Business Systems Analyst

The Business System Analyst, Custom Applications is a critical part of the IT team and has the primary responsibility of overseeing the internally developed, custom applications, API, and database tools supporting a significant portion of the NOLS business model.

NOLS custom applications are the backbone of our product delivery and sales model.  These tools are used in managing our student enrollment, roster management, and course lifecycle management.

This role provides specialized applications and systems expertise and assistance within NOLS's Information Technology systems portfolio to improve the business systems processes and support business strategies. Analyzes new and existing technologies; and designs, implements, and supports critical business functions. Aids in process improvement activities and supports migration to new tools.

The goal of the Business System Analyst (BSA) position is to ensure that our custom-developed software solutions are effectively implemented, used, maintained, and integrated with other solutions to yield consistent, accurate, and secure data that meet the needs of the organization. The Custom Applications BSA will manage the roadmap of enhancements and fixes for all of our custom-developed applications. 

Key Logistical Information:

What does a Business Systems Analyst, Custom Applications do?

This role is in our IT Applications and Data team. 

This role is mid to senior level commensurate with experience.  This means you will be involved in the following activities: 

What makes a great Business Systems Analyst, Custom Applications at NOLS? 

We are looking for people who share our values and are keen to learn and develop their expertise. We are looking for candidates with the skills listed below. We expect to provide training and development support in some of the areas.

In your first 6 months, you will: 

Who are we and what can we offer you?

NOLS is a nonprofit global wilderness school that seeks to help people step forward boldly as a leader.

We believe that anyone can be a leader; it is our role to provide the environment and training to help people discover their full potential. We do that in classrooms close to home and in remote wilderness areas around the world. We are an organization with heart, expertise, and wildness, and these qualities help us support powerful, authentic experiences.

NOLS really is a great place to work:

Next steps

All you need to do is start the process by clicking on the yellow button on the top right.

You’ll answer some questions that are related to your day-to-day job. After the job closes, your answers will go through our sift process: all answers will be anonymized, randomized and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers. If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which includes an interview.

Additional Information

NOLS can currently employ remote employees who have legal working rights in the United States, Canada. We can support remote employees in the following states/provinces: Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming.

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