Overview

An Information Technology Analyst supports the analytical needs of a business through the analysis of moderately complex system data and summary reports.

What responsibilities will I have?

• Collect and analyze data to enable decision-making and process improvement for specialty area
• Cull moderately complex data and extrapolate trends and patterns
• Derive conclusions and summarize actionable insight for specialty area
• Collaborate with internal/external customers to validate conclusions/hypotheses
• Design and prep various reports, charts, graphs to depict trends
• Proactively seek opportunities for the IT department to deliver business value
• Lead projects to deliver new information and technology to the business areas
• Drive value from existing IT applications through data availability, business process improvements and other means
• Find and act on replication opportunities between sites and functions
• Leverage knowledge of the business, IT portfolio and architectural standards to develop and quantify business cases to provide input to the IT roadmap
• Influence changes to IT standards to meet evolving business or industry directions

What education and training is required?

A bachelor’s degree in an information technology field is required.

To pursue a career as an Information Technology Analyst:

The following high school courses are recommended: agricultural education, advanced mathematics, and computer courses.

Where can I work?

Any medium to large-scale agricultural companies with major technology systems and needs will hire IT analysts.

Future Job Market / Outlook

The future outlook for an IT Analyst will be great over the next five years. 

Suggested Professional Organizations and Associations

• Association of Information Technology Professionals
• Network Professionals Association