Business Intelligence Team Lead (Information Systems Analyst II, Option A)

State of Illinois

$96K — $142K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields required.
  • 3 years of professional experience in applications services or IT.
  • 3 years leading enterprise data warehouse projects.
  • 3 years designing interactive business intelligence reporting solutions using Power BI and Business Objects.
  • Expertise in ETL pipeline development with Azure Data Factory and SSIS.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Business Intelligence Team for the Illinois State Police.
  • Design and maintain database architecture and data standards.
  • Develop complex reporting solutions and optimize existing processes.
  • Analyze complex data and produce ongoing reports.
  • Continuously update skills in latest IT developments.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive group insurance including health, life, dental, and vision plans.
  • Flexible work schedules depending on position availability.
  • Paid vacation time ranging from 10 to 25 days annually.
  • 12 days of paid sick time annually with carryover.
  • Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks.
  • Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System.
  • Tuition reimbursement and eligibility for federal loan forgiveness program.
Full Job Description
Job Requisition ID: 58038 Opening Date: 08/07/2026Closing Date: 08/21/2026Agency: Department of Innovation and TechnologyClass Title: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST II - 21166 Skill Option: Application Services - Information Technology Bilingual Option: NoneSalary: Anticipated starting salary $8,060/month; Full range $8,060 - $11,851/monthJob Type: SalariedCategory: Full Time County: SangamonNumber of Vacancies: 1Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCMEMerit Comp Code: n/a

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.

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 Intelligence Team Lead supporting the Illinois State Police (ISP) developing and supporting a robust data warehouse portfolio and creation of interactive dashboards and visualizations. The main position objective is to support proactive, data-driven policing by providing quick and accurate business intelligence solutions to assist with operational decision-making. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

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 Business Intelligence Team Lead for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Business Intelligence Unit of the Illinois State Police (ISP) performing complex professional and advisory functions in Application Services.
  • Leads the design, development, and governance of database architecture and data engineering initiatives, including defining, documenting, and maintaining departmental metadata and data standards.
  • Provides design and development of complex reporting solutions and performs debugging, tuning, and documenting of all processes and components.
  • Interprets complex data and analyzes results using statistical techniques to provide ongoing reports.
  • 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 assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of 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 Technology field.


Specialized Skills

  • Requires three (3) years of professional experience leading the development, enhancement, and governance of enterprise data warehouse solutions to support complex organizational reporting, analytics, and operational decision-making
  • Requires three (3) years of professional experience directing the design and delivery of self-service, ad hoc, and interactive business intelligence reporting using tools including Power BI and Business Objects, with proven success advancing analytics adoption.
  • Requires three (3) years of professional experience architecting, optimizing, and managing relational database structures, queries, and data models to ensure secure, high-performance analytical and reporting operations.
  • Requires three (3) years of professional experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), ensuring accurate and reliable movement of data for dashboards and analytical products.


Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

  • Three (3) years of professional experience leading the development, enhancement, and governance of enterprise data warehouse solutions to support complex organizational reporting, analytics, and operational decision-making
  • Three (3) years of professional experience directing the design and delivery of self-service, ad hoc, and interactive business intelligence reporting using tools including Power BI and Business Objects, with proven success advancing analytics adoption.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience architecting, optimizing, and managing relational database structures, queries, and data models to ensure secure, high-performance analytical and reporting operations.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), ensuring accurate and reliable movement of data for dashboards and analytical products.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience using Azure DevOps for source control, CI/CD automation, and project tracking with familiarity managing Azure cloud resources including configuration, provisioning, monitoring, and cost optimization.
  • Three (3) years of professional experience leading cross-functional teams or managing complex BI and data engineering projects, demonstrating the ability to coordinate multi-level technical and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise-wide solutions.
  • Ability to perform statistical analysis, identify trends, interpret complex datasets, and translate findings into actional insights that improve operational and strategic decision-making.
  • Extensive knowledge of implementing or maintaining data governance practices, including metadata management, data quality, and data assurance, architectural standards, and enterprise stewardship of analytical assets.
  • Extensive knowledge conducting unit, integration, acceptance, and regression testing for data warehouse, ETL, and reporting solutions, along with experience monitoring applications, troubleshooting issues, and responding to urgent operational incidents.
  • Developed communication and collaboration skills with the ability to gather requirements, translate business needs into scalable data solutions, advocate for analytics maturity, and facilitate the deployment and organization wide sharing of dashboards, reports, and data tools.


Conditions of Employment

  • 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 and self-disclosure of criminal history.
  • Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, etc.
  • 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 travel in performance of duties with overnight stays.
  • Requires the ability to work outside of normal hours to meet deadlines.
  • Requires the ability to serve in an on-call capacity.
  • 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 hours may vary)
Headquarter Location: 801 S 7th St, Springfield, Illinois, 62703
Work County: Sangamon
Agency Contact: Lois Green
Email: [email protected]
Posting Group: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

This position DOES contain "Specialized Skills" (as that term is used in CBAs).

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

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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.

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