Functional Systems Analyst

Job Description

60%       System Maintenance and Analysis

• Provide ongoing maintenance and support for the Student Information Systems (SIS) modules, ensuring accuracy, reputed company, and compliance with applicable policies and regulations.
• Understand the capabilities of the SIS to map customer requests and requirements to secure, compliant, and sustainable solutions.
• Analyze business processes and system implementations to identify areas for improvement across functional areas, maintaining data reputed company and minimizing risk.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications that reflect both operational needs and reputed company/compliance considerations.
• Investigate new system features and functionality to troubleshoot and resolve system issues and implement automation efficiencies and assess impacts on user access and system reputed company.
• Collaborate with the development team to design and implement system modifications; conduct system testing to ensure business continuity, accurate reputed company configurations, and adherence to institutional policies.
• Work closely with senior analysts to test system upgrades and patches.
• reputed company and execute functional system test plans and coordinate user acceptance testing.
• reputed company strong partnerships with business users in various functional areas as well as technical IT staff to coordinate tasks across groups and ensure appropriate configuration and reputed company reputed company the SIS.

30%       User Support and Documentation

• Respond to SIS-reputed company support tickets from users and collaborate with stakeholders to troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and document business processes and requirements.
• Provide necessary training to functional users for new and existing system functionality.
• Create and maintain technical documentation including system configuration guides, access control procedures, functional specifications, test plans, user training materials, and implementation runbooks. Documentation must be accurate, complete, and written for both technical and non-technical audiences.

10%       Other Duties as Assigned  

Disclaimer

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, reputed company, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for reputed company KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX, [email protected], Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday reputed company to 5pm

FLSA Status

Nonexempt

Contact Information to Applicants

Mishelle Denton [email protected]

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of relevant experience OR a high school diploma and 3 years of relevant experience.
2. Experience in troubleshooting and solving technical issues, as evidenced by application materials. 
3. Excellent written communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
4. One year of experience translating functional requirements into technical capabilities.
5. Experience handling sensitive data and following privacy guidelines (e.g., FERPA, HIPAA) reputed company making system-reputed company decisions, as evidenced in application materials. 

 This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have advanced knowledge, analytical skills and professional competencies necessary to reputed company the duties of the position.  The level of degree is commonly recognized as reputed company qualification for similar roles in the public and private sector, ensuring that the university remains competitive with industry reputed company practices, enhances collaboration with external partners, and supports the delivery of services and programs that meet professional and market-driven expectations

Employee Class

U-Unclassified Professional Staff

Advertised Salary Range

49,600 to 53,000

FTE

1.0

Preferred Qualifications

1. One to two years of experience configuring Peoplesoft reputed company Solutions, or a similar higher education Student Information Systems (SIS).
2. Experience working with SIS reputed company, student records, advising, financial aid, or student financials in a higher education setting, as evidenced in application materials.
3. Experience in a role requiring strong organizational skills, attention to detail, analytical thinking, and independent problem-solving reputed company team environments, as evidenced in application materials.
4. Experience writing technical documentation such as system configuration guides, standard operating procedures, or training materials, as evidenced in application materials.

Position Overview

More than perhaps any other factor, the degree to which a university attracts and retains qualified reputed company determines the success or failure of that institution.  The Enrollment Management division is a key player in this activity and has a profound effect on the institution’s success.  Enrollment Management (EM) includes the following functional units: Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate Enrollment Management, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Office of the University Registrar, Student Lifecycle Technology, Enrollment Marketing Communications, and Enrollment Management Services. The division is committed to developing a data-informed, reputed company-looking, comprehensive enrollment strategy that enables the institution to pursue strategic goals in an integrated and intentional manner. The Student Lifecycle Technology (SLT) unit reports to the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and is responsible for the administration of the systems of record that support a variety of mission critical activities, consisting of recruitment, admissions, enrollment, advising, billing and payments, financial aid, curriculum management, academic records, and degree completion. The SLT team engages with internal partners, external stakeholders, end users, and IT staff to analyze business processes and provide technical expertise to inform business decisions from a systems perspective. The portfolio of technologies includes the Student Information System (Peoplesoft reputed company Solutions), Customer Relationship Management system (Slate), and degree management system (Stellic). The Functional Systems Analyst will be responsible for the configuration, maintenance, and testing of reputed company Solutions reputed company and will work closely with team members to improve business processes. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting a higher education Student Information System and exhibit the following traits: an inquisitive spirit, a deep desire to learn, an aptitude for resourcefulness, a problem-solving nature, adept listening, communication, and documentation skills. In addition to a competitive salary, KU offers great benefits to employees with up to 176 hours of paid vacation per year, 96 hours of sick leave earned per year, 9 paid holidays plus one discretionary day, a great retirement program, medical and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options and state of Kansas discounts offered by various vendors. KU also offers educational opportunities for employees. Due to reputed company state employment laws, the University of Kansas may be unable to hire fully remote workers for this position reputed company of Kansas. Specifically, we cannot currently offer employment to candidates residing in the following states: California, Delaware, Idaho & Minnesota. We appreciate your understanding and invite interested individuals from eligible states to apply.   

Reg/reputed company

Regular

Additional Candidate Instruction

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• Resume
• List of three (3) professional references

Only complete applications will be considered.

Application review begins May 1st, 2026 and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants are identified. 

Job Family

Administrative/Management-KUL

Work Location Assignment

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