Quality Assurance Analyst

The Department of Technology, Management and Budget supports the business operations of state agencies through a variety of services including Information Technology project delivery, maintenance and support. This position is within the Agency Services area supporting MDE, CEPI, MCSC, MDCR, & MiLEAP.

We are looking for a person that understands the value of public service in a diverse environment and wants to help us meet the needs of our citizens. This person needs to be an excellent communicator, meaning they can explain things to an individual or large group in a way that they can understand and relate to, not necessarily an orator.

We would love someone who is a motivator and leader. You need to be organized, have good time management skills, and know the importance of a timeline. We need someone who is reliable and honest and who keeps their word and commitments to their colleagues and customers. We want someone who comes to work to work and holds themselves and their staff accountable.

You need to embrace diversity, have a team-oriented mindset, and learn to communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals. Strong communications skills are a must.

This position functions as an QA analyst, within a team of technology professionals. This position helps with design, development, testing, and on-going enhancements that support the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) and the following agency systems.

• App Secure
• Educational Entity Master (EEM)
• Financial Information Database (FID)
• Graduation and Dropout (GAD, Grad Drop, Cohort)
• Michigan Education Data Portal (MiSchool Data)
• Michigan Post-Secondary Data Inventory (MPDI)
• Michigan Student Data System (MSDS)
• Michigan Student Longitudinal Data System (MSLDS)
• Nonpublic School Personnel Report (NSPR)
• Registry of Educational Personnel (REP)
• School Infrastructure Database (SID)
• Student Transcript and Academic Record Repository (STARR)

This position is responsible for participation on application development projects which focus on achieving the goals and mission of the agency. This position has responsibilities in all phases of the software development lifecycle related to these systems. Knowledge of quality assurance testing platform(s) as listed within the knowledge skills and abilities section of this position description.

If you are a self-motivated person who wants a challenge and to work in a high paced environment, we are interested in hearing from you.

The State of Michigan offers competitive work experience that includes in-state remote work options, tuition reduction program at several higher education institutions, a variety of benefits, access to professional development training, and excellent vacation and sick time policies. Please consider sending in your application today.

This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $2,500. Up to $1,250 to be paid upon new hire and the remainder to be paid after satisfactory completion of the initial probationary period (12-month period). This does not apply to current state employees.

Position Location/Remote Office:
The office location is Lansing, MI. The State of Michigan is not able to offer employment to out-of-state applicants that do not plan to relocate. The Department of Technology Management and Budget currently offers a hybrid work option which requires two days working on-site at the official work location and three days of remote work per week.

DTMB is proud to be a Michigan Veteran’s Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran-Friendly Employer.

Information Technology Programmer/Analyst 12 – Possession of a Bachelor’s degree with 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management or mathematics.

Information Technology Programmer/Analyst 12 – Two years of professional experience equivalent to an Information Technology Infrastructure or Programmer/Analyst P11.