Systems Analyst
Universal City, CA

Job Description

Responsibilities

The Systems Analyst is responsible for the development life cycle of the Creative Specialized applications. Develops and leads project testing efforts; works in conjunction with the Senior Manager to ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner; delivers informative, well-organized presentations; and understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully and effectively.

Responsibilities:

* Work closely with legal, finance, and the project management office to understand and document Creative's business processes, system challenges and opportunities related to the applications used to manage attraction projects, and to recommend solutions that enable Creative to achieve its goals with greater efficiency.
* Analyze and map business and technical processes (current state/future state). Produce high quality technical and business process models, develop options and present alternatives; find efficiencies and improvements to the business process.
* Provide use cases and test program changes and validates solution.
* Coordinate code development with software engineers; manage code promotion within application environments.
* Monitor the original requirements throughout quality assurance testing and implementation to ensure that they are effectively delivered.
* Review systems and report inefficiencies and improvement areas.
* Maintain control over system changes and ensure change documentation is up to standard.
* Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements

* Minimum 3 years of work experience in Information Technology Systems Analysis or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Knowledge of Microsoft SQL, and how to write advanced SQL queries.
* Strong knowledge of MS Office products (including Visio and Project).

Desired Characteristics

* Bachelor's degree in MIS, IT, Business, or equivalent work experience.
* Experience working in a Software Development and support environment
* Flexible/adaptable/approachable and willing to work in rapidly changing, and high delivery environment.
* Strong analytical ability and abstract thinking to be able to gather business requirements effectively and facilitates creation of the technical specifications
* Good presentation, analytical, organizational, facilitation, communication, and negotiation skills.
* Able to communicate effectively with non-technical staff and with members of interdisciplinary teams.
* Effectively handle sensitive and confidential matters.