Systems Analyst, Senior

Job Description
As a Senior Systems Analyst, you will be a key resource in identifying opportunities to affect business process change through technology. You will implement new technology and drive enhancements and upgrades for both custom developed and packaged solutions to support engineering functions. You will be the primary liaison between users and technical teams and be responsible for providing overall functional / technical analysis and design for multiple Engineering Applications projects, as well as coordinating matrixed technologies and process teams. The position will have ownership for functional design, requirements, systems analysis, customer expectations, project schedule, scope/risk management, and support for various projects and production systems. You will maintain relationships with application vendors, and monitor their product roadmaps and business outlook.

Skills/Experience
The position requires broad-based functional experience and proven track record in:
. Systems Analyst experience in custom development & packaged systems full-lifecycle implementations, including - Requirements Management, Functional Design, Functional Testing, UAT, Conversion / Roll Out, and Production Support
. High Tech and / or Semiconductor Industry experience in engineering applications
. Process improvement and user training / communication / change management
The position requires IT management experience in:
. IT project management
. Working in and coordinating highly matrixed teams
. Customer expectation management
The candidate must have:
. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
. Ability to lead in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
. Ability to foster a positive and constructive relationship with internal customers, vendors and matrixed team members
The successful candidate will have three or more years of systems analysis experience across all phases of the system development life cycle for both off-the-shelf and custom applications.
* Have keen sense of key issues and priorities.
* Demonstrated ability to write clear requirements for a mixed business and technical audience.
* Prior experience working closely with application developers.
* Expertise in defining business processes and recommending changes.
* Strong meeting facilitation skills.
* Ability to drive change within the organization through consensus-building.
* Ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply that knowledge.

Additional Skills
Knowledge of: client/server architecture, Unix, Mercury Test Tool Suite, Java, XML, Scripting language(s), Knowledge of database structures and querying (SQL), Understanding of semiconductor test data collection and formats

Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Information Technology or equivalent experience required.

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