Systems Analyst

Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is the state’s designated public liberal arts university, where students learn the essential skills to compete in a fast-paced and technology-driven global society. The university prepares students for successful careers, leadership in communities, problem solving and life-long learning through personalized attention in a residential setting with opportunities for a variety of transformational experiences through its award-winning, high-impact practices. One of only three selective universities within the University System of Georgia and a top 10 ranked public university in the Southeast, GCSU offers undergraduate degrees in more than 40 majors, 34 graduate programs, doctorates in education and nursing, professional certificates and continuing education programs. 

As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), GCSU is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values academic preeminence, interdisciplinary inquiry and an inclusive learning community. GCSU enjoys a strong reputation for academic excellence and nationally ranked programs according to US News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Colleges of Distinction – among other ranking sources.

Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of a private liberal arts college with the affordability of a public university. Faculty and staff are dedicated to student engagement and experiential learning through high-impact practices such as internships, service- and community-based learning, diversity, study abroad opportunities, mentored undergraduate research and a capstone project that fosters intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry and critical thinking.

The university’s beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, and only 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O’Connor, ’45, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O’Connor’s former home, Andalusia, now owned by the university. Milledgeville is located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville – Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College & State University is committed to protecting academic freedom in addition to supporting the freedom of expression as outlined in the University System of Georgia’s Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom policy and its Ethics Code of Conduct . For more information, visit us online at gcsu.edu.

This position works with the Ellucian Banner Student Information System as well as other enterprise level and software systems such as workflow, USG ITS implementations, and D2L integrations. This position involves developing documentation for Enterprise Applications processes and standard practices. This position will focus on project implementations related to Ellucian Banner and other in house developed enterprise applications. The technical expertise will provide information and services in multiple platforms for access through computers and other devices. It also includes mapping data from enterprise systems to third party vendor systems to aid the Georgia College & State University Information Technology staff. This position provides assistance to the Applications Systems Analysts, Database Architects, and Enterprise Architect Specialist. Under the direction of the Director of Enterprise Applications, the Banner Support Specialist will be responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining procedures, scripts, and functions for Banner and related information systems. Additionally, the Banner Support Specialist provides functional users with training, integration, troubleshooting, and reporting for these systems. The person chosen for this position will work closely with all members of the GCSU community.

Reporting – 35
Develop enterprise applications software and reports to aid the GCSU faculty, staff and administration in the management of student record and information reporting.
Data Management – 25
Develop, modify, and implement software to provide solutions for functional users as well as respond to user requests for various adhoc queries.
Software Development – 15
Application Development: Responsible for the development of new software applications and programs in different programming languages including PLSQL programming, Python, and Linux/Unix scripts development.
Trouble Resolution – 10
Work with users to resolve work orders (trouble tickets) received through the Serve Help Desk.
Information Management – 5
Provide information and services in multiple platforms for access through computer and other devices.
Project Management – 5
Perform additional duties as assigned to assist other members of Enterprise Application with project implementations.
Other Duties – 5
Performs other duties as assigned: Examples include: Documentation of new programs/applications; maintenance/ administration of the following systems: Banner including Web Tailor and DegreeWorks.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or 4 years work experience in a related field
Required Experience
At least 3 years of experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Resume 
• Cover Letter 

ABILITIES
Ability to provide technical guidance and leadership to professional personnel in area of expertise. Must be able to effectively communication with technical staff and non-technical staff and end users.
KNOWLEDGE
Working knowledge of both the logical and physical structure and hierarchy of oracles relational database. Working knowledge of data, integrity, data relationships, data replication, backup and recovery; working knowledge of oracle system optimization and performance; excellent skill level in editing, shell scripting and use of cron utility.
Knowledge of current technological developments/trends in area of expertise.

Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by GCSU.

Georgia College & State University is a national award-winning institution in areas of student success and achievement. It strives to achieve excellence in the composition of its community, educational programs, university policies, research and scholarship, campus life, employment practices, extracurricular activities, and community outreach. It is a priority of the university to be a welcoming and inclusive environment so that its campus culture will enhance the ability of its community members to succeed in their endeavors, to be respected as individuals, and to feel a sense of belonging. Please visit Equal Employment Opportunity for more information.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% – 24% of the time
This position requires security clearance.

• Criminal Background Check
• Education Verification