Job Code
496
Department Name
IT Development
Reports To
Manager, Business Analysts
FLSA Status
Exempt
Union Code
N/A
Management
No
About Us:
Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 100,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values: Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues.
The Funds oversees and manages $9 billion of dollars in assets, which are made up of many, varied and complex funds. The dollars come from a number of sources, including the property owners who pay into the funds on behalf of their employees, and as such, requires those who oversee and manage the money to be highly skilled financial management people.
For 2025 and beyond, 32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard-working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more.
Please take a moment to watch our video to learn more about our culture and contributions to our members: youtu.be/hYNdMGLn19A
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Manager, Business Analysts, the IT Operations Support Analyst is responsible for scheduling and monitoring system jobs, performing system updates and configurations, as well as escalating and documenting issues. This position requires strong attention to detail.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Schedules and monitors system batches daily, including weekends
- Follows established timeframes, proactively engages stakeholders to determine and publish the monthly batch calendar, and adjusts schedules due to ad hoc requests in both Production and Non-Production environments
- Updates system factor tables
- Updates security access
- Supports operations of the applications
- Triggers and monitors file transmissions
- Ensures timely reporting of all production processing problems related to supported applications
- Accurately analyzes and documents instances of application failures
- Supports applications on-site and remotely as needed, including on weekends and off hours
- Maintains support documentation and procedure manuals
- Tests the applications and documents test cases, test results, including defect descriptions
- Establishes, develops and maintains positive effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and vendors
- Performs other tasks as assigned by management/supervisory staff
Qualifications (Competencies):
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- At least 2 years of work experience with batch scheduling and calendar planning
- Strong attention to detail; a high degree of accuracy is required
- Experience with user security administration, setting up and terminating users, creating and applying security roles, custom security access, and familiarity with security concepts
- Problem solving skills
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Very good organizational skills
- Ability to learn and adapt to change
- Ability to work in a team oriented environment
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or higher from accredited college in Computer Science, Business or a related field preferred. Will consider equivalent experience.
Language Skills:
Speak, read, write and understand English.
Reasoning Ability:
High
Shift
This position requires regular weekend work, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays based on operational needs and established scheduling requirements.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
- Under 1/3 of the time: Standing, Walking, Climbing or Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling
- 1/2 to 2/3 of the time: Sitting, Reaching with Hands & Arms
- Over 2/3 of the time: Talking or Hearing
- 100% of the time: Using Hands
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- 1/3 to 2/3 of the time: Work near moving or mechanical parts, exposure to radiation, moderate noise.
Skills Required
- At least 2 years of experience with batch scheduling and calendar planning
- Experience with user security administration, including setting up and terminating users, creating and applying security roles, and managing custom security access
- Familiarity with security concepts
- Strong attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
- Problem-solving skills
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Very good organizational skills
- Ability to learn and adapt to change
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Business, or a related field
- Equivalent experience may substitute for the degree
- Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English
- Availability for regular weekend, holiday, and off-hours work
What We Do
The Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds is the umbrella organization responsible for administering benefits, including Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training and Legal Services benefits to over 100,000 SEIU 32BJ members. SEIU 32BJ is the union representing property service workers, including office cleaners and residential doormen and superintendants, from Connecticut through Florida. Pension The Pension Fund provides retirement security for members and their spouses through a regular monthly pension benefit based on their years of service. Retirement Services The Supplement Retirement Savings Plan (SRSP) strengthens members’ retirement security through self directed retirement accounts funded by both employer contributions and participant savings. Health The Health Fund provides comprehensive, affordable high quality health benefits to members and their families. Training The Training Fund offers more than 100 different courses and seminars, ranging from Green Buildings to English as a Second Language, and everything in-between. Legal The Legal Fund provides legal representation to members, retirees and their dependants in a broad range of matters, including family, immigration, consumer and criminal law. The Benefit Funds’ main office is in New York City, with satellite offices in New Jersey, Connecticut and Washington, DC.
