NC DHHS Senior Business Analyst

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services requires the services of a senior business analyst to support business case analysis, process re-engineering and requirement gathering activities for Department of Child Development and Early Education efforts. Multiple efforts and initiatives will be required to achieve department goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Conducts stakeholder analysis
Conducts market research and analysis
Identify and document detailed current and future state process workflows using BPM standards
Develops Context diagrams, functional decomposition diagrams, and process workflows
Document gap analysis and Develops the following documents: business process models, use cases, wire-frames, entity relationship diagrams, data dictionaries, system context diagrams
Gathers, develops, documents and validates business, functional and technical requirements and maintain Requirement Traceability matrix
Assist Business and Project Managers in the construction of procurement documents
Build Business, stakeholder, solution and transition requirements
Prepare and maintain documentation and artifacts including analysis, reports and user documentation in accordance with PMO PM and BA methodology
Works with Project Managers, Portfolio Managers, developers, and end users to ensure application designs meet business requirements
Provide business analysis deliverables as input to the procurement documents and assist in writing the procurement documentation as required
Perform functional, integration testing UAT support, including developing test scenarios and cases
Support required system go-live activities
Authors and prepares meeting minutes to be distributed to a variety of audiences
Creating User stories and acceptance criteria and authors other Agile documents and deliverables

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES / COMPETENCIES:
Demonstrated experience participating in the documentation of functional requirements and technical specifications for existing and new applications
Strong writing and communication skills and can build relationships with both their team members and clients
Results-oriented individual with a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills
Ability to work with customers as a member of cross-divisional work groups and maintain positive and productive relationships with customers, peers, and superiors
Ability to act independently with sound business judgment and thrive in environment with diverse communication styles
Ability to prepare and present oral and written documents clearly and concisely
Exhibit comprehensive knowledge of the work requirements demonstrated by an in-depth understanding and use of advanced principles, theories and practices associated with Business Analysis and PMI PMBOK Guide and Standards
Experience working with customers to advise on strategies, alternatives and the implications of specific application customization and interface designs
Possess a high-level understanding in the areas of application programming, database and system design
Ability to manage complex assignments with multiple work streams and aggressive (and sometimes competing) timelines
Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) concepts and process
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio) and Microsoft Project
Must have proficiency in Agile processes, SCRUM, and Kan Ban software tools
Functional understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and groups
Strong data analysis and migration experience and skills on a variety of data platforms, including mainframe, RDBMS, relational and flat-file data systems.