Department:

Enterprise Information Technology

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

As the Senior Systems Analyst you will work independently with the Business Centers and as project lead to members of a team. In this role you will provide software support, code development, contract management, system integration, and consulting services to county departments. You will be responsible for managing web applications, analyzing requirements for web and third-party applications, maintaining, and modifying existing web applications, designing, and developing new web applications, and reporting project status, as well as maintaining third-party applications. If technology is your passion and you want to use your skills to support the Sarasota County community apply to be a member of the EIT Team today!

Technical Lead/Project Management

• Actively participates as project lead in software and hardware upgrades and keeps manager informed of progress, obstacles.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical users clearly and concisely.

• Advises management and provides recommendations on technical and project issues.

  Application Support, Development

• Implement new and modified programs or modules following ITIL best practices.

• Assist in the specification, installation, testing, and support of new versions of operating systems, databases, and other customized or purchased software as it relates to supported applications.

• Develop and maintain documentation for customers, partners, and other IT professional staff.

• Development and execution of software test plans (unit, backend, integration testing) and coordination of user acceptance testing.

• Providing production support to analyze day-to-day issues and respond quickly to resolve problems, minimizing business impact.

• Maintain in-house web applications using the approved application development platform and tools: ASP .NET, MS SQL, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, in a MS Windows environment.

• Develop and maintain SQL Server Views, Stored Procedures, SSIS, MS Power BI reports.

• Familiarity with software such as IBM Maximo, other Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) or Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) solution.

• Experience working with database applications.

• Provides 24/7 application support during on-call time.

• Participate in technical designs to ensure compliance with business requirements and technical specifications.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.

  Partnerships/Customer Service/Consulting

• Provide training to customers and other IT professional staff who use programs/systems.

• Collaborate with customers to understand their business processes, requirements, and objectives.

• Acquire and maintain working knowledge of customers' operation and business needs by participating in meetings, reviewing relevant documentation, and openly communicating with customers as necessary.

CJIS Clearance: The successful candidate will be subject to an extensive background check(s) as a part of the hiring process.

About You

To thrive in this role, you will need-

• Minimum of 4-year degree and two (2) years of related experience

• -OR- a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration and two (2) years of related experience.

• OR- Master’s degree and one or more years of related experience.

• Experience may substitute for or related field, or strong equivalent work experience.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $29.39 - $39.68/hour, based on your experience.

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, you will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! C hoose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!

• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net (https://www.scgov.net/government/human-resources/employee-health-and-benefits) for additional information.

• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.

• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team.

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.

Do you like leaving things better than you found them? We serve the greater good! Our team is here to make Sarasota the premier community to live, work and play!

Sarasota has 37 miles of award-winning beaches, over 80 parks and 100 golf courses, and is known as the cultural capital of Florida with museums of art, theaters, an aquarium, botanical gardens and the annual international film festival. Unsurpassed beauty, rich cultural offering, diverse educational opportunities, wide-ranging recreational possibilities make Sarasota a great place to live and work!

We believe in work-life balance with a generous leave plan.

“US News & World Report: Sarasota is No. 1 in Florida and No. 18 in the country for best place to live.”

We need YOU to help create wonderful experiences for residents and vacationing guests enjoying Sarasota! Apply today!