IT Analyst - SQL & Customer Facing at Seattle

A Kforce client is currently seeking a creative, dynamic and motivated IT Analyst based out of Seattle, Washington (WA). You will be a member of the Safety Standards Team working with a 3rd Party safety system vendor. Under general direction, you will act as a lead to develop, design, document, maintain, evaluate, support and provide problem resolution for information systems applications; perform a variety of technical and analytical services; analyze, evaluate and train users on mainframe computer system; perform other related duties as assigned. This role exists in a challenging environment, within a fast-growing office.

Responsibilities are but not limited to:

• Working with vendor, set up company access via intranet VPN tunnel; secure user access and leveraging tunnel for authentication via a Single-Sign On system; develop IPsec capable VPN Router/Firewall to connect to hosting environment; lead integrations between company-specific IT systems and vendor


• Provide technical direction and consultation to users; review new user requests, grant and approve permissions and liaise with users designated with responsibilities with their respective organizational entities and/or applications; formulate, assist and support users with application training and technical support


• Monitor and report to management any deviation from procedures or policy; oversee and manage multiple concurrent projects; support existing products and services by acting as an agent for problem and operational issue resolution; establish and maintain a variety of file systems; organize and analyze data for efficient reporting and retrieval; assist users to retrieve data from system; develop procedures, forms, and other organizational tools to implement and manage efficient workflow; plan and prepare correspondence related to the position

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Networking, System Administration, Computer Science or other business/analytical discipline or 5+ years of experience


• Working knowledge to manage multiple IT platforms - Oracle databases/products, Windows and SQL Server, and MySQL


• Fluent English is required


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office/PC, including working knowledge of Excel and SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Safety systems and/or programs


• Excellent analytical, project management, verbal and written communication skills


• Highly organized, ability to complete a high volume of tasks and projects with little to no guidance and tight deadlines


• Good team player and the ability to work with a wide cross-section of people in various locations


• Impeccable attention to detail, passion for processes and systems


• A typical qualifying background would include progressively responsible experience in Business, Finance, Payroll and Personnel information systems; experience using various operating systems, software, hardware and networks; familiarity with utilization and purposes of management information systems, database structure and data verification methods; principles and operation of networks, operating systems, standard software applications, hardware and related peripheral equipment; basic principles of system analysis; principles of organization and project management

Country: USA, State: Washington, City: Seattle, Company: Kforce Inc.