Systems Analyst

Systems Analyst

This position is an on-campus, full-time, 12-month appointment based in Champaign, Illinois covered by the Professional Support Staff (PSS) Union with an annual salary of $59,510.11.

Application Close Date/Time: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7 PM CT

The Systems
Analyst is responsible for one or more major academic or administrative
computer systems. The Systems Analyst
provides technical support to advise, develop, implement, document and maintain
the College's academic and administrative computer systems.

The Systems Analyst is a full-time, 12-month,
Professional Support Staff appointment on a schedule with potential off-hour
emergency support as established by the Director of System Development.
Internal and external events occasionally require an altered work schedule. The
position involves frequent handling of confidential information and records.
Minimal supervision is provided; the Systems Analyst must be able to work
independently and accurately prioritize tasks.

Applicants must submit:

• An online employment application
  
• Cover letter
  
• Resume or CV
  

Essential Job Functions:

• Work directly with users or business units to identify user and functional requirements.
  
• Capability to turn user and functional requirements into technical requirements.
  
• Ability to model functional requirements into a data schema.
  
• Analyze, design, develop, document, and maintain computer programs and systems of programs.
  
• Serve as Project Manager for various projects; document project plans, follow-up with action items, and proved project status updates to the Administration.
  
• Ability to develop innovative and efficient solutions for complex problems.
  
• Analyze the impact of changes created by new or existing business practices.
  
• Research new technologies to provide recommendations for enhancements and improvements to administrative systems.
  
• Use a variety of programming skills and languages to create new applications or to support and maintain existing applications.
  
• Respond to service requests in a timely, effective, and respectful manner.
  
• Install software revisions, updates and fixes.
  
• Train users with the capability and operation of administrative systems.
  
• Envision and introduce new capabilities to meet institutional needs.
  
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of System Development.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; or an equivalent combination of work experience and education.
  
• One (1) year of previous, general purpose programming language experience, data processing techniques and/or Web based technologies.
  
• Experience with one or more of the following
  
  • C#, ASP.NET, Envision, SQL, SSIS, SharePoint, HTML, JavaScript and Business Objects 4.0.
    
  • User interface design including web responsive design patterns.
    
  • Understanding of the architecture of batch, server, and/or web-based applications.
    
  • Experience in an academic and/or customer support environment.
    
  • Managing infrastructure applications like DNN, MS-SharePoint, MS-SQL.
    
  • Low-code business process automation tools like Nintex and Power Automate
    Ellucian Colleague technology stack including System Administration and/or Envision development.
    
• Successful completion of a criminal background check with fingerprinting.
• Verbal and Mathematical abilities sufficient to communicate with internal and external clients, address user needs, and prepare documentation.
  
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, attentiveness to detail, patience, diplomacy, and strong analytical abilities.
  
• Work well and collaborate in a team environment.
  
• Ability to learn the Parkland information system and new programs and languages as technology changes.
  
• In an effort to comply with SURS return-to-work restrictions for employers (40 ILCS 5/15-139.5), candidates for employment at Parkland College must either not be a SURS annuitant or must be willing to suspend his/her SURS annuity upon employment. This applies to all SURS annuitants except those receiving their annuity under either the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) or by lump sum payment.

Robust benefits, including medical insurance with no monthly premiums, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, flexible spending, dependent care, EAP, work/life balance with generous paid time off, and tuition waiver. More information on the benefits package may be found online at our Benefits page.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.

Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://www.parkland.edu/careers will not be considered.

Please monitor your email, including spam or junk mail folders, for future correspondence from Parkland College Human Resources.
For further information on the application process, please contact Parkland College Human Resources at 217-351-2220.

Applicants with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process.

Requests may be submitted by contacting Human Resources at 217-351-2220 or by emailing hr@parkland.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer