Application Analyst II

About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 3 million members in more than 8,600 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands.,” the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA’s roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.

The Lutheran Center (national office) is located in Chicago, Illinois. A staff of 400, under the leadership of the Presiding Bishop, serve as administrators, advisors, conveners, partners, and resource people for the ELCA and its ministries. Staff lead the work of national, domestic, and global ministries and programs including Lutheran Disaster Response, ELCA World Hunger, Service & Justice, Christian Community and Leadership, and Innovation. We are also home to five of our separately incorporated ministries: The Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA, Women of the ELCA, Lutheran Men in Mission, the ELCA Foundation and the ELCA Federal Credit Union.

About the position 

Information Technology (IT) provides technology services, support, and solutions to drive the mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and ensure that the data sources of the enterprise systems inform and support the strategic direction and intent of the churchwide organization. 

People delivering and advancing purposeful technology solutions in a secure, friendly, consistent, impactful, collaborative, and cost-effective manner to accompany people in creating value and accomplishing the goal, purpose, and vision of the ELCA. 

This position will provide support, maintenance, configuration and quality assurance for new applications, application changes and provide support for applications within product lines: financial, collaboration, constituent and digital applications.

The application analyst will advance, maintain and support applications, recommend business and operational improvements, design and specify systems and methods for configuration/installation, and perform configuration changes and installations.

This position will create technical specifications, test plans and operational documentation in coordination with the product manager/business analyst and functional applications power users / administrators. This position will oversee information system-related activities, and provide technology application support, protocols and education for primary enterprise systems.

This is a full-time, regular, exempt (salary), remote position. 

Candidates for this position must reside within the fifty United States or the District of Columbia and be authorized to work lawfully in the …