The Information Systems Administrator II (ISA II) in East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD’s) Finance Department plans for, supervises, and participates in life cycle activities associated with the maintenance of EBMUD’s core financial information systems and applications. These responsibilities include maintaining existing integrations with external EBMUD systems, as well as implementing new integrations as needed. Additional key assignments will be to implement additional modules that are not yet implemented and to act as a primary contact for users and technical staff to ensure that the financial systems address all user requirements.
As a key member of the Accounting Systems team, the ISA II, in coordination with the Information Services Supervisor (ISS), will apply IT industry accepted standards in the planning, design, oversight, and control of timelines, work processes, and deliverables associated with multiple client departments’ applications and systems development activities. The ISA II is responsible to ensure functional specifications are met on an ongoing basis. The ISA II will coordinate with other EBMUD staff, including staff in the Information Services Department (ISD) to develop, implement, maintain, enhance, and evaluate the performance of EBMUD’s financial, procurement, budget development, and related systems and applications. Work may be performed by the ISA II and/or through subordinate analysts.
Duties include:
• In concert with the ISS, ISD staff and IT Project Managers, leading coordination among stakeholder departments and representing them as a functional leader for major systems development and enhancements.
• Supervising and participating in user support functions such as user training, investigating, and coordinating resolution of system performance or process problems, and general consultation on system integration issues, including development of new integrations.
• Implementation of new modules or applications to fully leverage the EBMUD’s information systems.
• Ensuring the application of industry accepted standards in the initial planning and design for new or enhanced applications and systems; ensuring that submitted requirements, specifications, use cases, user stories, and supporting analysis for major applications and systems are adequate and ready for implementation by Accounting Systems staff and ISD personnel.
• Performing and directing system administration activities such as the control of user access and monitoring of system processes.
• Supervising and participating in the development and maintenance of customized reports using various reporting tools.
• Participating in the Quality Assurance process, including a lead role in development and execution of test plans, including coordination of functional staff participation.
• Participating in multi-disciplinary project task forces and committees regarding major systems planning, design, development, and implementation efforts.
• Preparing and presenting executive summaries of proposed new applications and systems to EBMUD managers; discussing, confirming, and recommending changes to relative priorities to achieve deliverables.
Ability to:
• Apply administrative, financial, or information systems principles to various management problems.
• Analyze, evaluate, and resolve complex administrative, statistical, accounting, or systems problems.
• Reach sound conclusions and recommend practical solutions.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Rapidly learn the specific business procedures, data flow, and structure of assigned information systems.
• Independently adjust priorities and the allocation of time, effort, and staff resources to meet user needs, and project schedules.
• Prepare clear and complete reports and correspondence.
• Schedule, review, coordinate, and evaluate the work of others.
• Administer consulting contracts, including preparing statement of work specifications, deliverables, and verification of invoices.
• Meet deadlines and coordinate activities with various organizational units.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with staff throughout the organization.
The ideal candidate will have significant experience conducting business process analysis, developing functional specifications and test plans, implementing and administering information systems, producing useful analytical tools, and coordinating a wide array of subject matter experts.
Flexible/hybrid work from home schedule may be available for some positions in this job classification.
The salary range is $13,326 per month increasing to $13,992, $14,692 and $15,427 after 6, 18, and 30 months, respectively.
EBMUD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity (including transgender status), gender expression, marital or registered domestic partnership status, age for individuals age forty or older, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental or physical), medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veterans status, family or medical leave status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical condition), pregnancy disability leave status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and other categories protected by federal, state and/or local laws.
