Exam @type: Position Based Test
Rule: Rule of Three
List @type: Combined Promotive and Entrance
This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A. Learn more about the City's hiring process here: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/
Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below:
Application Opening: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Application Deadline: Apply immediately. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
Compensation: $147,030 - $184,964
Recruitment ID: PBT-1054- 156236
San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an enterprise department of the City & County of San Francisco, has a workforce of approximately 1,700 City employees and strives to be a?diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMh58Cer8kk&feature=youtu.be) .
SFO's mission is delivering an airport experience where people and our planet come first, and our core values are Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity.?Learn more about careers at SFO. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifIUySwbSV0&feature=youtu.be)
For more information about SFO, visit?www.flysfo.com. Follow us on?X (https://www.twitter.com/flysfo) ?and?Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/flysfo) .
As a team member of SFO, you will embrace SFO's core values and SFO's Racial Equity Action Plan (https://www.flysfo.com/sites/default/files/Racial\Equity\Plan-4.06.2021-v19.pdf) .
Under the general direction the 1054 IS Business Analyst Principal will serves as the technical authority for one or more related specialties, or provides technical leadership and direction and assumes technical responsibility for the completion of major projects; performs or oversees all or most of the systems development life cycle and ongoing administration functions, including needs analysis, cost-benefit analysis, structured systems analysis and design, feasibility analysis, technology and software assessment, telecommunications needs analysis, project planning and management, system installation, implementation and testing, conversion to production status, technical and procedural documentation, user training, and post-implementation assessment and administration; directs and participates in complex studies. This position may provide direct ongoing supervision to other technology staff, such as but not limited to IS Business Analyst, IS Engineers, Cable Splicers, etc.
You are excited about this opportunity because you will:
Provide advice and recommendations to meet user needs; coordinate related activities with other departments for multi-departmental system projects.
Manage complex systems; lead and schedule multiple projects; plan, analyze and develop new systems; develop enhancements to systems; analyze procedures; develop conversion plans; move data from one system to another; provide user training.
Review plans for software, hardware and telecommunications equipment and services; prepare specifications; oversee request for proposal process.
Manage and monitor progress of contractors and vendors; facilitate contract payments; participate in the request for proposal process and re-negotiate amendments; resolve problems.
Manage and design the structure and growth of computer and telecommunications systems and networking; design, develop and implement new systems to support departmental activities; set scope, boundaries and objectives for system functions interfaces based on departmental needs.
Analyze and evaluate existing complex systems for cost effective and efficient operation and recommend modifications; prepare feasibility studies; monitor technical design in relation to system changes; gather requirements and general information regarding users business needs relating to new developments or enhancements.
Identify opportunities for improving business processes through automation; prepare proposals to develop new systems or enhancements to existing systems, conduct feasibility studies;
Assure proper planning, engineering, documentation, installation and testing of systems to meet end user requirements; manage system maintenance activities.
Coordinate multi-vendor support for the technical and administrative resolution of network troubleshooting problems.
Supervise, assign, review and participate in the work of subordinates in assigned unit.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Education: An associate degree in business administration, public administration, information systems, economics, finance, computer science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field].
Experience: Five (5) years of experience in the information systems field, including system analysis, business process design, development and implementation of business application solutions or IT project management.
Substitution: Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units / forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in one of the fields above or a closely related field.
Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the required degree.
Additional Requirement: In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, this position requires sufficient strength and coordination of lifting, pushing, pulling and/or carrying the 35 Lbs. weight of computer systems equipment. It also requires bending, stooping and/or crawling in order to install or repair computer systems hardware (TST029).
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience with Business Analysis
Experience with Project Management
Experience with Data Analysis
Experience with Technology and Software/Product Lifecycle
Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.
Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#qualifications) and Verification of Experience and/or Education (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification) for considerations taken when reviewing applications.
Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
All work experience, education, training, and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.
Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.
Selection Procedures
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:
Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation (Weight: 100%)
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire. The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. All candidates' responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are subject to verification. All relevant experience, education and/or training must be included in the responses in order to be reviewed in the rating process.
A passing score on the Supplemental Questionnaire must be achieved in order to be placed/ranked on the eligible list. Candidates will be placed on the eligible list in rank order according to their final score.
Note: Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance:
Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history record check, including FBI fingerprints, and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening. Per Civil Service Commission Rule Section 110.9.1, every applicant for an examination must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for the examination. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission.
Additional Information
Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.
The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be six (6) months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.
To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2023-24.pdf (https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2023-24.pdf%C2%A0) .
Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/.
The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is 'abuse of discretion' or 'no rational basis' for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.
Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
Information About the Hiring Process (https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/)
Conviction History
Employee Benefits Overview (https://careers.sf.gov/benefits/)
Equal Employment Opportunity (https://www.sf.gov/what-equal-employment-opportunity-and-how-file-claim)
Disaster Service Worker (https://sfdhr.org/disaster-service-workers)
ADA Accommodation
Veterans Preference (https://sfdhr.org/recruitment-details#veteranspreference)
Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
Right to Work (https://sfdhr.org/recruitment-details#identification)
Copies of Application Documents
Diversity Statement (https://sfdhr.org/recruitment-details#diversitystatement)
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records.
Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
If you have any questions, you may contact recruitment analyst Ronnie Jones at charon.jones@flysfo.com.
Recruitment ID: 156236
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
