IT Business Analyst - ITS2
Job ID: 97220 | Agency: Minnesota IT Services | Division: Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) | Location: St. Paul, MN (180 5th St E) | Full-time, Unlimited | Day Shift, Monday–Friday | Telework eligible (up to 50% onsite required) | Salary: $28.67–$46.62/hr ($59,862–$97,342/yr) | Bargaining Unit: MAPE (Unit 214) | FLSA: Nonexempt | Connect 700 designated
About the role
This position serves the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) within Minnesota IT Services (MNIT). The MNIT DEED team provides technical support to improve employment conditions, workforce and community development, business recruitment, and small business expansion into international trade.
The Business Analyst performs business analysis functions using industry-standard tasks and techniques (aligned with BABOK) to act as a liaison among stakeholders, understand organizational structure, policies, and operations, and recommend solutions that enable successful projects. Duties include participating in requirements gathering sessions to analyze, define, and document business processes, software requirements, data management systems, and development of specifications for technology initiatives. The analyst assists as a liaison between IT and business representatives in the design of system functional additions or modifications, collaborates on implementation planning for changes and releases, and documents system changes, problem identification and resolution, and ongoing maintenance of project information and documentation.
This role practices Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation, Requirements Management and Communication, Enterprise Analysis, Requirements Analysis, and Solution Assessment and Validation. Duties are typically more routine, less complex, and of smaller scope than those led by senior Business Analysts (ITS3, ITS4, ITS5), and require more direction, coaching, and mentoring when leading and problem solving for projects.
The position requires onsite work at 180 5th St E, St. Paul, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with limited telework available. Telework eligibility depends on residence: candidates living in Minnesota or within 50 miles of the worksite in a bordering state (IA, ND, SD, WI) may telework up to 50%; Minnesota residents living more than 50 miles from the worksite may be eligible to telework more