FSLA Status:                              
Exempt

Position Summary:

The Application Analyst is responsible for leading in all facets of the systems development lifecycle for application enhancements and existing production systems of various sizes and complexities.  The Application Analyst performs many of these tasks independently and communicates with the appropriate teams to ensure that assignments are delivered with the highest of quality and in accordance to standards.  The Application Analyst may complete coding assignments when necessary to meet the needs of the business. Role model and demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Partner with appropriate teams to deliver software solutions according to SDLC best practices.
• Partner with the appropriate teams to expedite issue resolution and manage to SLAs.
• Support and maintain applications utilizing required tools and technologies.  Provide support for applications, including involvement with the appropriate teams.  Provide off-hours support (24 x 7) as required.
• Establish priorities for enhancements/modifications of application.
• Develop programming specifications.  May design, code and unit test application code using SDLC best practices for application services functions.
• Complete estimates and work plans with the assistance of more senior team members as appropriate for design, development, implementation and rollout tasks.
• Assist other personnel on assignments including mentoring or providing on-the-job training to more junior associates. 
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Some of the Behaviors needed to successfully perform this position are:

Leadership Behaviors:

• Puts the Customer First - Anticipates customer needs, champions for the customer, acts with customers in mind, exceeds customers’ expectations, gains customers’ trust and respect.
• Communicates effectively and candidly - Communicates clearly and directly, approachable, relates well to others, engages people and helps them understand change, provides and seeks feedback, articulates clearly, actively listens.
• Achieves results through teamwork – Is open to diverse ideas, works inclusively and collaboratively, holds self and others accountable, involves others to accomplish individual and team goals.
• Leads through positive influence – Demonstrates strong character; builds partnerships; models a conscious balance between work and personal life; takes personal responsibility for own development; role models leadership qualities such as motivation, inspiration, passion and trust.
• Coaches and develops others - Develops and cares about associates, builds effective teams, helps people be their best, values and manages diversity, provides candid and constructive feedback.
• Leads change and innovation - Challenges the status quo, embraces technology, puts forward creative ideas, champions and implements process improvements, gathers the ideas of others, demonstrates good judgment about which ideas will work.
• Executes with excellence - Is action oriented, drives for results, sets clear expectations and milestones, reviews progress, acts decisively, solves problems, can be counted on to consistently meet or exceed goals.
• Provides clear and strategic direction - Plans and organizes well, sets a clear and simple course of action, stays focused on the most important priorities, has the ability to visualize and plan for the future, understands the industry and marketplace.
• Safety Awareness -Identifying and correcting conditions that affect employee safety; upholding safety standards.

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Minimum Position Qualifications: 

• 5 or more years experience in system analysis, design or programming and the associated development methodologies.
• Proven communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate information to customers and to all levels within the organization.
• Ability to interact well in a team environment.
• Passing score on a selected entry test for new hires.  (Test selected based on project requirements).
• Electrical Engineering degree preferred.
• 2+ years of hands-on embedded C Language coding experience for microcontrollers/DSPs.
• Self starter able to excel in an R&D environment.

• IS related associate degree, or a bachelor’s degree, or comparable work experience in an Information Systems position or related business position.
• 4 - 6 years experience in adjacent technologies.
• Prior experience with project planning with medium size or medium level complexity projects.
• BSEE preferred and at least 2 years of system engineering experience.
• Knowledge of interfacing of common hardware peripherals – I2C, UART…
• Hands on experience working with 8051 microcontroller a plus.
• Experience\Knowledge of web technologies a plus.