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Job Req ID:  115411

Business Architect Analyst

IT@JH Office of the Deputy CIO is seeking a highly skilled, communicative and analytical Business Architect Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a significant role in facilitating our current and future state technology environments to support mission-critical initiatives across the institution. They will conduct analysis on business capabilities, mapping these institutional capabilities to existing IT systems and using this analysis to inform the design and implementation of future state architectures.


In addition, the Business Analyst will work on major initiatives and projects to help understand the requirements, document and optimize business flows, determine and articulate value, and evaluate opportunities to help the institution move to greater excellence.


This position requires a strong communicator with a deep understanding of university processes and a passion for driving organizational improvement through strategic analysis and planning.


This is a one-year contracted position.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities


Current State Architecture Documentation

  • Conduct thorough analysis and documentation of existing business processes and information systems across the university.
  • Map institutional capabilities to the current IT systems to create a comprehensive inventory of existing technologies and their use cases.


Capability Mapping

  • Collaborate with academic and administrative departments to identify key capabilities required to operate as a university.
  • Associate these capabilities with current and potential future IT solutions


Future State Planning

  • Develop and document future state architectures that align with the university’s vision and strategic objectives.
  • Analyze potential new applications and technologies to determine how they can be integrated into the university’s existing ecosystem.


Stakeholder Engagement

  • Work closely with faculty, staff, and IT teams to gather requirements, validate assumptions, and ensure alignment with institutional priorities.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts and architectural plans to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and accessible manner.


Analysis and Reporting

  • Provide detailed analysis and reports on current and future state architectures, including gap analyses and recommendations for improvements.
  • Develop presentations and other communication materials to share findings with university leadership.


Continuous Improvement

  • Stay up to date with industry best practices, emerging technologies, and trends in higher education to continually refine and enhance the university’s architectural.


Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Must demonstrate exemplary customer service skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Possesses sound documentation skills.
  • Strong understanding of the Agile development methodology and requirement gathering process
  • Strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude and ability to take initiative with an analytical perspective.
  • Self-starter with the ability to appropriately prioritize and plan complex work for self or a team in a highly decentralized environment with minimal guidance
  • Ability to independently lead or facilitate meetings and perform as a team player in one or multiple agile/waterfall teams
  • Excellent written and oral presentation skills; must have facilitated and guided users through requirements sessions with a combination of prototype and storytelling
  • Strong understanding of IT concepts, development life cycles and best practices
  • Effective in team setting or as individual contributor in an IT setting
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under tight deadlines independently.
  • In-depth understanding of university processes, including academic, administrative, and IT functions.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights.



Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in business architecture, systems analysis or a related field, preferably within a higher education environment.
  • Proven track record of documenting current state architectures and developing future state plans.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s Degree is preferred.
  • Familiarity with cloud computing, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and other higher education technologies.
  • Certifications such as Certified Business Architect (CBA).
  • Higher education experience is helpful but not required.

 

 

Classified Title: Business Solution Analyst 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Business Architect Analyst   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE  
Starting Salary Range: $73,300 - $128,300 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Remote 
Department name: IT@JH Office of the Deputy CIO  
Personnel area: University Administration 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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