Business Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field and technical knowledge and understanding of information technology infrastructure and software development practices and techniques. Relevant experience on a year-to-year basis can substitute for specific degree requirement.
• Minimum of three years of experience gathering, documenting, and managing business and technical requirements for system implementation.
• Minimum of three years of experience collecting and analyzing data, and software process evaluation and improvements.
• Minimum of three years of experience working both independently and as a member of a project team, in the analysis, design, development and implementation of a complex system implementation.
• Minimum of three years of experience in developing detailed project documentation and presentations.
• Minimum of three years of experience assisting customers with development of business cases with application testing and implementation.
• Minimum of three years of experience in User Acceptance Testing methodologies and documentation.
• Minimum of three years of experience in meeting facilitation and documentation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• SERVICE TASKS: Contractor will perform the following tasks in the time and manner specified:
• Research, understand, and interpret functional and nonfunctional requirements to include business and stakeholder requirements, data and information requirements, data integration, metadata, data quality, service levels and performance, as directed by the Department.
• Articulate technology in terms stakeholders can understand, and articulate business concepts and processes to the technical team, as directed by the Department.
• Participate in developing business cases, defining high level business objectives, and developing key success factors for solution delivery, as directed by the Department.
• Manage and maintain the Project Risks, Action Items, Issues, Deliverables and Decisions (RAID) log and other Project logs, as directed by the Department.
• Review test plans for acceptance testing to meet user-defined requirements, as directed by the Department.
• Oversee and assist the team with testing on system changes by executing test scenarios and record the test results, defects, and resolution of defects, as directed by the Department.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) with the business program staff, as directed by the Department.
• Provide analytical research and complete tasks, as directed by the Department.
• Review project deliverables and tasks for accuracy, completeness, and quality, as directed by the Department.
• Provide post-implementation support, as directed by the Department.
• Participate in weekly and monthly status meetings, project meetings, and stakeholder meetings as directed by the Department