ITPA11 - Business Analyst

State of Michigan; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus up to $2,500

Job summary

State of Michigan, based in Lansing, seeks an IT Business Analyst to design, develop, test, and implement information systems for Agency Services and Public Health. The role supports Vital Records modernization, including data uploads and documentation across requirements, use cases, and security plans.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in a related field, with alternative pathways via an Associate degree and IT experience. Hybrid work requires two days on-site and three days remote weekly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 21 semester (32 term) credits in computer science, data processing, or related fields.
• Associate degree with 16 semester (24 term) credits in computer science or related field; or two years of IT experience substituted for education.
• High school diploma with four years of IT experience substitutions may apply.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, develop, test, and implement information systems and applications for Agency Services/Public Health/VERA.
• Document requirements, functional design, test plans and security plans; maintain project implementation plans.
• Support Vital Records website with monthly data uploads and participate in modernization efforts.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Functional design

Test planning

Security considerations

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / information technology

Associate degree in computer science / information technology

Job description

Position Location/Remote Office

The office location is Lansing, MI. The State of Michigan is not able to offer employment to out-of-state applicants that do not plan to relocate. The Department of Technology Management and Budget currently offers a hybrid work option which requires two days working on-site at the official work location and three days of remote work per week.

As an IT Business Analyst, the employee performs a complete range of information system analyst assignments including, but not limited to, designing, developing, testing, and implementing computer systems and applications for Agency Services/Public Health/VERA. This position is supporting Vital Records in designing and implementing a wide range of IT solutions for streamlining critical business processes such as order processing of Birth and Death Records, image and document retrieval from file storage, modernizing manual documentation into electronic format, and reporting Birth, Death, and Fetal Death data to DHHS according to MDHHS VERA automated processes, data integrity, and securing MDHHS systems during all phases of the State of Michigan software development lifecycle. The position is responsible for the documenting of Birth, Death, Paternity, Marriage, and Divorce critical solutions through, but not limited to taking Vital records meeting notes, business requirements documentation, functional design documentation, maintenance plans, use cases, test strategy documentation, test plans, system security plans, and project implementation plans. The position will also require primary business analyst role supporting the Vital Statistics website with monthly deployments of data uploads for data analysis and the modernization initiative of the website.

DTMB does not participate in STEM-OPT.

ITPA P11 - Position Description

SIGNING BONUS

This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $2,500. Up to $1,250 to be paid upon new hire and the remainder to be paid after satisfactory completion of the initial probationary period (12-month period). This does not apply to current state employees.

DTMB is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran-Friendly Employer.

Education

Possession of a Bachelor's degree with 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management or mathematics.

Possession of an associate's degree with 16 semester (24 term) credits in computer science, information assurance, data processing, computer information, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, IT project management, or mathematics and two years of experience as an application programmer, computer operator, or information technology technician; or two years (4,160 hours) of experience as an Information Technology Student Assistant may be substituted for the education requirement.

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and four years of experience as an application programmer, computer operator, information technology technician, or four years (8,320 hours) of experience as an Information Technology Student Assistant may be substituted for the education requirement.

Experience

No specific type or amount is required.

In accordance with federal law, all new employees must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States within three business days of beginning employment. If selected for employment, you must be able to submit proof of your legal right to work in the United States.

Certain positions may require certification in specific information technology programs.

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/I/InformationTechnologyProgrammerAnalyst.pdf