coordinates the implementation of new application systems and/or revisions to existing systems.
CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Incumbents in this journey-level class provide a full-range of information systems analysis and design and are assigned to moderately complex systems. They analyze, design, test and implement programs for a complete system or a component or module of a large complex system. Incumbents apply a thorough knowledge of all phases of systems analysis and development for problem identification and resolution. Incumbents must possess good oral and written communication skills for developing technical and user documentation, and providing user training. Information Systems Analysts are distinguished from Application Developers in that they generally do not perform programming duties and are not required to have programming knowledge and experience.- EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Elicits and documents user requirements for new systems and system enhancements; documents functional and technical requirements.
Completes change management documentation and coordinates approvals according to departmental procedures.Collaborates with information technology staff to ensure requirements are met throughout the systems development life cycle.Conducts interviews, performs workflow analysis, documents scope and objectives, and participates in design sessions.Researches commercial software to identify products that might meet departmental requirements; analyzes and documents products' ability to meet user, functional, and technical requirements.Evaluates impact of solution alternatives, performs cost/benefit analysis, analyzes constraints, and assesses risk to support go/no go and build/buy decision-making.Prepares detailed specifications, addressing scope and boundaries of the system, data requirements, algorithms, user functions, forms and reports, workflow, interfaces, security, audit trails, and business continuity requirements.Develops and maintains implementation and conversion plans.Develops and implements training and test plans.Assists in development and maintenance of project plans; assists in coordinating project reporting.Develops test scenarios; prepares user acceptance test documentation; collaborates with system users to conduct user acceptance testing.Prepares technical systems documentation, user manuals and online help.Monitors system compliance with established IT policies, procedures, guidelines, plans and standards.Performs analysis to help resolve application problems.May collaborate with other technical staff to perform unit testing, integration testing, production simulation and load testing, and network testing.May install software in support of business applications.May prepare hardware and software specifications for procurement.May participate in the development of requests for information (RFIs), requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for quotes (RFQs), statements of works (SOWs), etc., and in the evaluation of proposals.May monitor contractor performance.- REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field and (1) year of recent, full-time, paid experience in information systems analysis and design in a centralized information technology organization -OR- One (1) year of experience at the level of Information Systems Analyst I -OR- Two (2) years of recent, full-time, paid experience in information systems analysis and design in a centralized information technology organization.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS:
2 - Light.
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COMMENTS:
Title change effective May 20, 2003. Former Title: Data Systems Analyst II.