Description

Description

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

SIU Carbondale's Office of Information Technology is growing its capabilities! We support the business needs of Higher Education at SIU, our President's Office, and our Foundation and Alumni Association offices, as well as our other system campuses at Springfield (SIU School of Medicine) and Edwardsville. To achieve this, we manage a variety of legacy and contemporary tools and services and are committed to upgrading our delivery of services through continuous improvement.
The Analyst II will play a key role in supporting SIU's Student Information System (SIS) by researching and resolving issues reported by campus administrative offices, collaborating with development teams and software support to meet business objectives. This position is responsible for performing unit and regression testing on new and existing applications, providing training and documentation during implementations, and working closely with project coordinators, IT, and business offices to design efficient technological solutions. The Analyst II ensures consistent practices to maintain system integrity and supports other duties as assigned, contributing to the reliability and effectiveness of SIS in meeting university needs.
Carbondale is nestled in the southernmost region of Illinois, just outside the Shawnee National Forest. Southern Illinois University, the largest employer in the area, is the flagship of the public SIU System and a Carnegie high research activity (R1) institution. SIU consistently ranks highly in U.S. News & World Report and is recognized for excellence in programs such as journalism, debate, physical rehabilitation, automotive and aeronautical technologies, zoology, agriculture, and criminology. Our online MBA program has been #1 in Illinois for the past three years. SIU offers over 200 academic degree programs across all levels, including professional programs in architecture, business, law, and medicine. We are also proud to be ranked as a Green College and have been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation since 2015. Learn more about SIU at https://news.siu.edu/points-of-pride/ or visit http://www.siu.edu/.

Examples of Duties

This person will be required to perform the following duties and responsibilities:
a. (30%) Researches problems reported by the campus administrative offices and identify
solutions. Works closely with the development team and software support as required to meet
the business objectives;
b. (25%) Performs unit and/or regression testing of new and/or existing applications and
solutions;
c. (25%) Provides training and documentation to business offices during implementation of
new applications and/or solutions;
d. (10%) Collaborates with Project Coordinators, Information Technology, and business
offices to design technological solutions that efficiently and effectively support the
University's business objectives;
e. (5%) Ensures that consistent practices are followed to maintain the integrity of the system;
f. (5%) Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Any one or any combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the following categories:
   1. College course work which includes Information Systems Technologies (IST), Information Technology (IT), Computer Science (CS), Programming, IT Management, or business-related discipline, including coursework in application development, programming, or database technologies, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
      • 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
      • Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)
      • 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
      • Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)
   2. Work experience in application development, application support, or business analysis.
   3. This experience can be concurrent with the qualifications listed above and concurrent with one another.
      • Must possess 6 months or more of experience in SQL (Oracle, Microsoft, Sybase, and/or MySQL).
      • Must possess knowledge of SQL Database Administration, application development, or ERP configuration (Banner, EBS, Colleague, PeopleSoft, SAP, Workday, Jenzabar, etc).

Supplemental Information

Illinois Residency Requirement: Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System, out-of-state candidates must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the start date for this position.

Tips for Completing a Civil Service Application:
1. To be eligible for the role, ensure that your application includes a complete and detailed employment history that highlights your relevant full-time and part-time work experience, including start and end dates of employment.
2. Relevant part-time work experience will count towards the qualifications for this position and will be converted to full-time equivalence to calculate the total length of experience.
3. Upload all official transcripts to meet the educational requirements. If the job description specifies a minimum number of college hours, transcripts are mandatory for the successful processing of your application.
4. Veterans who qualify for preference must provide proof of eligibility within ten (10) working days of submitting an application, unless the same proof has already been submitted in a previous application. The required proof of eligibility includes, at a minimum, a copy of the veteran's DD214/DD215 form (Department of Defense), NGB22 form (National Guard), or Discharge Orders or DD256 Discharge Certificate (Reserves).
5. After the position has closed, your application and supporting materials will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications, including any specialty factors associated with this position. Those who qualify will move forward for Civil Service Examination/Testing.
6. Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from info@schooljobs.com.
7. For more information on Civil Service classifications, please visit the SUCSS web site at sucss.illinois.gov

About Civil Service Examination/Testing: The Civil Service examination for this classification is based on your application materials and responses to the supplemental questions. No participation other than submission of application materials is required from applicants that qualify to take the exam. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, your application will move forward for examination/testing in which you will receive a score calculated based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register by exam score. This score will be emailed to the email address noted on your application. After the application deadline, the names within the top three scores will be referred to the department for interview.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future university sponsorship to be considered for this role.

Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available. For more information visit https://policies.siu.edu/policies/employment-non-us-citizens.php

Benefits

University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Service (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans (HMOs, OAPs, QCHP and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts, MCAP and DCAP, and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: Generous paid time-off, 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans, and Employee Assistance Program.
SIUC also provides extensive tuition benefits for its employees and their families such as: tuition waiver/application fee waiver for the employee and their dependents , a Legacy tuition rate for children of SIU Alumni , and Civil Service Employee Counsel (CSEC) Education Assistance Program (EAP) .

For more information please visit: https://hr.siu.edu/benefits/