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Job Title: Business Analyst

Job Requisition ID: 43781

Closing Date: 12/31/24

Salary: $7,491 a month

Work Hours: M-F 8:30AM - 5:00PM

Work Location: (Hybrid) 313 S 6th St Springfield, IL 62701-1805

Union Position: Yes

Work Authorization: US work authorization required. No Sponsorship Available. W2 only, no C2C. Not eligible for OPT/CPT. 

 

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. 

This position serves as the Business Analyst, supporting the Department of Central Management Services (CMS). 

In this role, you will perform complex professional and advisory functions in application services. 

In addition, you will perform in-depth assessment and analysis to provide business process re-engineering and transformation services for highly complex applications for CMS. 

This position serves as a liaison between agency and technology providers, either DoIT or third parties, ensuring open inquiries are followed to completion. 

If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team! 

 

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
  • Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
  • 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
  • 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
  • 3 paid personal business days per year
  • 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
  • Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
  • Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
 

Why Work for Illinois?

Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you’re helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you’re part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.

No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

 

Essential Functions

  • Under administrative direction, serves as the Business Analyst for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) in performing complex professional and advisory functions in application services.
  • Writes user stories, use cases, and program specifications by participating in the design, testing, training, knowledge transfer, system tuning, and system implementation.
  • Serves as a liaison between agency and technology provider, either DoIT or third parties, ensuring open inquiries are followed to completion.
  • Develops, modifies, supports, and maintains systems, sites, and forms utilizing SDLC or Agile development methodologies and tools such as Microsoft Power Platform, .NET, Salesforce, Dynamics, Tableau, MS SQL, MS Access, and relational databases.
  • Promotes DoIT service offerings to agency staff by reviewing agency problem use cases and encourages the use of DoIT technologies as solutions.
  • Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
  • Performs other duties or assigned that area reasonably with the scope of the duties enumerated above.

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
  • Requires three (3) years of professional experience in Applications Services or a related Information Technology field. 
     

Preferred Qualifications

  • Three (3) years of professional experience with coordinating and conducting business requirement meetings with business and technical stakeholders to determine business requirements.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience with business process re-engineering, business process design, and transformation services.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience writing user stories, use cases, and program specifications.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience with application development, and System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) or Agile frameworks and processes.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience with Microsoft Power Platform, MS Access, .Net. and Fleet Management System.
  • Two (2) years of professional experience coordinating projects in an Information Technology environment.
  • Extensive knowledge in providing application and user support.
  • Ability to analyze data logically and exercise sound judgement in defining and evaluating problems of an operational or procedural nature.
  • Ability to gain and maintain effective working relationships with agency officials, associates, vendors, clients, and others.
  • Developed verbal and written communication skills to present to present technical information in a manner understandable to technical and non-technical individuals.
     

Conditions of Employment

NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position. 

  • Requires the ability to verify identity.
  • Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with State of Illinois.
  • Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check.
  • Requires self-disclosure of criminal activity.
  • Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties.
  • Requires the ability to work outside of normal hours to meet deadlines.
  • Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, etc.
  • Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences, and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
  • Requires the ability to lift and carry objects or equipment weighing up to 20 pounds This is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.