Business Analyst (Information Systems Analyst II, Option A)

State of Illinois•Springfield, IL

4d•$8,060 - $11,851•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a Business Analyst supporting the Illinois State Police (ISP), performing in-depth assessment and analysis to business process re-engineering and transformation services. The ideal candidate will have professional experience with Business Process Design and Business Process Reengineering definition and modeling. This position will coordinate and implement workshops with key stakeholders and users to determine business requirements. This position writes user stories, use cases, and program specifications, participating in design, testing, training, knowledge transfer, system tuning, and system implementation in order to translate and track results of business analysis through entire SDLC. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position with DoIT!

Requirements

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.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience applying System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies to analyze, design, develop, test, and implement complex application solutions.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience performing Business Process Design and Business Process Reengineering, including the definition, modeling, and optimization of business processes.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience conducting system analysis and design using visual process modeling, modeling techniques and standard modeling conventions.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience working with Relational databases and development technologies, including SQL or Oracle; Visual Studio, .Net Framework, Digital Signature and Workflow technologies, Adobe Acrobat/Designer, SharePoint administration, and Cloud-based development environments.

Nice To Haves

Three (3) years of professional experience applying System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies to analyze, design, develop, test, and implement complex application solutions.
Three (3) years of professional experience performing Business Process Design and Business Process Reengineering, including the definition, modeling, and optimization of business processes.
Three (3) years of professional experience conducting system analysis and design using visual process modeling, data modeling techniques and standard modeling conventions.
Three (3) years of professional experience working with Relational databases and development technologies, including SQL or Oracle; Visual Studio, .Net Framework, Digital Signature and Workflow technologies, Adobe Acrobat/Designer, SharePoint administration, and Cloud-based development environments.
Three (3) years of professional experience serving as a Business Analyst or Project Coordinator, coordinating the activities of a multi-level teams on complex technical projects to achieve defined project objectives.
Three (3) years of professional experience developing user stories, use cases, and program specifications; preparing test plans, test scripts, and test data for new or modified programs and/or systems and preparing and delivering presentations to varied audiences.
Ability to analyze data logically and exercise sound judgment in defining, evaluating, and resolving difficult administrative, organizational, technical, or operational problems, including those requiring precedent-setting or research-based solutions
Ability to gain and maintain effective working relationships with internal staff, agency officials, vendors, clients, and project stakeholders.
Developed verbal and written communications skills, with ability to convey complex technical information clearly, precisely, and in a manner appropriate for diverse audiences.
Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to shifting project requirements.

Responsibilities

Serves as a Business Analyst for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Illinois State Police (ISP) performing complex professional and advisory functions for the Application Services.
Develops user stories, use cases, and program specifications, supporting design, testing, training, knowledge transfer, system tuning, and system implementation efforts to ensure business analysis results are accurately translated and maintained throughout the full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Collaborates with Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) technical staff and serves as a project team leader on complex initiatives, overseeing project planning, task coordination, technical solution development, and quality assurance to ensure successful project delivery.
Analyzes and recommends new procedures and techniques to improve requirements gathering, articulation, process, and data modeling, testing and documentation process.
Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Benefits

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