IT Systems Analyst

Company: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Location: Tallahassee
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

**Overview**

**Systems Analyst**

As a National Laboratory, we offer a unique blend of opportunities for the exceptional candidate. As a member of an Agile team, your responsibilities include working with stakeholders and business customers to investigate, write, and prioritize requirements to be worked by the engineering team responsible for building and maintaining PNNL's business systems. Your work will support the maintaining and operating existing business information systems, partnering with clients to define, build and deliver innovative software solutions to complex business and scientific problems; working with effective teams from multiple disciplines; researching and writing business requirements. Work with teams and users to implement requirements and validate expected outcomes. As a member of a stable team, you are expected to develop knowledge of the goals of projects or business partners you are supporting as well as the business domain you are supporting.

**Responsibilities**

Your key responsibilities and accountabilities would include:

+ Define, prioritize, and streamline the backlog stories for the team.

+ Perform research and analysis of existing systems and business rules to establish requirements for new product features and maintenance of existing systems.

+ Work collaboratively as part of an agile development team to mature user stories by facilitating requirements discussions, providing details and documenting acceptance criteria.

+ Support engineering teams through the development, implementation, and operation of business applications.

+ Provide individual contribution to supporting software releases including testing, facilitating product demos, holding team retrospectives, and investigating issues.

+ Collaborate with business stakeholders and program managers to achieve business outcomes and program priorities.

+ Work with technology staff in supporting the sustainability and integrity of technical underpinnings for the systems under development.

**Qualifications**

Minimum Qualifications:

+ BS/BA and 5+ years of relevant work experience -OR-

+ MS/MA and 3+ years of relevant work experience -OR-

+ PhD with 1+ year of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Jira, Confluence and PowerBI.

Experience leveraging Agile methodologies include Scrum with experience as a Scrum Master a plus

Enhance personal technical and professional skills through active mentoring and training.

Exceptional communicator with both technical and nontechnical audiences

Knowledge and experience writing user stories (business requirements) for the purpose of developing of complex software

Knowledge and experience leveraging SQL to mine and analyze data

Customer service oriented and approachable

Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities

Experience developing wireframes, mockups, and/or use cases for software applications

Experience testing client facing web-based applications

Knowledge of APIs and RESTful Web Services

**Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment**

Not Applicable

**Additional Information**

Due to business needs and client space, US Citizenship is required.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is subject to the Department of Energy Unclassified Foreign National Access Program site, information, technologies, and equipment access requirements.

**Testing Designated Position**

Not Applicable

**About PNNL**

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!

At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible work schedules and telework options. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State-the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab's campus is only a 45-minute flight (or -3-hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.

**Commitment to Excellence, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity**

Our laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment dedicated to solving critical challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy resiliency. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. In support of this commitment, we encourage people of all racial/ethnic identities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@pnnl.gov .

**Drug Free Workplace**

PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supported by Workplace Substance Abuse Program (WSAP) and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs.

Beginning 05/01/23, if you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment. PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal drug use. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn.

**Mandatory Requirements**

Battelle requires employees to have a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation. Applicants are required to disclose their vaccination status following a conditional offer of employment and must attest to being fully vaccinated with a Center for Disease Control (CDC)-approved COVID-19 vaccination or provide documentation of need for medical or religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from having any affiliation with the foreign government of a country DOE has identified as a "country of risk" without explicit approval by DOE and Battelle. If you are offered a position at PNNL and currently have any affiliation with the government of one of these countries, you will be required to disclose this information and recuse yourself of that affiliation or receive approval from DOE and Battelle prior to your first day of employment.

**Rockstar Rewards**

Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, supplemental parental bonding leave**, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. Employees are automatically enrolled in our company funded pension plan* and may enroll in our 401k savings plan. Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.

* Research Associates excluded.

**Once eligibility requirements are met.

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