IT BUSINESS ANALYST I - 36000185

Requisition No: 857704 

Agency: Department of Lottery

Working Title: IT BUSINESS ANALYST I - 36000185

 Pay Plan: Lottery Exempt Serv

Position Number: 36000185 

Salary:  $40,973.40 

Posting Closing Date: 08/13/2025 

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IT BUSINESS ANALYST I 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY – DIVISION OF IT BUSINESS ANALYSIS & SQA

*Open Competitive Opportunity*

AGENCY BENEFITS:

If hired, as employee of the Florida Lottery, you will be provided the benefits listed below:

• Approximately 97.5% of the premium for health insurance
• Individual (~$8/month) or Family (~$30/month)
• 100% of the premium for individual or family dental insurance
• 100% of the premium for basic life insurance
• Employer contributions to the Pension Plan or Investment Plan; contribution levels will vary based upon Pay Plans.

GENERAL POSITION DESCRIPTION:

As a Business Analyst, you will work closely with internal and client's product owners and SMEs to document requirements, define scope, and formulate systems to parallel overall business strategies. Also responsible for backlog grooming along with help from the business units.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Each employee is expected to be knowledgeable of the Lottery’s Responsible Gaming program, including the No Underage Play and Play Within Your Means messaging, and will ensure retailers and players are aware of the program and provided information, as necessary.
• Analyzes business needs to develop specific functional requirements for applications software.
• Develops detailed application systems design documents to direct the implementation phase of software development.
• Develops system test plans to ensure that software meets design criteria.
• Diagnoses software problems to determine cause and develops and implements appropriate solutions.
• Develops acceptance test plans to ensure that software meets functional specifications.
• Develops sufficient system and user documentation to ensure proper operation and maintainability of application software.
• Designs and maintains relational databases.
• Assists in planning for the development of a large-scale integrated management information systems.
• Develops screen mockups for computer programs or software systems.
• Analyzes and de-bugs complex computer programs for the purposes of cross-testing, adding enhancements, and ongoing maintenance.
• Interviews functional staff to determine user requirements in designing and specifying system functional requirements.
• Researches and recommends appropriate technical solutions to meet functional requirements.
• Provides training and assistance to users in the operation and use of applications software.
• Provides consultation and technical assistance to users.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of PL/SQL, and Oracle 12g or Oracle 19C.
• Knowledge of advanced data processing concepts, terminology, and programming methodology and techniques.
• Knowledge of one or more high level computer programming languages.
• Knowledge of software engineering life cycle methodologies.
• Knowledge of relational database design techniques.
• Ability to learn new programming languages, hardware platforms, and to conform to Lottery programming standards.
• Ability to develop, test and debug computer programs.
• Ability to think logically and to analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to interpret technical information and communicate effectively to non-technical staff and management.
• Ability to identify, analyze and define user system needs.
• Ability to develop technical documentation, specifications, and reports.
• Ability to prepare software design specifications based on analyses of user functional requirements.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to learn, use, understand, and integrate new software and hardware technologies on an on-going basis.

• Ability to lead and coordinate a software acceptance test project.

Other job-related requirements for this position

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.

Successful passing of a criminal background check (state, local, and national) is required. 

Maintains strict confidentiality of information learned while working with the Florida Lottery, whether learned through assigned duties or through working with other units.  The types of confidential information may include, but are not limited to, payroll information, budget matters, policy decisions, tax matters, employee disciplinary issues, and other personnel data.

Statutes establishing or defining work performed

Chapter 24, Florida Statutes

Work Hours

Total hours in workweek:  40               

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.