Business/Systems Analyst (Information Technology Specialist I)
Department of Justice · Sacramento County
Salary: $6,513 – $10,537 per month
Closes: 2026-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
Job description and requirements
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Job Description and Duties
Under the general supervision of the Information Technology Supervisor II. The incumbent provides expertise in requirement gathering and business analysis. The incumbent will work with the Bureau of Criminal Information & Analysis and Justice Data & Investigative Services Bureau program staff and project team members to gather requirements and produce system requirement specifications for the development of application functionality. The incumbent will serve as the subject matter expert in the business rules and functionality of the systems built and will provide on-going support and maintenance of project documentations. The incumbent will facilitate Joint Application Development sessions.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Special Requirements
A background check is required (if applicable).
The Department of Justice does not provide visa sponsorship and is not an E-Verify employer.
Clearly indicate JC – 537343 in the “Examination(s) or Job Title(s) For Which You Are Applying” section of your State Application.
If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must submit a copy of your transcript or diploma. An official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:- Experience with implementing and utilizing project management life cycle methodologies such as, change control, scope management, time management, cost management, quality management, resource management, and risk management.
- Ability to lead joint application design (JAD) sessions with program staff and project team members to gather requirements necessary to build software systems to meet program needs.
- Ability to analyze requirements gathered and produce documentations including but not limited to use cases, business rules, report specifications, and test cases.
- Ability to prepare presentation and demoing system functionality to stakeholders to ensure the system built and client expectation remains aligned through all phases of the project.
- Ability to create impact analyses for defect resolution and enhancement requests, and in the creation and maintenance of system documentation, test scripts and data for software changes that take place to address production problems and program needs.
- Ability to perform data collection and analysis for the purpose of generating ad hoc and on demand report requests from the client.
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues and assist developers with identifying the root cause and possible solution.
- Ability to utilize SQL to query, analyze, and correct data as necessary to resolve production issues and address the clients operational concerns.
About this opportunity
Salary context
The annualized midpoint for this posting is $102,300. That matches the $102,300 median among 38 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.
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Application timeline
Applications close in 14 days, on November 18, 2026.
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Posting history
This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on November 4, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.