ITPA11 - Business Analyst

The State of Michigan is a state government employer providing information technology services to support public agencies and health-related programs. The IT Business Analyst supports Vital Records by designing, developing, testing, and implementing IT solutions, documenting business and system requirements, and supporting the Vital Statistics website and data modernization initiatives.

What you'll do:

• 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

What they're looking for:

• 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
• No specific type or amount is required
• 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
• 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
• 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

Benefits:

• 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.
• 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.
• Health, mental health, dental, and vision insurance to eligible career employees, their spouses, and their children.
• A life-insurance benefit of two times employees’ annual salary, up to $200,000.
• Long-term-disability insurance that can provide continuing benefits if an injury or illness prevents employees from working.
• 401(k) and 457 plans for new hires to save for retirement.
• The state will automatically contribute an amount equal to 4% of your pay to a 401(k) account.
• The state will also match up to 5% of your pay if you contribute to your 401(k) account.
• Your contributions vest immediately, and the state’s contributions fully vest after just 4 years.
• Eligible full-time employees receive between 15 and 35 personal days and 13 sick days per year that may be rolled over to the following year if not used.