Business Analyst (Information Systems Analyst II, Option A)
Springfield, IL, US, 62702
Job Requisition ID: 50718
Posting Date: 10/16/2025
Closing Date: 10/29/2025
Agency: Department of Innovation and Technology
Class Title: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST II - 21166
Skill Option: Application Services - Information Technology
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $7,787 a month; Full Range $7,787- $11,450 a month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 2
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code: none
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
PROOF OF EDUCATIONAL COURSEWORK IS REQUIRED. ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF COURSEWORK INCLUDES UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, COPIES OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, ACCOUNT RECORDS (INCLUDING SCREENSHOTS) OF ACADEMIC COURSEWORK, AND ANY SIMILAR DOCUMENTS CREATED BY AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION
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.
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 Department of Corrections (IDOC). 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 parental 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
Essential Functions
- Under administrative direction, serves as a Business Analyst for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), performing complex professional and advisory functions in the Information Services Section.
- Writes user stories, use cases, and program specifications.
- Serves as project/team leader on highly complex projects while independently planning, developing, and implementing techniques for gathering and interpreting data.
- 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 Services field.
Specialized Skills
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience supporting Application Development and Data Management activities, including analyzing business requirements, documenting technical specifications, and ensuring data accuracy and integrity across enterprise applications.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience serving as a Business Analyst or project/team leader in a large IT organization, including facilitating requirements gathering, leading business process analysis, coordinating project deliverables, and ensuring alignment between technical solutions and business needs.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience utilizing SDLC methodologies, project management tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, MS Project), and enterprise technologies (e.g., DB2, SQL, Visual Studio, .NET Framework) to guide application development and system implementation.
Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)
- Three (3) years of professional experience supporting Application Development and Data Management activities, including analyzing business requirements, documenting technical specifications, and ensuring data accuracy and integrity across enterprise applications.
- Three (3) years of professional experience serving as a Business Analyst or project/team leader in a large IT organization, including facilitating requirements gathering, leading business process analysis, coordinating project deliverables, and ensuring alignment between technical solutions and business needs.
- Three (3) years of professional experience utilizing SDLC methodologies, project management tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, MS Project), and enterprise technologies (e.g., DB2, SQL, Visual Studio, .NET Framework) to guide application development and system implementation.
- Three (3) years of professional experience serving as a project or team leader with responsibility for coordinating staff, monitoring deliverables, and ensuring quality assurance and control measures.
- Extensive knowledge of business process analysis, design, modeling, reengineering, or process visualization, with the ability to identify inefficiencies, recommend improvements, and develop solutions that align with organizational goals.
- Ability to develop comprehensive IT technical documentation, including user stories, use cases, process models, and program specifications, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and traceability of requirements throughout the system development life cycle (SDLC).
- Extensive knowledge of conducting feasibility studies, system evaluations, and impact assessments, with recommendations that support informed decision-making and successful system transitions.
- Ability to analyze and resolve system and process issues, collaborating with technical teams and end users to ensure timely resolution.
- Developed communication and presentation skills, to facilitate workshops, deliver training, and present technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, including non-technical stakeholders.
Conditions of Employment
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 the State of Illinois.
- Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check.
- Requires self-disclosure of criminal history.
- 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.
- Requires the ability to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, short notice, evenings, weekends and holidays.
- Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held is prohibited.
- The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Work Location: 1301 Concordia Ct Springfield, IL 62702-5643
Agency Contact: Lois Green
Email: lois.d.green@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
This position DOES contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
The Department of Innovation & Technology (DolT) is the state's IT agency delivering an enterprise approach to statewide technology, innovation and telecommunication services, as well as policy and standards development, lifecycle investment planning, and cybersecurity services. With over 1,500 employees, DolT delivers IT services and innovative solutions to customer agencies to improve services provided to Illinois residents, DolT offers employees the opportunity to advance their careers, develop new skills and reach their potential, both personally and professionally. DoIT is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
- donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
Nearest Major Market: Springfield