Engagement Type: Contract
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Duration: 6 Months
Complete Description:
*local candidates strongly preferred
**no phone interviews, personal interview required, no exceptions
***this position is located in Charlottesville, VA, an hour west of Richmond. All work is to be completed onsite, no telecommuting.
Years of Experience:
8-11 years of experience in the field or in a related area
Job Description:
The primary responsibility of this role is to solicit, define, and manage requirements for the DOF Fiscal System Upgrade project . This individual should have experience with requirements management and software development methodology and have worked extensively with business users, programmers, and with accounting and fiscal system projects.
This position will define the business requirements and technology-independent process and data models for technology solutions that meet the needs for the DOF Fiscal Division and will bridge the gap between the business customer and the technology solution providers (e.g., vendors, infrastructure team, and development team).
Familiar with industry standard (including Legacy, Core, and Emerging technologies), business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
Assists in development and evaluation of RFPs.
Document and provide knowledge transfer to the rest of the project team.
Familiar with relational database concepts.
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Skills:
Skills:
Required/Desired
Amount of Experience
Business process mapping and reengineering
Required
8 Years
Requirements Development and management
Required
8 Years
Use Case Development
Required
8 Years
Cost/Benefits & ROI Analysis
Required
8 Years
Managing User Expectations
Required
8 Years
Development of Request for Proposal
Required
8 Years
Knowledge of Accounting Systems
Required
8 Years
Microsoft Office and Visio
Required
8 Years
Verbal and Written communication in English
Required
8 Years
Developing Test plans and Strategies
Required
8 Years
Manual testing experience
Required
8 Years
Questions:
Question 1: Does candidate live within a 50 mile radius of Charlottesville, VA?
Question 2: If not, in what city/state does candidate reside?
Question 3: Is candidate willing and able to travel to Charlottesville, VA for a personal interview if the manager is NOT able to conduct a phone interview? A personal interview is always required.
Question 4: Describe your experience developing accounting systems.
Questions 5: Describe your experience with the Commonwealth of Virginia accounting and the state accounting systems.