Business Analyst (IT Statewide Analyst 1, 2, or 3)

The State of Louisiana’s Office of Technology Services delivers technology solutions that support and enhance IT functions across Executive Branch Departments. The Business Analyst leads and performs complex business and technical analysis, documents current and future-state processes, and mentors lower-level analysts within the Product Delivery Section.

What you'll do:

• Lead and perform business and/or technical analysis of highly complex business/technical requirements and processes for a project or initiative through collaboration with agency subject matter experts, developers, and other analysts
• Mentor and train lower level Analysts and Associate Analysts in the performance of business and/or technical analysis of complex business/technical requirements and processes
• Create and deliver overview and/or detailed documentation about highly complex current and future state business/technical processes for a project or initiative including pros, cons, and recommendations concerning potential future state processes
• Document business and/or technical analysis practices and procedures
• Perform all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed

What they're looking for:

• Five years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services; OR
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services; OR
• An associate's degree in information technology plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services; OR
• A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services; OR
• A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus two years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services; OR
• A master's degree plus two years of experience in information technology, project management, business analysis or administrative services
• Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field
• A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles

Benefits:

• Insurance Coverage
• Up to six weeks paid parental leave
• Paid holidays, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
• Sick and annual leave that can be accumulated and saved for future use
• Annual and sick leave accrual rate increases as years of service increase
• Eligibility to participate in various retirement systems based on the type of appointment and agency
• Access to a great professional development program