How to hire a technical system analyst

How to hire a technical system analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step technical system analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a technical system analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new technical system analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a technical system analyst, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A technical system analyst's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, technical system analysts from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents technical system analyst salaries for various positions.

   Type of Technical System Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Technical System Analyst	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$30-50
   Analyst Lead	The duties of an analyst lead depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis, coordinating with different departments to gather leads and data, reviewing findings, and producing reports and presentations for the stakeholders and other higher-ranking officials... Show more	$35-58
   Software Analyst	A software analyst is responsible for creating and designing software programs and applications, as well as modifying existing ones for optimization according to business requirements. Software analysts work with the technical team to draw system codes, analyze programming languages, and ensure the stability and efficiency of software navigation by running multiple quality checks to the system... Show more	$29-47

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Troubleshoot
   • Technical Support
   • SAN
   • Data Analysis
   • CRM
   • Java
   • SQL Server
   • Unix
   • OS
   • Strong Analytical
   • Management System
   • Technical Troubleshooting
   • HR

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage ticket queue ensuring all issues are assign accordingly and that all SLA's are meet.
   • Develop and manage system requirements, technical and QA documents for manufacturing maintenance and specifications.
   • Lead disaster recovery exercises, infrastructure hardware/software decommissioning initiatives and redeployment of legacy application retirements/migrations for Fannie Mae (client).
   • Provide all system administration, application support, and user support for both the HP-UX and SCO Unix environment.
   • Create worklist item web-parts in the SharePoint site for process visualization.
   • Limit coding in COBOL ILE.

   More technical system analyst duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your technical system analyst job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A technical system analyst salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, technical system analysts' average salary in hawaii is 44% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level technical system analysts earn 41% less than senior-level technical system analysts.
   • Certifications. A technical system analyst with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a technical system analyst's salary.

   Average technical system analyst salary

   $82,275yearly

   $39.56 hourly rate

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   Entry-level technical system analyst salary

   $63,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average technical system analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$98,446	$47
   2	Washington	$92,844	$45
   3	New York	$88,284	$42
   4	North Carolina	$85,247	$41
   5	Virginia	$84,098	$40
   6	Pennsylvania	$83,610	$40
   7	New Jersey	$83,243	$40
   8	Illinois	$82,279	$40
   9	District of Columbia	$81,576	$39
   10	Minnesota	$81,318	$39
   11	Massachusetts	$81,198	$39
   12	Kansas	$80,276	$39
   13	Ohio	$80,164	$39
   14	Louisiana	$79,605	$38
   15	Arizona	$79,529	$38
   16	Georgia	$78,635	$38
   17	Texas	$78,064	$38
   18	Indiana	$77,213	$37
   19	Florida	$74,923	$36
   20	Colorado	$67,296	$32

   Average technical system analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Koch Industries	$117,850	$56.66	1
   2	Bank of the West	$116,022	$55.78
   3	Stanford University	$114,219	$54.91	12
   4	Selective Insurance	$114,019	$54.82	4
   5	Mayo Clinic	$112,684	$54.17	27
   6	Starbucks	$112,233	$53.96	5
   7	Against All Odds	$111,176	$53.45
   8	Whole Foods Market	$110,906	$53.32	1
   9	Pacific Gas and Electric	$110,415	$53.08
   10	Gillette	$108,946	$52.38
   11	Medtronic	$108,659	$52.24	76
   12	First Republic Bank	$108,242	$52.04
   13	Generac Holdings	$107,703	$51.78	18
   14	Barclays	$107,537	$51.70	1
   15	Sony Interactive Entertainment America	$107,011	$51.45
   16	AIG	$106,819	$51.36	27
   17	Allstate	$106,563	$51.23	1
   18	GuideWell Source	$106,462	$51.18
   19	Stryker	$106,164	$51.04	15
   20	Western Alliance Bank	$105,897	$50.91	13

4. Writing a technical system analyst job description

   A good technical system analyst job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a technical system analyst job description:

   Technical system analyst job description example

   Visa's Corporate IT organization is hiring a Technology expert responsible for Operations, solution & delivery in HR Technology. As a Systems Analyst, you will be part of our People Technology team to help deliver world class software for our business partners. You will report to the Senior manager in our Corporate IT organization.
   
   Imagine yourself as part of the team of individuals that are creating Visa's digital future for how employees, organizational and People leaders get work done. Workday is at the center of everything we do. While you will help administer other SaaS applications, we want to utilize all the synergy Workday brings to our core human capital management practices. We do not take orders, rather, we build deep partnerships with our People Business Partners and champion proactive new ways Technology can advance our employees' development. We prioritize delightful user experiences, and we thrive on solving our businesses problems.
   
   We need you to leverage your years of technical experience and your hands-on Workday configuration experience to design, build and deliver Technology solutions with successful outcomes. You will partner closely with our People team to understand business problems and promote strategic and tactical solutions. You will design, configure, test and deploy new Workday / SaaS application features with precision and transparency and administer business processes in our Global Workday tenant like goal setting, talent reviews and performance reviews. Because Technology is at the heart of what we do, you will be flexible to learn, implement and support new technical solutions.
   
   Come join our team and help build the strategy and roadmap for the future of People Technology at Visa!
   Essential Functions:
   
   Strong technical communication skills along with effective collaboration skills
   
   Strong program and project management skills. Ability to multitask and handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
   
   Exceptional problem solving and time management skills and highly detail oriented
   
   Superior stakeholder management, Interacts frequently with internal and external management and senior level customer representatives
   
   Ability to lead effective meetings and briefings for internal and external representatives. Must often coordinate efforts between functional areas or members of an extended project team
   
   This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office two days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right technical system analyst for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your technical system analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit technical system analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit technical system analysts, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with a technical system analyst applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new technical system analyst

   Once you've decided on a perfect technical system analyst candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new technical system analyst first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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