Business Analyst

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About the Position

The Business Analyst position entails working directly with customers in understanding their business processes gathering their business requirements conducting analysis for requested changes or project requirements documenting diagramming and presenting to various stakeholder groups and facilitating buy-in and consensus.

About Us

We value your time. The time with your family. The time you spend on the road. And the time you spend making a difference. At the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) we provide connections that improve peoples lives. By combining innovative technologies with the vast talent of our employees we plan for future needs and operate a transportation system with the community in mind. Are you interested in contributing to the community in which you work live and play Then join our team and help us build connections.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance with a hybrid work schedule option

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation sick time and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% monthly contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Want to learn more about the Countys Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy Follow this link to learn more! Work With Us Maricopa County AZ

We Require

• One year of professional experience performing business analysis including experience serving as a liaison between business users stakeholders or operational partners and an IT or technical organization

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Public Administration Business Administration or a related field

• Job-related experience may substitute for minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis

We Also Value

• Experience working with technology solutions

• Experience working on concurrent projects

• Strong experience in eliciting detailing documenting and validating requirements

• Experience with process improvement workflow benchmarking and/or evaluation of business processes

• Advanced proficiency with MS Visio and MS Project

• Experience working with local or state government

• Project Management Institute Professional Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification

• Experience utilizing the Agile project management methodology

Job Contributions

• Develop and promote good business relationships; prioritize work and coordinate activities with internal customers and IT colleagues acting as an advisor to business partners shaping strategy to ensure successful requirements are gathered and ensuring customers are aware of IT service offerings

• Gather high-level business requirements and defines scope during initial discovery by conducting meetings/interviews and facilitating large group/cross-functional sessions with partners translating high-level business needs

• Define project scope and intended ROI including resource requirements constraints benefits and risk (business process- and technology-based) to analyze the feasibility of and develop requirements for new systems or enhancements to existing systems to ensure the system design fits the needs of the users

• Conduct research and analysis for recommendations for best practices products and standards to improve major business processes. Provide consulting support on a broad range of information technology matters and issues to enterprise customers to maximize technology investments

• Build business cases and identify programs to measure benefits particularly productivity-related to ensure value is being added consistent with enterprise productivity goals and establish initial vendor relationships and maintain a forward-looking view of vendor direction

• Measure the effectiveness of information technology initiatives and assist executive management in monitoring and evaluating information technology performance

• Participate in the development of business strategic planning and IT strategic planning to assess brand-new applications of computer and communication technology to determine potential value for the enterprise

• Gather and promote business projects and values to the IT leaders and justice partners and other stakeholders

• Communicate business needs with the appropriate IT solution center to gain alignment between business needs and technical capabilities

Working Conditions

• This position is eligible for hybrid flexibility after a brief training period

• Exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally 10 pounds frequently or negligible amounts constantly or requires walking or standing to a significant degree

• Position is typically office or administrative work and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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