Senior IT Specialty Analyst

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Senior Application Analyst

Overview

The Senior Application Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day support, optimization, and enhancement of enterprise software applications. This role partners closely with business and clinical stakeholders to analyze workflows, evaluate system releases and new products, and recommend solutions that optimize processes, improve system utilization, and reduce operational costs.

This position applies advanced application and domain knowledge to perform workflow assessments, define functional requirements, and support system builds, upgrades, and enhancements. The Senior Application Analyst leads testing efforts, manages incidents and changes, and provides on-call support for application-related issues. Working independently with limited supervision, this role also oversees smaller projects or components of larger initiatives, coordinates application release planning, and mentors lower-level analysts as part of a cross-functional team.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (preferred )

Experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree:
5+ years of relevant experience with a degree
7+ years of relevant experience without a degree

Certification/Licensure

No specific certification or licensure requirements

Experience

• 5+ years of relevant application support or analyst experience with a degree, or 7+ years without a degree

• Experience supporting software application builds, upgrades, patches, and system enhancements

• Proven ability to perform and document workflow assessments and translate business or clinical needs into functional system requirements

• Experience developing and executing system test plans, including documenting test progress and results

• Experience with problem, incident, and change management, including service request handling and on-call support

• Demonstrated ability to manage small projects or components of larger projects, including coordinating application releases and implementations

• Strong communication skills to effectively convey system issues, requirements, upgrades, and enhancements to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career• Medical, Dental, Vision plans• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave • Emergency Backup Care• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans• Life Insurance• 401k/403B with Employer Match• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development•Pet Insurance 
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.