JASINT

Job Description:

Job Title: IT Analyst-Supervisor

Duration: 6 months (Contract to hire)

Work Location: Topeka, KS, 66612 (Remote)

Hours/Week: 40 Hours

Description: Brief Description of Job Duties:

• This is a strategic leadership role responsible for managing a team of business analysts and the work of developers and other IT professionals.
• This role involves overseeing daily operations, setting priorities, and developing standards. The manager will assess technology needs, evaluate project feasibility, and manage the implementation of system changes.
• The manager will develop and interpret organizational policies and procedures while staying updated with technological advances and managing change risks related to IT.
• This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure cooperation and resolve issues. The manager will also participate in strategic planning teams, contributing to the agency's technological integration plans.
• They will review and approve all systems changes prior to implementation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

General Duties:

• This role provides strategic leadership, overseeing a team of business analysts and the work of developers and other IT professionals, ensuring that our technology initiatives align with our business objectives.
• The manager will assess technology needs, provide critical project intake input, and develop IT resources, ensuring data security and strategic computing.
• They will also interpret and develop organizational policies and procedures and stay updated with technological advances.
• This role is vital for risk management related to IT and for fostering collaboration with various stakeholders.
• The manager's participation in strategic planning teams will contribute significantly to our agency's technological integration plans.

Specific Duties:Strategic Leadership and Team Management

• Assigning and reviewing the work of systems analysts, developers, and other computer-related workers.
• Directing daily operations of the department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards, and setting deadlines.
• Participating in tactical and strategic planning teams at the agency level.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Policy Development

• Meeting with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
• Developing and interpreting organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
• Analyzing and documenting high-level information requirements of the organization, planning and conducting risk assessment activities to define information technology risks faced by the organization, and developing, maintaining, and publicizing a plan for managing information technology positions and personnel.

Project Management and Implementation

• Consulting with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess technology needs and system requirements.
• Evaluating data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements.
• Reviewing and approving all systems charts and programs prior to implementation.

IT Resource Development and Security

• Developing information technology resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
• Evaluating the organization's technology use and needs and recommending improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.
• Managing backup, security, and user help systems.

Skills required:

• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Proficiency in business analysis and project management methodologies
• Strategic planning and resource allocation expertise
• Effective communication and stakeholder collaboration abilities
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities

Experience required:

• 7-10 years in business analysis with a minimum of 2 years direct supervisory experience.

Education required:

• Bachelor’s degree or 7 years of IT experience.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $29.00 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: Remote