Senior or Principal Systems Analyst

Senior or Principal Systems Analyst - Dynamics

Employment Type: 0 - Full-time Regular 
Pay Range: $97, ,043.00
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Overtime Exempt: Y 
Elected Office / Department: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Principal/Senior Systems Analyst is
a member of a team of information technology professionals that is accountable
for implementing and supporting Microsoft Dynamics that enable capabilities
related to purchasing, financials, and County employees. The Senior Systems
Analyst applies Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance technology and third-party
vendor solutions to provide products, solutions, data, and analytical services.
Business offices and departments typically involved with these capabilities
include Finance, Budget, IT, and various others.

Qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position will be taken into consideration when determining hiring salary.
Senior Systems Analyst: Generally, the hiring range is $97,485-$121,856 annually. 
Principal Systems Analyst: Generally, the hiring range is $109,362-$136,703 annually. 

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dental, vision, and retirement plans — plus a wide range of additional
resources to support your health, growth, and overall well-being. View the full Employee Benefits Guide

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Key duties and responsibilities of this Senior Systems Analyst position include, but are not limited to, the items listed below.)

• Use in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance modules to provide effective solutions to the Finance and Payroll teams and to address business scenarios. Knowledge of the interdependency between modules is essential for making design decisions.
• Keep abreast of new Microsoft Dynamics releases and applications and present opportunities for improvement to the business.
• Provides support for all Microsoft Dynamics Finance functions.
• Assists business units in the development and implementation of their strategic objectives, policies, procedures and standards
• Evaluates techniques and processes and makes recommendations that will improve the team's effectiveness and capabilities.
• Understanding, in depth, the business processes supported by assigned business software applications
• Analyzes and documents business users' requirements, clarifying inconsistencies, conflicts, or ambiguities, to effectively model business processes in software.
• Serves as the IT application owner of assigned business applications for their lifecycles.
• Responsible for the configuration, development, testing and maintenance and documentation of business software applications
• Develop and maintain relations with 3rd party support and vendors
• Use in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance modules to provide effective solutions to the Finance and
• Payroll teams and to address business scenarios. Knowledge of the interdependency between modules is essential for making design decisions. 
• Keep abreast of new Microsoft Dynamics releases and applications and present opportunities for improvement to the business.
• Provides support for all Microsoft Dynamics Finance functions.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Senior Systems Analyst: 

• A Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited college or university is required.  
• Five years' experience
  implementing or supporting ERP systems, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365
  Finance, SAP, Oracle, or similar. Covering core financial and operational
  modules (e.g., General Ledger, Budgeting, Procurement, Project Accounting,
  and reporting) is required.
• Five years' experience of platform development, configuration and support of COTS, SAAS or PAAS applications is preferred.
• Two years' experience working within waterfall or agile IT project methodologies is required.
• Two years' experience writing Structure Query Language (SQL) queries is preferred.
• Proven experience in implementing and optimizing Microsoft Dynamics 365 systems, including data migration, system configuration, and workflow development.
• Software development / support experience is preferred.
• Business analysis and financial analysis experience is preferred.
• Project management and/or cross-functional team leadership experience is preferred.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Principal Systems Analyst: 

• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university is required.
• Ten years' experience in an internally focused IT role supporting business applications is required.
• Ten years' experience of platform development, configuration, and support of Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Power Platform, or related applications is required.
• Ten years' experience working within Waterfall or Agile Methodologies is required.
• Experience with local government business processes is preferred.
• Software development / support experience is preferred.
• Business analysis and financial analysis experience is preferred.
• Project management and/or cross-functional team leadership experience is preferred.
• ITIL certification, Prosci certification, Lean Six Sigma (or similar) certification are preferred.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Microsoft Power Platform certifications are preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

• ITIL v3 (or higher) is preferred.
• Agile Scrum Foundation is preferred.
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License upon hire, with complying insurance. Review of motor vehicle record is required at time of hire and periodically throughout employment.
• This position requires successful completion of a criminal background check including fingerprinting through a national database.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Closing Date: 2/27/2026 5:59PM MST. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

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