Business analyst

Job Title: IT Business Analyst

Location: Remote

Job Type: Contract

Due to the growing demand for IT systems and solutions the Iowa Department of Management is seeking an experienced technical IT Business Analyst to join our team in supporting the implementation and management of various software development projects. The successful candidate will have a strong background in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies and Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban. Experience with project management tools like Azure DevOps or JIRA is highly desirable. As a Business Analyst they will work closely with crossfunctional teams to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with the organizations strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

Integration:

• Help in the coordination of IT integration efforts including systems applications and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements identify integration challenges and develop strategies to address them.
• Analyze existing IT systems and processes in both merging departments identify overlaps redundancies and gaps and propose integration solutions.
• Facilitate discussions and negotiations between departmental representatives to reach consensus on integrated processes systems and data management.
• Conduct impact assessments to identify risks issues and dependencies associated with IT integration activities and propose mitigation strategies.
• Manage communication and change management activities related to IT integration ensuring effective stakeholder engagement and user adoption.

1. Platform Migration from Google Services to Office 365:

• Facilitate discovery sessions with merging agencies to understand their current state use of Google Suite
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of current Google services usage dependencies and integration points to inform the migration strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define migration objectives timelines and success criteria.
• Coordinate with project manager technical teams and vendors to design and implement the migration plan ensuring minimal disruption to endusers and maintaining data integrity.
• Develop project documentation to facilitate user adoption and familiarity with the new Office 365 platform.
• Monitor and troubleshoot migrationrelated issues working with teams to promptly resolve them and minimize downtime and user impact.
• Document migration processes lessons learned and best practices to guide future migrations and ensure knowledge transfer within the organization.

1. Requirements Gathering and Analysis:

• Engage with business users subject matter experts and stakeholders to gather and document business and functional requirements.
• Conduct indepth analysis of existing IT systems processes and data flows to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to help translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications.
• Ensure that IT solutions align with organizational goals compliance requirements and industry best practices.

1. Project Management and Documentation:

Develop and manage service requests including scope schedule and budget estimates.

Monitor project progress identify and document risks and proactively communicate updates to stakeholders.

Prepare comprehensive project documentation including requirements specifications test plans and user materials.

Facilitate user acceptance testing and ensure that deliverables meet quality standards and user expectations.

Collaborate with IT Dev teams to ensure successful implementation and postimplementation support.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Business Administration Information Technology Computer Science or a related field and/or a combination of education/certification and work experience.

A minimum 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst and/or Project Manager with a preferred focus on SDLC and Agile methodologies.

Ability to analyze business strategies and user needs document specifications and translate business objectives into proper system requirements and specifications.

Working knowledge of Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban and familiarity with Agile project management tools like Azure DevOps or JIRA.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel Word PowerPoint Project and Visio.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders at various levels of the organization.
• Experience with developing end user documentation and process flows.
• Guide stakeholders through business case development for new applications/functionality including cost benefit analysis risks and issues and impact analysis.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities and manage time effectively in a fastpaced environment.
• Familiarity with state government operations and processes is a large plus.

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount of Experience

Experience working on medium to large scale complex IT systems

Required

6 Years

Experience eliciting requirements writing user stories and design documents defining acceptance criteria testing outcomes and facilitating communication between business stakeholders developers and project teams.

Required

6 Years

Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies

Required

5 Years

Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities

Required

5 Years

Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology required templates and reporting)

Required

5 Years

Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a crossfunctional environment

Required

5 Years

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines

Required

5 Years

Experience with software migration across differing platforms

Desired

3 Years

Experience in an Agile environment

Desired

5 Years

Experience with Application Lifecycle Management ALM tools; Microsofts Team Foundation Server (TFS) Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) Azure DevOps (ADO) Atlassians Jira IBMs Rational Team Suite (RTC)

Desired

5 Years

Working experience with Google office products (Google Workspace G Suite etc.)

Nice to have

3 Years

Bachelors degree in Management of Information Systems Business