Network System Analyst

Network System Analyst

[Richmond, VA, 23218] |   2023-12-20 08:38:34

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Job Code : VA019

Job: VDOT Network System Analyst/Business System Analyst (726006)

Location : Hybrid (1401 E Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219)

Client : State of VA 

*Local Richmond, VA candidates only please

*Candidate must also be able to work onsite 2-3 days/week.

*Contractor will be responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT’s Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Information Technology Division (ITD) is seeking a Network Systems Analyst to work as a key member of the Design and Planning Team for IT network infrastructure projects. This analyst will support teams working in Agile (Sprint) as well as traditional Waterfall methodologies for Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Responsibilities include analyzing problems; documenting business processes; developing requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria; and managing requirements traceability and testing.  VDOT is a fast-paced organization with very high standards for work quality and efficiency.  This position is expected to handle multiple projects, and remain flexible and productive, despite changing priorities and processes. Ongoing improvement and efficiency is a part of our culture and each team member is expected to proactively contribute to process improvements.

Responsibilities:

•             Work with the Project team members and business stakeholders to understand business processes and pain points

•             Develop expertise in the customers’ business applications

•             Conduct Root Cause Analysis to identify system gaps and deficiencies that require a business, technical or blended approach for resolution

•             Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows, context diagrams and data flow diagrams

•             Discover and document requirements and user stories with a focus on improving both business and technical processing

•             Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and concise user stories that are easy to understand and implement by technical staff

•             Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to technical design specifications to be used by internal staff to develop the system modifications

•             Identify and group related user stories into Themes, document the dependencies and associated business processes

•             Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog

•             Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups

•             Propose alternative solutions that balance cost and benefit, and adequately test a solution’s feasibility for business and technical compatibility

•             Collaborate with staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they are engaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implemented solutions.

•             Perform Quality Analyst functions such as defining test objectives, test plans and test cases, and executing test cases (including regression testing)

•             Coordinate and Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with Business and ensure Project Managers/Scrum Masters are informed of the progress

Qualifications

Required:

•             The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience delivering business and systems analysis artifacts.

•             5+ years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology

.  Experience with networking projects

•             Experience organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs

•             Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories

•             Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process with development

•             Experience with large, multi-module systems

•             Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)

•             Experience with Application Lifecycle management (ALM)

•             The candidate must have exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers

Preferred:

•             CBAP and/or CSPO Certification

•             Experience using Team Foundation Server for agile software development and work item tracking

•             Experience with automated testing tools such as Test Complete

Experience supporting network infrastructure projects

Required

5

Years

Delivering business and systems analysis artifacts such as Business Requirements Documentation (BRD), Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

Required

10

Years

Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology

Required

5

Years

Experience translating business and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories

Required

8

Years

Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process with development

Required

6

Years

Experience creating wireframes and prototypes (using applications such as Balsamiq)

Required

7

Years

Experience with large, multi-module systems

Required

8

Years

Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)

Required

10

Years

Experience with Application Lifecycle management (ALM)

Required

8

Years

Exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers

Required

10

Years

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification

Desired

3

Years

Experience using Team Foundation Server for agile software development and work item tracking

Desired

3

Years

Experience with automated testing tools such as Test Complete