Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com Short Description: 
Business Process Analyst with knowledge and experience in the area of Special Education at the State Level. Must be familiar with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA).Complete Description: 
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is seeking a qualified Business Analyst (BA) with knowledge and experience in the areas of business process engineering and special education systems at the state education level. The BA must have experience with the development and deployment of .NET products as well as COTS implementations. The BA will lead JAD and focus group sessions with the business units to gather the requirements necessary to develop the System Requirements Specification (SRS) resulting in the development of the SRS and Use Cases to used by the COTS vendor to meet the business functional requirements. The BA will work with business units and report to the OCIO Applications Director.Behavior Characteristics: 
Candidate must possess OUTSTANDING verbal and written communications skills. Candidate must demonstrate superb leadership, planning and organizational skills.   Required / Desired Skills        SkillRequired / DesiredAmount of ExperienceExpertise RatingBusiness Process DocumentationRequired8  Years2 - Proficient.Net Development Project ExperienceRequired4  Years2 - ProficientIT Systems AssessmentRequired5  Years2 - ProficientMicrosoft VisioRequired5  Years2 - ProficientMicrosoft WordRequired8  Years2 - ProficientAbility to synthesize client requirements into technical specificationsRequired8  Years2 - ProficientDetail oriented and Excellent verbal and written communicationRequired8  Years3 - ExpertProficient in Excel (Pivot Tables, Vlookup functions)Required5  Years2 - ProficientAbility to generate functional and technical requirements documentationRequired8  Years3 - ExpertAbility to lead JAD sessions for small groups of usersRequired8  Years2 - ProficientAbility to create user guides/manuals based on final technical product specRequired8  Years2 - ProficientKnowledge of Emerging rapid development on Ruby on Rails and IronSpeedRequired2  Years2 - Proficient