Entry Level Business Analyst Jobs in Bothell, WA

Salary : $107,448.00 - $130,896.00 Annually
Location : City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way Renton WA 98057, WA
Job Type: Limited Term, Full-Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 26-00013
Department: ES - Information Technology
Opening Date: 07/01/2026
Closing Date: 7/17/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Job Description
This is a term-limited position for an initial five-month period with a potential extension of up to one additional year contingent upon organizational needs and funding.
Join the City of Renton's IT division as a Senior Business Systems Analyst for the Enterprise Business Applications team. This role supports large-scale, Enterprise Business applications such as ERP, HRIS, and Laserfiche. You will have direct participation in the ERP replacement project that's currently underway. You'll serve as a liaison between the City's departments and IT, understand their pain points and software needs, gather requirements for solutions, create and manage RFPs, and lead cross-departmental projects to implement these solutions.
Your responsibilities also include supporting and maintaining applications, troubleshooting complex issues, making application configuration changes and working with Systems Analysts to resolve these issues, managing vendor relationships, and delivering training and documentation.
Working for the City of Renton comes with an excellent benefits package, including:

• Deferred compensation with the City contributing 3% of the employee's salary.
• VEBA Plan with the City contributing 1% of the employee's salary.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance at affordable rates.
• Paid leave for vacation, sick, eleven holidays and two "personal" holidays a year.
• State of Washington Department of Retirement Systems Public Employee Retirement Systems (PERS) plan enrollment.
• Telework Program

The City of Renton supports workers performing in a hybrid capacity (partial telework/in-office) where job responsibilities can be performed remotely. This position may be eligible for a telework arrangement, up to 2 days remote, based on the operational needs of the City and specific Department. Regardless of job title or telework arrangement, City of Renton employees must reside in Washington State and within a reasonable distance to their worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
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• Act as liaison for business units and vendors for assigned departments with strong customer service focus.
• Research, document, recommend and implement business process improvements; lead project teams to conduct needs analysis, gather business and functional requirements and specifications; document alternatives and make recommendations to the Department Administrator and Information Technology.
• Plan, implement and upgrade technologies throughout all phases of life of software including initiating, designing, installing, configuring, testing, training, deploying and documenting.
• Respond to client requests for service on problematic systems and/or equipment; troubleshoot problems and develop solutions to requests escalated from other Information Technology teams; maintain and support applications and systems with varying degrees of complexity.
• Anticipate problems or delays and develop alternate plans.
• Coordinate, develop and maintain project charters and project management plans, including project schedules, budgets, deliverables, roles and responsibilities, communication, change management, quality assurance and risk management plans in concert with the Departmental project team.
• Maintain, administer and service software, including troubleshooting, scheduling, testing and patching, updating and upgrading servers and client computers.
• Monitor and control the scope, schedules, costs, and quality of assigned projects.
• Evaluate project success; identify areas of improvement and document for future growth.
• Mentor entry level staff in business process, leading teams, anticipating issues.
• Works with vendors and other Information Technology staff to design and implement architectures that include network, servers, interfaces, databases, integrations, and security.
• Determine training needs; conduct presentations and training; write and maintain technical system documentation and clear user materials.
• Translate functional requirements and specifications to contribute to Request for Proposal (RFP) processes for technology procurement; evaluate vendor RFP responses in relation to the City's legal requirements and user specifications and make vendor selection. Manage the public purchasing process (e.g., RFP, Bid, etc.) and contract signing procedures. Assure compliance with the City's Risk Management and legal review requirements.
• Design, author and maintain custom reports using various report writing tools and techniques.
• Evaluate the security of applications to ensure mandated and industry standard security controls are met.
• Anticipate problems or delays and develop alternate plans.
• Remain current with relevant technological advancements as it relates to field.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• May be assigned to support critical city priorities during disasters or other emergencies.
• Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, systems administration, analysis, design, or implementation.
• Or 9 years of relevant education and experience.
• Successful passing of a required background check and national fingerprint-based records check.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Move throughout City facilities and buildings.
• Operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Communicate with City employees and residents.
• Lift or move items weighing up to 40 pounds occasionally.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Work is performed in an office environment.
• Noise level in the office is moderately quiet.
• May be required to participate in standby or on-call rotation.
• Work evening and/or weekend hours as needed.
Approved reasonable accommodation requests will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Selection Procedure
Please consider visiting the City of Renton's Career Center for more information about our hiring process, benefits and other useful information. The City of Renton embraces a diverse and inclusive workforce and prides itself on promoting collaboration and teamwork in a positive environment while providing high quality services to the community. For more information about the City of Renton, please visit the following website:
The City has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, including candidates' names, addresses, and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the screening of applications. For that reason, you will not have the ability to attach any documents to your application, including a cover letter or resume. Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application.
Accommodation: Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing or interview process may contact ajamilova@rentonwa.gov at least 2 days prior to the need.
Communication from the City of Renton: We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from rentonwa.gov and/or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders. We also communicate via text and encourage you to sign up for text alerts when completing your job application.
Recruitment Process: The screening process will include a review of minimum qualifications and applicants selected for an interview will be invited via email to self-schedule a time through the Government Jobs account. At minimum, this position will be subject to a standard criminal background check and professional reference check. This position requires driving and is also subject to a driving record check from the WA State Dept of Licensing (or other state equivalent).
Driving records will be evaluated based on a points system depending on the infraction and severity. This position also requires accessing areas that contain Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS). For that reason, this position is also subject to a national fingerprint-based records check.
This position is represented by AFSCME, Local 2170, and the applicable benefits are as follows:
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

• Employees are offered a choice of medical/vision coverage through either Kaiser Permanente or the City's self-insured plan. Preferred Provider Option is available through the self-insured plan. Rates for both plans are available on the Benefit webpage. Please click on the link at the bottom of the page for details.
• The dental insurance plan covers services such as regular checkups, x-rays, fillings and crowns. Orthodontia coverage is also provided.

Deferred Compensation Program

• The City contributes 3% of the employee's base wage rate into a deferred compensation retirement plan.
• Employees may also set aside a percentage of their earnings on a tax-deferred basis.

Retirement Plan

• Employees are enrolled in either the State of Washington Department of Retirement Systems Plan (PERS) or the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System (PSERS).
• The following position is required to be enrolled in PSERS*
  • Probation Officer

*If an employee was in PERS prior to 2006, the employee had the choice to remain in the PERS plan.

• Both the employee and employer contribute to the plan.

VEBA
The City contributes 1% of base pay into individual employee VEBA accounts, which can be used to pay out of pocket medical expenses.
Life Insurance

• A group term life insurance policy is provided to each employee at a value equivalent to the annual salary, up to $50,000.
• Each eligible dependent is also provided with a $1,000 policy. There is no cost to the employee.
• Optional supplemental insurance is available for employees and their dependents at group rates.

Long Term Disability Protection

• Many employees are provided with a long term disability policy up to the equivalent of 60% of their salary.

Flexible Benefits

• The City offers employees the opportunity to open two separate tax-free accounts through salary reduction. One account is to pay for expenses not covered by health insurance and the other account is for child care costs.

Vacation

• Employees accrue vacation beginning with the first day of employment as follows: 12 days per year (0-5 years); 18 days per year (6-10 years); 21 days per year (11-15 years); 24 days per year (16-20 years); and 27 days per year (21+ years).
• Employees may access their vacation immediately.

Sick Leave

• Upon employment, the employee receives a sick leave bank of 24 hours, with an additional 24 hours awarded after three months.
• Thereafter, sick leave accrues at the rate of four hours each pay period.

Employee Assistance Program

• A confidential counseling assessment and referral service is available without cost to employees and family members for help with personal, family or job-related problems.

Paydays

• The City of Renton pays employees on the tenth and the twenty-fifth of each month (24 pay periods each year).

Holidays

• The City recognizes eleven holidays and offers two "personal" holidays each calendar year for most employees, unless otherwise specified in a labor contract.

Hours of Work

• Flexible work schedules are available in many departments.

Transportation

• Unlimited free rides on various bus systems as well as various carpool and rideshare options are available for City employees.

Please see the City of Renton Benefits webpage for more information.
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Why are you interested in the Senior Business Systems Analyst position at the City of Renton?
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Please state your level of degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Systems, Business, or a closely related field?

• No related degree
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree or higher

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Please state how many years of hands-on experience you have supporting, troubleshooting and managing Enterprise Business Applications such as ERP, HR system, Asset management system, Document management system, and similar. Your application (work history and/or skills) must show this information.

• No experience
• Under 1 year
• 1 year to less than 5 years
• 5 years to less than 10 years
• 10 years or more

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In 5-7 sentences, describe your experience configuring, supporting, troubleshooting and enhancing enterprise business applications (ERP, HRIS, or Document Management). Which systems have you worked with, and what was your role?
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Rate your experience (beginner, intermediate, expert) in each of these areas of supporting Enterprise Business applications. Please only indicate the level itself, no additional information is needed. Your work history should show this experience. If you don't have this exp