Information Technology Spec 4 - Business Analyst

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Working Title:

Information Technology Spec 4 - Business Analyst

Institution:

Minnesota State System OfficeInformation Technology Spec 4

Bargaining Unit / Union:

214: Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

City:

St. Paul

FLSA:

Non Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Classified - Unlimited

Salary Range:

$36.52 - $60.24

Job Description

This position exists to ensure that the business needs of the faculty, staff, administrators and students of the 33 colleges and universities in the Minnesota State system are understood and clearly documented so that the Information Technology Services Division can provide enterprise wide solutions to meet those needs.  This position works with campus and system office staff in order to understand the structure, policies and operations of the colleges and universities and to recommend solutions that enable the system as a whole to achieve its goals.

Specific Duties:

• Conduct business analysis with stakeholders to gather, document, and manage requirements, ensuring enterprise applications support compliant services for faculty, staff, and students.

• Manage and coordinate IT solution development to ensure projects align with the needs of faculty, staff, administrators, and students, while adhering to system, state, and federal regulations.

• Collaborate with business partners to model current and desired future states, identifying improvement opportunities, process inefficiencies, and technology gaps using industry-standard techniques.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to work with diverse clients, stakeholders and students, fostering a diverse working and learning environment.

• 5 years of business analysis experience working directly with business lines performing activities such as business process modeling, data flow diagramming, requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation.

• Knowledge of project management principles sufficient to determine project goals and objectives, establish development schedules, lead a team to complete development tasks, and monitor and evaluate progress.

• Demonstrated business analyst skills sufficient to elicit and analyze business requirements and deliver software solutions that meet end user needs.

• Business process modeling skills sufficient to elicit and analyze business requirements and deliver software solutions that meet end user needs.

• Presentation and facilitation experience sufficient to interact with a broad range of stakeholders in participatory decision making.

Preferred Qualification 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information technology or a related field.

• ITIL Foundations certification.

• 1 year experience completing business analysis activities in an Agile/Iterative software development environment.

• 1 year experience working the public sector or higher education environments.

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communication complex technical ideas and procedures to both technical and non-technical staff.

• Demonstrated organizational skills sufficient to lead complex software development efforts.

• Demonstrated skill in communicating through the use of technology to facilitate meetings, gather requirements and lead projects with geographically dispersed participants.

• Demonstrated skill with relational databases sufficient to create queries and analyze data for patterns and potential issues.

Other Requirements

n/a

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework (Yes/No)

Yes

About

Minnesota State is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing talented employees who serve our 270,000 students each year throughout the state. We have a vibrant and diverse system of 33 colleges and universities with 14,200 dedicated faculty and staff focused on student success.

Benefits Information:

At Minnesota State, we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc.  We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

Desired Start Date:

01-15-2025

Position End Date:

Open Date:

11-12-2024

Close Date:

01-06-2025

Posting Contact Name:

Shane Moore

Posting Contact Email:

mc0691rm@minnstate.edu