Business Analyst IV

Under general supervision, directs and manages the function of the Northern Virginia Regional Identification system (NOVARIS) requiring the supervision of a team of ten-print and latent fingerprint examiners as well as the NOVARIS system manager. Also requires day-to-day activities in budgeting, financial management, and contract administration, and it also requires infrequent callouts. In addition, coordinates two other AFIS sites in the national capital region. Requires coordination of regional members to maintain the existing biometric systems and plan for future system design, purchase, and integration of peripheral component devices. Also requires that partnerships be maintained with regional members as well as federal organizations, including coordination with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

• Provides direction to align technology with organization's strategy, priorities, and business needs;
• Serves as lead system administrator for multiple complex interdepartmental systems in multiple environments on a variety of platforms;
• Develops the processes and policies to ensure compliance with federal and state systems and regulations;
• Serves as agency's point of contact to coordinate and funnel agency's needs and requests through Human Services' centralized IT Strategic Planning Group;
• Oversees the evaluation and redesign of business processes to enhance business functionality and efficiency and to facilitate large-scale change;
• Leads efforts to seek ways of applying new and existing technology to business processes, providing expertise on technical trends and external practices;
• Manages the business process activities for the systems development life cycle for new and/or existing complex systems;
• Manages the development, implementation, interoperability, quality assurance, and security of systems;
• Identifies and maintains key performance measures for business processes associated with technical systems;
• Manages workgroups that perform documentation of system requirements and specifications detailing user needs to be utilized by system technical support members;
• Manages staff performing the functional testing process during solution implementation to ensure that they function correctly to serve user needs without compromising other system functions;
• Determines appropriate system life cycle techniques and methods for implementation;
• Supervises the delivery of training classes to user groups;
• Evaluates, prioritizes, and educates others on the technical implications of requested changes and improvements on systems;
• Brokers services with DIT and vendors on behalf of customers;
• Coordinates multi-system solutions to clarify interdependencies so that systems interface seamlessly with each other;
• Communicates with other IT functional areas to apprise them of project status, inform senior management of progress, and keep DIT's technology and service managers aware of user issues needing resolution;
• Stays abreast of technology changes.

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Advanced knowledge of methods, metrics, tools, and techniques of business process reengineering;
• Advanced knowledge of the principles, methods and tools for conducting performance assessments of IT systems, change management theories, and their application in a business environment;
• Advanced knowledge of procedures for developing technical and operational support documentation and tools for analyzing and developing test and evaluation procedures;
• Advanced knowledge of principles, methods and techniques of information technology assessment;
• Considerable knowledge of interdepartmental and/or countywide processes, procedures, and requirements;
• Considerable knowledge of the capabilities of information technology software, hardware, and network communication technology;
• Considerable knowledge of the capabilities of various computer platforms functioning in centralized, distributed, client server, and stand-alone environments;
• Considerable knowledge of effective processes, methods, techniques to analyze and evaluate business operations;
• Considerable knowledge of effective project management methods, practices and techniques;
• Knowledge of effective supervisory methods, practices, and techniques;
• Ability to manage/administer multiple computer systems in a diverse computing environment;
• Ability to work on problems of diverse scope where analysis requires a comprehensive understanding of hardware/ software systems solutions;
• Ability to manage both small and large long and short-term projects under project timeline and resources;
• Ability to write computer program operating instructions;
• Ability to write effectively, including technical writing;
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with a demonstrated track record in new concept development for various projects and complex technical plans;
• Ability to understand how IT affects an organization and ability to link it to redesigned business processes;
• Ability to work cooperatively with technical staff and end users and establish and maintain relationships.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
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Bachelor's degree in computer information systems, business administration, or related field; plus, five years of experience in information systems and process redesign, managing and implementing all phases of the systems development life cycle, including at least one year of supervisory experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Driver's license (required)

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, credit check, and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Northern Virginia Regional Identification System (NOVARIS) experience
Budget and Financial management experience
Biometric identification experience
Experience working collaboratively with local, state, federal and private partnerships
Experience in the direct supervision/management of technology or forensic-based investigations
Experience developing/revising MOU's, General Orders and SOP's.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Operate keyboard driven equipment; ability to sit for long periods of time. All duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise. Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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