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Job Title: Business Analyst

Job Requisition ID: 48267

Closing Date: 7/21/2025

Salary: $7,787 a month

Work Hours: M-F 8:30AM - 5:00PM

Work Location: (Hybrid) 300 W Jefferson St Springfield, IL 62702-5041

Union Position: Yes

Work authorization: US work authorization required at time of application. No sponsorship available. Not eligible for F1 OPT/CPT. Positions are W2 only and cannot be converted to a contract position. If you have questions about your work authorization eligibility, please email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov. 

Questions? Email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov

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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 a Business Analyst and Project Team Leader supporting the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. 

The ideal candidate will have professional experience with Application Development and Data Management. 

This position will perform in-depth assessment and analysis to provide business process re-engineering and transformation services for highly complex enterprise-wide applications, while also participating in the design, testing, training, knowledge transfer, system tuning, and system implementation in order to translate and track results of business analysis through entire system development life cycle (SDLC). 

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

 

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 maternity/paternity 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 a Business Analyst for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), supporting the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) in performing complex professional and advisory functions and performing in-depth assessment and analysis to provide business process re-engineering and transformation services for highly complex enterprise-wide applications.
•    Writes user stories, use cases, and program specifications and participates in design, testing, training, knowledge transfer, system tuning, and system implementation in order to translate and track results of business analysis through the entire system development life cycle (SDLC).
•    Serves as a project team leader working on complex projects with DoIT technical staff and determining and coordinating project components such as project scheduling and assignments.
•    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.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications

•    Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years 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 developing detailed user stories, use cases, and functional specifications for web-based application development in a regulated or public-sector environment. 
•    Three (3) years of professional data management experience reviewing and verifying requirements traceability, preparing test plans, executing test cases, and validating results to ensure business requirements are met throughout the SDLC. 
•    Three (3) years of professional experience using SDLC methodologies and tools including, MS Project, DB2, SQL, Visual Studio, and .Net Framework to support system analysis and project delivery.
•    Three (3) years of professional experience conducting business process modeling and creating diagrams (e.g., data flow, swim lane, or process maps) to translate requirements into system design.
•    Three (3) years of professional experience analyzing legacy systems or applications to design and implement process reengineering or modernization solutions.
•    Three (3) years of professional experience leading cross-functional IT project teams, including assigning tasks, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring project milestones align with stakeholder expectations. 
•    Ability to coordinate the work of associates to achieve desired results.
•    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 associates, vendors, clients, and others.
•    Developed verbal and written communication skills to present technical information clearly to diverse audiences, including business users, development teams, and agency executives.

 

 

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 and requires self-disclosure of criminal history. 
•    Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties. 
•    Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, etc. 
•    Requires the ability to work outside of normal hours to meet deadlines. 
•    Requires the ability to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, short notice, evening, weekends, and holidays. 
•    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 10 pounds. This is considered sedentary work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(a)). Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and requires occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing.
 
The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.