Business Analyst

Business Analyst

WHY JOIN LIS?

When you join Legislative Information Systems (LIS), you’ll be a part of a team working to make an impact serving our state by creating and supporting legislative applications and legislative users. We’re continuously modernizing our practices and we’re looking for agents of change. Our team encourages continuous learning and career development for all positions.

OUR MISSION

LIS serves the Ohio General Assembly and legislative agencies by providing operational efficiency, strategic planning, and innovation in a cost-effective manner for the implementation and advancement of technology across the legislature.

COMPENSATION

Salary Range: $70,000.00 – $90,000.00 annually

Dependent on experience and interview process

WELLNESS BENEFITS

At LIS, we strive to offer competitive benefits that support you throughout your career with us so you can plan for today and the future. We offer a comprehensive state benefits package including:

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave
• Disability and bereavement leave

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary.

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

When you join our team, you’ll experience the flexibility, autonomy, trust and collaboration we believe creates a safe, innovative, and thriving environment. After all, we’ve hired you not only for the skills and experiences you possess today, but also where you’ll grow tomorrow.

• Hybrid work schedule
• Collaborative environment
• Continuous Learning + education and conference allocation
• Business casual dress code

RESPONSIBILITIES

You’ll work with clients and software engineers as we solve some of the biggest challenges facing the organizations we serve. You will be expected to approach user needs with pragmatic problem solving and solutions. You’ll demonstrate a strong aptitude for learning new skills and play an integral role in impacting team culture, practice, and engagement. As a valued member of our team, you’ll:

• Participate in all aspects of the SDLC
• Collaborate with other Business Analysts to conduct assessments of user needs and understand user environments
• Work to understand the birds-eye view of systems and the impact of any changes to them
• Collaborate with software engineers and domain experts to ensure work products of LIS meet the highest standards of quality
• Create software documentation and participate in bug tracking and reporting procedures
• Contribute to test plans
• Participate in testing in order to recommend feature or bug fixes for release to production

QUALIFICATIONS

Human Skills:

• Strong Communicator - written, verbal, listening, and questioning
• Ability to convey ideas from analysis to synthesis
• Problem Solver - solutioning through understanding the problem, rather than just executing a task
• Self-starter – having the initiative, drive, and willingness to engage in improving the team and the solutions we build
• Critical Thinker - approaching problems with curiosity in order to build solutions that solve our clients’ challenges
• Continuous learning mindset
• Openness to receive guidance and feedback from senior team members as well as peers
• Collaborator - ability to work and share knowledge as well as feedback across teams and roles

Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of the SDLC and Agile practices
• Experience in requirements gathering and documentation
• Eagerness to stay up to date on industry and technology advancements
• Experience with the basic principles of software testing
• Experience with managing stakeholders, including negotiation of solutions, setting of expectations, and communication on progress milestones

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Confluence, Jira, or other collaborative team workspace tools utilized in agile project management

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

CULTURE

Our Vision:

LIS consistently provides information technology, strategic direction and forward-thinking solutions that are vital to the smooth and efficient operation of Ohio’s legislative processes serving the citizens of Ohio.

Our Guiding Principles:

• The first responsibility of Legislative Information Systems (LIS) is to the legislative organizations we support. Our work is vital to the smooth and efficient operation of Ohio’s governmental processes and to the State’s citizens. We work efficiently while reducing risk to our customers.
• We prioritize operations and service uptime, minimizing the impact of outages.
• Our customers consider LIS a trusted advisor and rely on us for knowledgeable assistance on all technical needs.
• We communicate openly and honestly to build trust and confidence. Our customers and peers understand what we are doing and how it will affect them.
• We know that our best work comes through teamwork. We show others respect. We invite and encourage input from anyone who can help us do our jobs more effectively and efficiently.
• Our systems and legislative data are maintained in a safe and secure manner to provide data integrity.
• We adhere to fiscally responsible principles in IT spending, ensuring the greatest value for taxpayer money.

*** ANY OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT IS CONDITIONAL UPON THE COMPLETION OF A SATISFACTORY BACKGROUND CHECK. ***