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Sr. Technology Solutions Analyst (Center for Media & Technology Solutions)

Johns Hopkins University
United States, Maryland, Baltimore
Oct 29, 2025
Johns Hopkins Engineering is seeking a *Sr. Technology Solutions Analyst* to join the Center for Media & Technology Solutions (CMTS). Our team supports a range of technology solutions for Whiting School of Engineering, including business operations (recruitment and admissions solutions), communications (meetings and event management solutions) and academic technology. This role sits at the intersection of technology, higher education business operations, and user experience"and is responsible for technology needs analysis, technology evaluation, implementation, maintenance, and end user support. The position is responsible for ensuring successful delivery of high-quality technical solutions that meet expectations of our Hopkins Enterprise constituents by leading a variety of programs and projects to evaluate business processes and gather requirements for complex transaction and reporting systems and adoption of test-driven development methodology, including developing, maintaining and organizing test cases, test scripts and test scenarios for the university's information systems. This includes test events and various other test deliverables for projects, enhancements, operations and maintenance activities, common understanding and documentation of scope, requirements and design amongst stakeholders including sponsors, decision makers, content owners, users and technical teams. This position will also serve as a liaison providing assistance to team members and business partners by understanding the business requirements at a depth sufficient to define technical deliverables, including appropriate test coverage to ensure quality product is delivered. Position is also responsible for analyzing and reporting meaningful metrics on testing status and operations. The position will provide a layer of essential services surrounding software development services, including the analysis and gathering of requirements, engaging with developers/engineers on solution design, and designing test suite in parallel with software development that will ultimately ensure delivered product meets quality standards, is fit for use, and meets expectations articulated by our customers. Collaborates with various IT@JH teams for technical direction and feasibility studies to propose solutions that address requirements. Applies proven communication, analytical and problem-solving skills to deliver value-added solutions and to ensure project deliverables meet specifications. Expected to critically evaluate articulated needs or requirements and propose technical solutions to address them, leveraging standards to the extent possible. Ability to evaluate vendor-provided solutions relative to business needs/requirements and recommend suitable solutions is essential. This position includes applying knowledge to identifying and developing test cases, automated test cases, test scripts for identified business requirements, and corresponding data requirements for various business processes. This position also includes responsibilities for individuals to recommend tools, execute tests and manage defects. This position requires a combination of strong functional abilities, writing, data visualization and user facing skills. Critical skill requirements include: analysis and gathering of requirements, documentation, creating data flow diagrams and/or visual prototypes & visual representations of data, strong verbal and written communication, developing test cases, automated test cases, and test scripts. Responsible for full life cycle of large/long-term highly complex projects. Typically manages multiple projects of varying complexities. Based on expert technical knowledge, skills, and experience, develops broad-based solutions involving multifaceted technologies, and business processes. Responsible for requirement gathering and analysis, developing recommendations for technical solutions in concert with technical professionals on the team, and enabling test-driven development of solutions by maintaining test plans and test assets for teamwork (enhancement, support and maintenance projects.) Demonstrates strong ability in technology and/or strong understanding of the business/education process. Builds and maintains client relationships through positive interactions. Specific Duties & Responsibilities Analysis & Requirements Gathering Define highly complex business/clinical/education problems by meeting with clients to observe and understand current processes and the issues related to those processes. Provide written documentation of findings to share with the client and other IT colleagues. Gather highly complex system requirements by meeting with clients and researching existing technology to understand the business requirements and possible solutions for new applications. Design & Development Develop detailed tasks and project plans by analyzing project scope and milestones for highly complex projects to ensure product is delivered timely according to software lifecycle standards. Write functional/technical specifications by taking the provided highly complex system requirements and putting them into functional and technical descriptions for use by programmers and business analysts to develop technical solutions. Direct lower-level staff by reviewing their work. Provide monitoring and guidance in business process and application design to more junior staff. Give direction and leadership in techniques and tools to lower-level staff. Provide experienced leadership for strategic planning in designing and developing comprehensive innovative integrated solutions. Testing & Documentation Create and document highly complex test scenarios using the appropriate testing tools to validate and verify application functionality. Test all changes by using the appropriate highly complex test scenarios to ensure all delivered solutions work as expected and errors are handled in a meaningful way. Author and maintain documentation by writing audience-appropriate materials to serve as technical and/or end-user references. Mentor junior staff in testing tools and technologies by reviewing their work. Implementation & Maintenance Implement changes by adhering to the change management policies and procedures for any given project to communicate to all parties the nature, significance, and risk factors of the solution. Monitor changes and resolve highly complex problems by responding as they occur, by reviewing all processing and output of the newly implemented solution, and by proactively ensuring the solution works successfully to satisfy the customer requirements and to provide a smooth transition to the new solution. Provide support by triaging and resolving highly complex issues to ensure prompt, effective service. Other duties as assigned. In addition to the duties described above Work with the Director of Technology to conduct technology needs analysis, business analysis and technology consulting services for WSE stakeholders. Attend meetings, communicate stakeholder needs, document requirements, and manage other administrative tasks. Support WSE programs and initiatives involving technology transformation, evaluation, and/or adoption, including AI enablement and transformation. Make recommendations and appropriate decisions using available resources, data, and stakeholder requirements when identifying technology solutions. Design and deliver digital products (e.g., websites, SharePoint sites, digital media, and course assets) and/or coordinate with 3rd party vendors to deliver solutions. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree. Six years of related experience preferably within testing and business requirement gathering. Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula. Preferred Qualifications Experience with educational technology (e.g., Canvas LMS and 3rd party tools). Experience with ChatGPT. Experience with Zendesk Support and Guide. Experience with video communications (e.g., Zoom). Knowledge in the assigned application as well as the platform on which it runs. Higher education experience is helpful but not required. Expected Skills Proficiency Level Agile Methodology - Advanced Application Architecture - Advanced Data Architecture and Design - Advanced Data Visualization - Advanced JIRA - Advanced Operating Systems - Advanced Product Requirements - Advanced Software Development Life Cycle - Advanced Software Documentation - Advanced Systems Architecture - Advanced User Story - Advanced Workflow Management - Advanced The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs. Classified Title: Sr. Business Solution Analyst Job Posting Title (Working Title):Sr. Technology Solutions Analyst (Center for Media & Technology Solutions) Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PF Starting Salary Range: $43.84 - $76.82 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.) Employee group: Part-time Schedule: M-F, 19 hrs wkly FLSA Status:Exempt Location: Remote Department name: Ctr for Media & Tech Solutions Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering Total Rewards* The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/. Education and Experience Equivalency Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job. Applicants Completing Studies Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date. Background Checks The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. 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