Senior Systems Analyst
| Posting date: | 13 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,174 to £45,413 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Edinburgh Napier University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0000021384 |
Summary
A great opportunity has arisen to work with the #1 Modern University in Scotland. The Information Services Team at Edinburgh Napier University provide innovative and reliable IT and services which are continually adapted to meet the changing needs of staff and students in our rapidly changing technological landscape.
As such, we are currently recruiting a Senior System Analyst to join our Academic & Student Lifecycle team. Someone who can help to achieve our strategic ambitions by delivering high quality customer focused solutions, improved services to staff and students across the University and to support the delivery of our operations and project deliverables.
Our Excellent Benefits Package
At ENU, we offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement, and offer other excellent benefits including:
• Hybrid working and flexible working opportunities
• Minimum of 41 days annual leave (including 10 fixed holidays)
• A generous pension scheme (employer contribution of 17.6%)
• 35 hours per week
• Nationally agreed pay increases each year
• Various learning and development opportunities
• Discounted access to onsite and local gym facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts
The Role:
Working as part of a strong, welcoming and supportive team, you will have the opportunity to use your experience to support the maintenance and development of some of the university’s core student systems which underpin the business processes associated with the student lifecycle from application to graduation.
Main duties and responsibilities
• Understand the requirements of the business to design and build appropriate solutions (including interfaces and workflows) that optimise the scope of the student record ensuring that, where possible, processes are simplified and consistent across the organisation and effectively support all end-user communities
• Support the use and integration of the student systems within academic and central support departments.
• Create process models of business activities and analysing their performance as-is and to-be models.
• Develop and maintain an expert knowledge of the student-related systems managed by the team, how they support the associated business processes and how they relate to other university systems.
What we will need from you:
We are looking for a talented Analyst with strong technical knowledge who has experience of Higher Education systems, such as Student Records systems (Tribal SITS preferably) Client Relationship Management (MS Dynamics) or Timetabling (TechnologyOne) would be advantageous.
Skills / Experience
• Knowledge of PRINCE2 Practitioner or, ITIL Practitioner, or any recognised repeatable project management methodology.
• Experience of using SITS or similar student record system, including a good understanding of the principles that govern the system.
• Experience developing/configuring a student records system or equivalent complex information system: e:Vision architecture, SRL, Tasking & Vista skills.
• Experience of gathering and interpreting complex requirements and leading the review and redesign of business processes and supporting systems.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes and development of test requirements, scenarios and scripts.
Salary: £37,174 - £ 45,413 per annum (Grade 5)
Additional information:
Closing date: 11:59pm on 1 June
Interview: Week commencing 9 June
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on several factors specific to the successful applicant. Check salary criteria for the visa on https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. Contact us to discuss individual circumstances on recruitment@napier.ac.uk
Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status.
As such, we are currently recruiting a Senior System Analyst to join our Academic & Student Lifecycle team. Someone who can help to achieve our strategic ambitions by delivering high quality customer focused solutions, improved services to staff and students across the University and to support the delivery of our operations and project deliverables.
Our Excellent Benefits Package
At ENU, we offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement, and offer other excellent benefits including:
• Hybrid working and flexible working opportunities
• Minimum of 41 days annual leave (including 10 fixed holidays)
• A generous pension scheme (employer contribution of 17.6%)
• 35 hours per week
• Nationally agreed pay increases each year
• Various learning and development opportunities
• Discounted access to onsite and local gym facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts
The Role:
Working as part of a strong, welcoming and supportive team, you will have the opportunity to use your experience to support the maintenance and development of some of the university’s core student systems which underpin the business processes associated with the student lifecycle from application to graduation.
Main duties and responsibilities
• Understand the requirements of the business to design and build appropriate solutions (including interfaces and workflows) that optimise the scope of the student record ensuring that, where possible, processes are simplified and consistent across the organisation and effectively support all end-user communities
• Support the use and integration of the student systems within academic and central support departments.
• Create process models of business activities and analysing their performance as-is and to-be models.
• Develop and maintain an expert knowledge of the student-related systems managed by the team, how they support the associated business processes and how they relate to other university systems.
What we will need from you:
We are looking for a talented Analyst with strong technical knowledge who has experience of Higher Education systems, such as Student Records systems (Tribal SITS preferably) Client Relationship Management (MS Dynamics) or Timetabling (TechnologyOne) would be advantageous.
Skills / Experience
• Knowledge of PRINCE2 Practitioner or, ITIL Practitioner, or any recognised repeatable project management methodology.
• Experience of using SITS or similar student record system, including a good understanding of the principles that govern the system.
• Experience developing/configuring a student records system or equivalent complex information system: e:Vision architecture, SRL, Tasking & Vista skills.
• Experience of gathering and interpreting complex requirements and leading the review and redesign of business processes and supporting systems.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes and development of test requirements, scenarios and scripts.
Salary: £37,174 - £ 45,413 per annum (Grade 5)
Additional information:
Closing date: 11:59pm on 1 June
Interview: Week commencing 9 June
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on several factors specific to the successful applicant. Check salary criteria for the visa on https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. Contact us to discuss individual circumstances on recruitment@napier.ac.uk
Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status.
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