COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST IV (WORKING TITLE: APPLICATION SUPPORT -Pending Position Creation)-43005035

Requisition No: 852014 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST IV (WORKING TITLE: APPLICATION SUPPORT -Pending Position Creation)-43005035

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 43005035 

Salary:  $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 05/03/2025 

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****INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY***** 

CLASS TITLE: COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST IV (WORKING TITLE: APPLICATION SUPPORT - PENDING POSITION CREATION)

WORKING TITLE: APPLICATION SUPPORT (PENDING POSITION CREATION)

DIVISION: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

BUREAU: FLORIDA PALM PROJECT

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

This is an internal agency employment opportunity for current employees, including OPS, of the Department of Financial Services, the Office of Financial Regulation, and the Office of Insurance Regulation.

In order to be considered for this position, applicant responses to the qualifying questions, and work experience must be clearly defined within your work history, or the application may not be considered for the position.

What is Florida PALM?

The Florida PALM Project (the Project) is an enterprise project to replace the State of Florida’s legacy accounting, payroll and cash management systems, using an enterprise resource planning solution. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) is leading this statewide initiative, which impacts stakeholders and users of the State’s financial data including all State agencies.

Who are we?

We are an innovative team of experts specializing in financial operations, business analysis, project management, change management and stakeholder relations. Working as part of the team at Florida PALM provides a great opportunity to be part of a mission-driven organization that strongly supports its employees’ professional growth and development through training opportunities and knowledge sharing. You will also be able to see your work directly support the transformation of business processes supporting Florida State government.

To learn more about the Florida PALM Project, visit our website at www.myfloridacfo.com/floridapalm

SPECIAL NOTES:

Four (4) or more years of Information Technology work experience is required.  A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (i.e., Statistics, Computer Science, or related field) from an accredited college or university can substitute for the required work experience.

Additional requirements:

• Proven work experience in data collection or related role
• Knowledge of data collection methodologies and statistical principles
• Experience using various data collection tools and software
• Proficiency in database management and data analysis
• Strong organizational and coordination skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all employee levels and levels of management.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced culture of change and innovation

Preferences:

• Experience working on system replacement projects and understanding of technical dependencies and required remediation efforts.
• Participated in data conversion efforts to migrate data from a legacy system into a new system.
• Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter taking initiative rather than waiting for direction.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

Salary Range - $85,000.00 - $100,000.00.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle. 

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge and experience applying project management standards.
• Ability to analyze data, identify problem areas, make improvement recommendations, and implement approved recommendations.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Knowledge and experience in the review and application of Florida Statues and Rules (or other similar laws and rules)
• Knowledge and skill in the areas of legacy (e.g. file-based, batch) and modern (e.g. SOA) integration architectures and interoperability standards, patterns, and protocols; Knowledge and skill in the areas of commercial off the shelf (“COTS”) integration applications and solutions.
• Knowledge and skill in the areas of conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling and service-oriented modeling.
• Knowledge and skill in the areas of data and integration governance programs, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of business analysis, technical analysis, and problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge of software design, development processes, and documentation.
• Knowledge of software requirement management and testing techniques.
• Skill in translating technical concepts to business audience and business information to a technical audience.
• Skill in Microsoft Suite products (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook) and Visio software.
• Ability to document and analyze user requirements.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with application end-users.
• Ability to provide mentoring and facilitate teamwork.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

This position assists in the execution of the Department of Financial Services’ responsibilities for the Florida PALM Project, as a member of the Technical Readiness Team. This position serves as a state subject matter expert for planning and coordinating technical readiness activities to ensure stakeholder agency business systems and processes are prepared for the transition to Florida PALM. This position deals with complex policies and procedures associated with the implementation of a financial management solution (FMS). It requires technical knowledge of FLAIR and other Florida Financial Management Information System (FFMIS) subsystems and general knowledge regarding financial management practices and procedures.

This position exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance. This position provides consultation and expert advice to management and carries out major assignments independently. Incumbent duties include but are not limited to:

• Support agency Readiness Coordinators from a technical perspective
• Assisting agency information technology staff with understanding Florida PALM technical requirements (e.g., interfaces, connectivity, conversions, configurations, etc.)
• Developing technical readiness materials to assist agencies with remediating their business systems in preparation for Financials Wave implementation.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with agency Change Champion Networks (CCN)
• Ensuring the “How Met” for requirements satisfies the needed functionality.
• Ensuring the technical requirements satisfy the needed functionality.
• Making decisions on design functionality and business requirements.
• Conducting in depth analysis and documentation for system configuration and reporting.
• Completing system configuration where assigned.
• Leading functional reviews for design, testing and other related activities, where assigned.
• Developing and executing test scripts to ensure system and reporting functionality meets the functional and technical requirements.
• Assisting with user-acceptance testing sessions with state agencies and enterprise partners.
• Assisting agencies and enterprise partners in understanding business process change impacts.
• Assisting in training state agencies and enterprise partners.
• Assist with data conversions, including the collection and organization of data.
• Developing and assisting develop ad hoc queries to assist in reconciling accounts, identifying trends and other analysis as needed.
• Identifying risk and issues, design requirements, or otherwise
• Managing deliverables and work products to ensure compliance with the Project PMP and schedule.
• Providing input on activities to include in the Project schedule.
• Providing weekly updates to the Projects PMO on assigned schedule items.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.