Versant Power hiring BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY IT ANALYST I, II, III in Bangor, Maine, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

JOB TITLE: BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY IT ANALYST LOCATION: BANGORREPORTS TO:IT SUPERVISORPOSITION STATUS:EXEMPT, NON-BARGAINING UNITBe a part of the team that is transforming the power industry of northern and eastern Maine.

Versant Power is building on our 100-year history of delivering efficient, safe and reliable electricity service to customers in northern and eastern Maine. We never lose sight of safety, quality, integrity and innovation.

We are committed to our dedicated people, who inspire us every day to deliver something more powerful than power alone.

IT ANALYST IPOSITION OVERVIEW:The IT Analyst I is an entry-level technical position responsible for providing technology support, triage, configuration, testing and maintenance for the specified applications or services to the designated business owners within Versant Power.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitors and maintains all operational processing as prescribed by the respective application business areas. Reports on anomalies and works with intermediate and senior technicians to resolve problems.
• Supports the development and testing of new applications, application changes, and upgrades associated with the specified applications and related integration tools, as specified and designed by the intermediate and senior level analysts.
• Provide secondary testing and documentation for proposed solutions before moving to production.
• Aids internal customers by providing data analyses, problem analysis, testing analysis and problem resolution.
• Research and recreate system issues submitted by internal customers to determine cause of issue.
• Work with external vendors to resolve system issues as needed.
• Works with internal customers to modify and update business processes as needed to support evolving business requirements.
• Work with internal customers to determine steps followed when issue occurred.
• Work with internal customers to determine system or process improvements.
• Create system use instructions for internal customers when new features are added.
• Provide training for internal customers on new features/functionality as needed.
• Assists in training new department members.
• Helps intermediate and senior level resources to learn new skills and help cover support for other application systems.
• Supports, tests, configures and troubleshoots for Customer Information Systems (CIS)
• Provides necessary backup to single points of failure in Production Operations as assigned.
• Provides documentation to support the department's work plan as assigned.
• Participates, as required, in additional duties as assigned.
• Assist with special projects as requested based on business or system knowledge.
• Work with external vendors to resolve outstanding system issues.
• Create Oracle views to gather specific data from multiple tables to support internal customer requests.
• Assist in gathering external customer data to create mail merges.
• Complies with internal audit requirements, test policies and change control processes.
• Works in accordance with the documented environmental procedures, instructions, and specific responsibilities as defined in individual procedures and instructions. Reports problems or deviations associated with environmental issues and the Environmental Management System (EMS) to the Environmental Department.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• AS in Computer Science or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum of 6 months experience in a client-focused IT support role preferred.
• Exposure to testing methodologies required.
• Strong customer service ethics, and the ability to work independently or in teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Exposure to utility application systems, billing systems and/or electrical infrastructure and design preferred.
• Must be willing to travel for training.
• Position requires a valid driver’s license.

IT ANALYST IIThe IT Analyst II is an intermediate technical position responsible for support, maintenance, design and development for assigned Versant Power Information Systems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Supports the design, development and testing of new applications, application changes, and upgrades associated with the specified applications and related integration tools.
• Provides technical support, maintenance, development, programming and troubleshooting for Customer Information System (CIS) and the integration with other systems.
• Expertise and experience in the following: SQL
• Provide assistance to internal customers by providing reports, queries, data analyses, problem analysis and problem resolution.
• Supports synchronization of data between GIS/CIS/AMI/MDM.
• Develops and maintains necessary working relationships with external service providers, vendors and other support personnel to resolve issues and ensure efficient operations.
• Provides documentation/project tracking and management reporting to support the department's work plan.
• Provides technical information for Disaster Recovery planning and participates in annual Technical Asset Review updates to help ensure asset life cycle management.
• Complies with internal audit requirements, test policies and change control processes.
• Actively participates in CIS Team meetings and contributes to the decision-making processes.
• Participates in after-hours call out for application support.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor or management.

IT ANALYST IIIIT Analyst III is a senior technical position responsible for support, maintenance, design and development for assigned Versant Power Information Systems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Identify, troubleshoot, resolve systems issues and optimize performance of applications to insure critical business processes function as needed.
• Supports internal customers by providing reports, queries, and data analyses.
• Performs analysis of complex problems and implements resolutions in order to maintain system functionality and avoid service disruptions.
• Develops, codes, implements, modifies, and troubleshoots system integrations.
• Configures and implements API calls or requests between multiple software systems.
• Works with complex XML and flat file data integrations.
• Supports the design, development and testing of application changes, upgrades and related integration tools.
• Develops and maintains necessary relationships with business stakeholders, external service providers, vendors and other support personnel to resolve issues and ensure efficient operations.
• Works with vendors to ensure the vendor understands Versant Power’s business practices and Versant Power’s relationships with other products and technology.
• Acts as a liaison for the technical team to project leadership teams and management and advises all levels of leadership in technical decision-making.
• Develops and mentors’ co-workers to encourage growth and covers support for gaps in the department as needed.
• Completes and monitors routine daily application support tasks and completes analysis and resolution of abnormal system activity.
• Actively contributes to IT strategic planning and asset management by raising concerns about infrastructure limitations and design capacities, by participating in assessment and lifecycle planning efforts, by suggesting improvements and extension opportunities for maximum asset value realization.
• Provides documentation/project tracking and management reporting to support the department's work plan.
• Responsible for application DR (Disaster Recovery) planning and conducts annual Technology Asset Reviews (TAR).
• Complies with internal audit requirements, test policies and change control processes and assists in audit processes by providing data, meeting with auditors, and any other audit tasks as needed.
• Maintains knowledge and understanding of existing and emerging technology related to information technologies used at Versant Power and Electric Utilities and operating in a State regulated environment.
• Participates in after-hours call out for application support.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor or management.

NOTES:

• Position is substantially sedentary.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Position requires visual and mental concentration.
• Ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize responsibilities is helpful
• Requires extensive computer use.
• Position may be somewhat stressful.
• Extra hours may be required.
• Occasional travel is required, including overnight stays.
• Versant Power is a tobacco free and fragrance free workplace.

WORKING SCHEDULE:Usual work hours Monday through Friday. Working between 40-50 hours is experienced.