Business Analyst

About This Role

Serve as a Senior Business Analyst for the Wisconsin DNR ePermitting Discovery Project, focusing on extensive discovery, assessment, and documentation of current permitting processes and existing applications. This role is pivotal in preparing for a future statewide ePermitting solution.

Responsibilities

• Conduct discovery and analysis of current-state permitting processes across multiple DNR programs
• Identify and document existing permitting systems, tools, workflows, and business rules
• Lead and facilitate interviews, workshops, and group sessions with diverse stakeholders
• Document business, functional, and non-functional requirements for a future ePermitting solution
• Create current-state and future-state process flows, workflow diagrams, and conceptual models
• Assess and compare multiple applications supporting similar business functions
• Identify opportunities for process standardization, consolidation, and modernization
• Document statutory, regulatory, operational, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate with IT teams to capture integration, data, reporting, and security considerations
• Maintain structured discovery artifacts following DNR PMO standards, templates, and governance processes

Requirements

• 5-10+ years conducting business analysis for large or complex IT initiatives
• 5-10+ years leading requirements elicitation (interviews, workshops, document analysis)
• 5-10+ years documenting current-state business processes and workflows
• 5-10+ years assessing multiple systems supporting similar functional areas
• Proven ability to identify process commonalities, variations, and standardization opportunities
• Strong skills in documenting business, functional, and non-functional requirements
• Experience engaging with diverse stakeholder groups, including program leadership and IT teams
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to navigate differing perspectives
• Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills to evaluate options, risks, and constraints
• Experience using PMO standards, templates, and governance processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present findings to non-technical audiences

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years conducting business analysis for large or complex IT initiatives and leading requirements elicitation

Nice to Have

• Experience with permitting, licensing, regulatory, or case management systems
• Experience in government or public-sector IT environments
• Familiarity with ePermitting platforms or workflow-based SaaS solutions
• Understanding of enterprise integrations (identity management, GIS, payments, document management, etc.)

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits