Business Analyst

RequiredEducation
BachelorsdegreeinManagementInformationSystemsBusinessorarelatedfieldand/orrelevantexperience

RequiredQualifications/Skills/Experience
8yearsofexperienceworkingonlargecomplexITsystems
8yearsofexperienceelicitingrequirementswritinguserstoriesanddesigndocumentsdefiningacceptancecriteriatestingoutcomesandfacilitatingcommunicationbetweenbusinessstakeholdersdevelopersandprojectteams
8yearsofexperiencewithSDLCproceduresandsystemdevelopmentmethodologies
8yearsofexperiencemanagingstakeholderexpectationsandpriorities
8yearsofexperienceworkingwithinaprojectgovernancestructureincludingmethodologyrequiredtemplatesandreporting
8yearsofexcellenttaskmanagementskillswiththeabilitytobalanceandmanagemultipletaskswithchangingprioritiesinacross-functionalenvironment
8yearsofexperienceprioritizingandmanagingmultipleprojectsandprojectactivitiessimultaneouslywhilemeetingestablisheddeadlines
8yearsofexperiencewithMicrosoftdevelopmentplatformsandsoftware
6yearsofexperienceworkinginanAgileenvironment
5yearsofexperiencewithApplicationLifecycleManagementtoolsincludingMicrosoftTeamFoundationServer(TFS)VisualStudioTeamServices(VSTS)AzureDevOps(ADO)AtlassianJiraorIBMRationalTeamSuite(RTC)
5yearsofworkingexperiencewithMicrosoftSQLServerManagementStudioorotherrelationaldatabasesoftware
3yearsoffamiliaritywithadvancedinformationmanagementpracticesdatamodelingstandardsand/orarchitecturedesignandanalysis
ExcellentinterpersonalverbalandwrittencommunicationskillswiththeabilitytointeractwithadiversegroupofteammembersincludingexecutivesmanagersITprofessionalsandsubjectmatterexperts
Experienceinprocessmappinggroupfacilitationdatagatheringandanalysisandphasesoftheprojectlifecycleincludingrequirementsgatheringdesigndevelopmentdeploymenttrainingandmeasuringeffectiveness
ExperiencedeliveringsoftwareaspartofanAgiledeliveryteam
Strongabilitytoworkeffectivelywithintimeconstraintschangingprioritiesandindependently
ProficiencyinMicrosoftOfficeSuiteincludingExcelWordPowerPointandVisio
Abilitytoanalyzebusinessstrategyanduserneedsdocumentspecificationsandtranslatebusinessobjectivesintoappropriatesystemrequirementspecifications
Abilitytodecomposecomplexconceptsintosmallertaskswhilemaintaininganend-to-endbusinessprocessfocus
AbilitytoworkcloselywithotherBusinessUnitstoidentifyanddeliverEnterprisevalue
Strongabilitytoconsultwithexecutive-levelstakeholderstodefinebusinessneedsorproblems

PreferredQualifications/Skills/Experience
Experienceprovidingconsultingservicestogovernmentalentities
ExperienceworkingwithrequirementgatheringsoftwaresuchasAzureDevOpsTFSJiraorRTC
Experienceguidingbusinesscustomersthroughbusinesscasedevelopmentfornewapplications/functionalityincludingcost/benefitanalysisandrisk/impactanalysis
Understandingofhowtodelivervaluethroughrealizationofbenefitsavoidanceofcostidentificationofnewopportunitiesandmodernizationoftheorganization
Experiencefocusingoncontinuousimprovementforbothbusinessprocessesandtheunderlyingtechnologiesandsystemsupport

BusinessAnalystOverview
TheCustomerisfocusedonmodernizingitsMedicaidandIntegratedEligibilitySystemstoenablefasterpolicyandprogramchangesimprovecontinuityofoperationsandreducebrittlepoint-to-pointdependencies
Thecurrentenvironmentincludesdatapassingthroughmultiplelegacysystemswithseveralweaklinksresultingindatareconciliationfailuresdownstreamimpactsandmanualworkarounds
Thisengagementwillestablishagovernedenterpriseintegrationanddatafoundationtoaddressthesechallenges
TheinitialphasewillfocusonestablishingaCloudFoundationforaFedRAMPModerateenvironmentprovidingadataintegrationplatformdevelopinganapplicationmodernizationstrategyperformingamainframeassessmentcreatingaproductbackloganddefiningprogramgovernance
TheeffortwillultimatelysupportconfigurationofamodernGoogleCloudapplicationplatformthatenablesincrementalmodernizationwhiledesigninginfrastructurealignedwithCentersforMedicare&MedicaidServices(CMS)baselinerequirements
TheBusinessAnalystwillsupportrequirementsbusinessprocessanalysisstakeholderengagementdataanalysisAgiledeliverygovernanceandcommunicationacrossbusinessandITorganizations
TherolewillworkwithkeydecisionmakerssystemsownersendusersexecutivesmanagersITprofessionalsandsubjectmatterexpertstosupportcoreprocessesandcriticalbusinessobjectives
ThesuccessfulcandidatewillhelptranslatebusinessobjectivesanduserneedsintoactionablerequirementsfacilitatecommunicationacrossteamsandsupportdeliveryofsolutionswithinanAgileframework

JobDuties
CreatepresentandmaintainuserstoriesacceptancecriteriademoexpectationsanddesigndocumentsinDHS-definedsystems
Createdocumenttracemaintainprioritizeandassesschangestobusinessprocessesandassociatedrequirements
Workcloselywithkeydecisionmakerssystemsownersandendusersinsupportofcoreprocessesandcriticalbusinessobjectives
Conductresearchtoobtaindataanalyzeproblemsandadviseandrecommendsolutions
Queryandanalyzedatatodeterminesolutionssuchasinstallationofalternatemethodsandprocedureschangesinprocessingmethodsandpracticesorredesignofproductsorservices
Adviseclientordepartmentheadsonalternatemethodsofsolvingneedsorproblemsandrecommendspecificsolutions
WorkwithinanAgilemethodologyframeworkwithafocusondeliveringvalueandadjustingrapidlytoproducethemosteffectiveoutcome
WorkcloselywithallITorganizationsanddriveprojectstosuccessfulcompletion
Facilitaterequirementsgatheringprocessmappingdatagatheringandanalysisthroughoutapplicablephasesoftheprojectlifecycle
Analyzebusinessstrategyanduserneedsdocumentspecificationsandtranslatebusinessobjectivesintosystemrequirementspecifications
Guidebusinesscustomersthroughbusinesscasedevelopmentfornewapplicationsandfunctionalityincludingcost/benefitanalysisandrisk/impactanalysis
Focusoncontinuousimprovementforbothbusinessprocessesandunderlyingtechnologiesandsystemsupport
WorkcloselywithotherBusinessUnitstoidentifyanddeliverEnterprisevalue
Consultwithexecutive-levelstakeholderstodefinebusinessneedsorproblems

Required Skills:

AzureDevOpsGCP