Complete Description:
Business Analyst 3 - Contract to Hire
***VENDOR MAXIMUM SUBMITTAL RATE $57.58***
***ALL CANDIDATES MUST INTERVIEW IN-PERSON. NO EXCEPTIONS***
This will be an IT staff contract position. This person will work on the Case Management System project and the Licensing project for the Enforcement Division. In addition, this individual will be a shared resource for General Services (Human Resources, Finance, Procurements and Property Management) and Wholesale/Retail.
8+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst
2 years of experience with Agile software development methodologies
Job Description:
Reviews, analyzes and evaluates business systems and user needs and compiles those findings into system requirements. Document appropriate information in Rational tool set related to user stories, acceptance criteria and detailed requirements. Conduct joint application design sessions for identifying and specifying logical system design requirements. Develop and interpret data flow diagrams, document business processes in data flow diagrams. Make recommendations on decisions related to screen flows, process flow and reporting needs.
Agile skills - Develops epics and stories for Agile software development. Create and groom backlogs related to the project with Product Owner. Facilitate Scrum ceremonies.
Technical Skills - Needs knowledge or aptitude for gaining knowledge of various development tools in order to obtain a basic understanding of data sources and processing within existing systems for problem solving and in order to make good recommendations for the logical design of enhancements. Knowledge of system life cycle development methodologies. Needs knowledge or aptitude for utilizing development tools to create logical designs of databases, screens, processes, and reports that fit well technically within the development environment while meeting user needs. Needs experience in Windows, word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel and MS-Access), presentation (PowerPoint), workflow diagram (Visio), and project management (MS-Project) software. Familiar with enterprise solutions in a web environment. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc.
Communication - Ability to establish a working relationship with users and help create a product vision. Needs very good written and verbal skills in order to communicate on a daily basis with all levels of the business and technical organizations
Other - Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast paced environment. Must be a team player. Experience with the Rational Suite would be a plus. Familiarity with client-server concepts would be beneficial.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience with full SDLC
Required
7
Years
Ability to perform GAP analysis
Required
5
Years
Experience working on a Medium - Large Project
Required
5
Years
Ability to document processes and data flow
Required
7
Years
Experience with web applications
Highly desired
5
Years
Agile/Scrum experience
Highly desired
2
Years
Create and groom backlogs
Required
2
Years
Ability to effectively communiate with all levels within agency.
Required
5
Years