Business Analyst

Des Moines, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description - Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to:

Working directly with business leaderships SMEs and technical partners on system aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
Creating presenting and maintaining user stories acceptance criteria and designing documents in DoIT defined systems to be used by team members at all levels.
Directly responsible for documenting tracing maintaining prioritizing and assessing changes to business practices workflows and associated system processes.
May act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts.
Conducting research to query data analyze problems and determine solutions such as the installation of alternate methods and procedures implementing changes in processing methods or the redesign of products or services.
Consistently updating project information statuses risks issues and timelines for reporting purposes.
Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome.
May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis.

A successful candidate for this role is expected to possess the following skills and experience:

Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members including executives managers IT professionals and subject matter experts.
Experience in process mapping group facilitation data gathering and analysis and all phases of a project life cycle (requirements design development testing deployment documentation training and measuring effectiveness).
Experience delivering software as part of an Agile delivery team.
Strong ability to work effectively and autonomously against deadlines and potential priority shifts.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel Word PowerPoint Project and Visio.
Experience with requirement gathering software such as Azure DevOps TFS Jira or RTC.
Ability to analyze business strategies and user needs

Required Skills:

Experience working on large complex IT systems (8 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. (8 years)
Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies. (8 years)
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities. (8 years)
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology required templates and reporting). (8 years)
Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment. (8 years)
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines. (8 years)
Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software. (8 years)
Experience in an Agile environment. (6 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). (5 years)
Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)
Familiarity with advanced information management practices data modeling standards and/or architecture design and analysis. (3 years)
Bachelors degree in management information systems Business or related field and/or relevant experience (8 years)

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience
Experience working on large complex IT systems	Required	8	Years
Experience eliciting requirements writing user stories and design documents defining acceptance criteria testing outcomes and facilitating	Required
communication between business stakeholders developers and project teams.	Required	8	Years
Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies	Required	8	Years
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities	Required	8	Years
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology required templates and reporting).	Required	8	Years
Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment	Required	8	Years
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines	Required	8	Years
Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software	Required	8	Years
Experience in an Agile environment	Required	6	Years
Experience with Application Lifecycle Management ALM tools; Microsofts Team Foundation Server (TFS) Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)	Required
Azure DevOps (ADO) Atlassians Jira IBMs Rational Team Suite (RTC)	Required	5	Years
Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software	Required	5	Years
Familiarity with advanced information management practices data modeling standards and/or architecture design and analysis	Required	3	Years
Bachelors degree in management information systems Business or related field and/or relevant experience	Required	8	Years

Job Description - Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to: Working directly with business leaderships SMEs and technical partners on system aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems. Creating presenting and maint...

Job Description - Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to:

Working directly with business leaderships SMEs and technical partners on system aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
Creating presenting and maintaining user stories acceptance criteria and designing documents in DoIT defined systems to be used by team members at all levels.
Directly responsible for documenting tracing maintaining prioritizing and assessing changes to business practices workflows and associated system processes.
May act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts.
Conducting research to query data analyze problems and determine solutions such as the installation of alternate methods and procedures implementing changes in processing methods or the redesign of products or services.
Consistently updating project information statuses risks issues and timelines for reporting purposes.
Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome.
May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis.

A successful candidate for this role is expected to possess the following skills and experience:

Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members including executives managers IT professionals and subject matter experts.
Experience in process mapping group facilitation data gathering and analysis and all phases of a project life cycle (requirements design development testing deployment documentation training and measuring effectiveness).
Experience delivering software as part of an Agile delivery team.
Strong ability to work effectively and autonomously against deadlines and potential priority shifts.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel Word PowerPoint Project and Visio.
Experience with requirement gathering software such as Azure DevOps TFS Jira or RTC.
Ability to analyze business strategies and user needs

Required Skills:

Experience working on large complex IT systems (8 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. (8 years)
Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies. (8 years)
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities. (8 years)
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology required templates and reporting). (8 years)
Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment. (8 years)
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines. (8 years)
Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software. (8 years)
Experience in an Agile environment. (6 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). (5 years)
Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)
Familiarity with advanced information management practices data modeling standards and/or architecture design and analysis. (3 years)
Bachelors degree in management information systems Business or related field and/or relevant experience (8 years)

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience
Experience working on large complex IT systems	Required	8	Years
Experience eliciting requirements writing user stories and design documents defining acceptance criteria testing outcomes and facilitating	Required
communication between business stakeholders developers and project teams.	Required	8	Years
Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies	Required	8	Years
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities	Required	8	Years
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology required templates and reporting).	Required	8	Years
Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment	Required	8	Years
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines	Required	8	Years
Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software	Required	8	Years
Experience in an Agile environment	Required	6	Years
Experience with Application Lifecycle Management ALM tools; Microsofts Team Foundation Server (TFS) Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)	Required
Azure DevOps (ADO) Atlassians Jira IBMs Rational Team Suite (RTC)	Required	5	Years
Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software	Required	5	Years
Familiarity with advanced information management practices data modeling standards and/or architecture design and analysis	Required	3	Years
Bachelors degree in management information systems Business or related field and/or relevant experience	Required	8	Years