Business Analyst

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

When you join Legislative Information Systems (LIS), you’ll be a part of a team working to make an impact serving our state by creating and supporting legislative applications and legislative users. We’re continuously modernizing our practices and we’re looking for agents of change. Our team encourages continuous learning and career development for all positions. LIS serves the Ohio General Assembly and legislative agencies by providing operational efficiency, strategic planning, and innovation in a cost-effective manner for the implementation and advancement of technology across the legislature. Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Requirements

• Strong Communicator - written, verbal, listening, and questioning
• Ability to convey ideas from analysis to synthesis
• Problem Solver - solutioning through understanding the problem, rather than just executing a task
• Self-starter – having the initiative, drive, and willingness to engage in improving the team and the solutions we build
• Critical Thinker - approaching problems with curiosity in order to build solutions that solve our clients’ challenges
• Continuous learning mindset
• Openness to receive guidance and feedback from senior team members as well as peers
• Collaborator - ability to work and share knowledge as well as feedback across teams and roles
• Knowledge of the SDLC and Agile practices
• Experience in requirements gathering and documentation
• Eagerness to stay up to date on industry and technology advancements
• Experience with the basic principles of software testing
• Experience with managing stakeholders, including negotiation of solutions, setting of expectations, and communication on progress milestones

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Confluence, Jira, or other collaborative team workspace tools utilized in agile project management

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of the SDLC
• Collaborate with other business analysts to conduct assessments of user needs and understand user environments
• Work to understand the birds-eye view of systems and the impact of any changes to them
• Collaborate with software engineers and domain experts to ensure work products of LIS meet the highest standards of quality
• Create software documentation and participate in bug tracking and reporting procedures
• Contribute to test plans
• Participate in testing in order to recommend feature or bug fixes for release to production

Benefits

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits
• Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave
• Disability and bereavement leave
• Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) - employee contributes 10% of salary, employer contributes 14%
• Deferred Compensation - Ohio Deferred Compensation program (457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed