Business Analyst

Job Description:    

The Division provides adaptable, secure, and cost-effective technology services and solutions for the Department and its Partners. We manage all HHS IT assets, projects, and resources, as well as provide technology and expertise to support Iowa’s citizens and families. Does this by consistently delivering top tier performance and value to citizens as a trusted partner and service provider.

Committed to the pursuit of creative and innovative solutions that enable our agency to help Iowans achieve healthy, safe, stable, and self-sufficient lives through the programs and services we provide. We strive for an IT culture that identifies the newest, most effective solutions through discovery, open discussion and collaboration. We have fun together, care about each other, and take pride in the solutions we provide. We believe in continuously optimizing our processes, refining our solutions, and improving ourselves for the benefit of the Iowans we serve.

Role is to be involved with multiple projects, primarily for Health and Human Services, though that will expand to other departments as needed. The current need is for coverage in the HHS EDBI group [Data Warehouse] working with Elias reports, Iowa Medicaid Enterprise, and other areas with new projects currently in the pipeline. 

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; Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure DevOps (ADO), Atlassian’s Jira, IBM’s 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)
• Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience (8 years)