Senior Business Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Alert IT Solutions Inc. Awarded Multi-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Contract by State of Illinois for IT Professional Services

Established in 1994, Alert IT Solutions, Inc. is a trusted leader providing specialized IT project resourcing, and consulting services to government agencies in the State of Illinois. With over 25 years of relevant experience in the Information Technology industry, Alert IT Solutions, Inc. has built enduring relationships with State of Illinois agencies.

Please learn more about us on  www.alertitsolutions.com

Title : Senior Business Analyst - School and District Improvement

Type :  Onsite

Location : Chicago, IL / Springfield, IL

Client : State of Illinois

Required Skills :

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of experience in a senior business analyst role.
• A minimum of five years of work experience in a senior business analyst role demonstrating proven expertise translating business requirements into technical requirements for IT-based projects.
• An official Agile-related Scrum Master Certification, PMI-PBA certification, or equivalent certification.
• At least four years of experience gathering business requirements and creating user stories using Agile software development cycles.
• Has senior-level work experience with all the skills below for IT-based projects.
• Using Team Foundation Server / Azure DevOps.
• Working with Balsamiq (or other screen mockup tools).
• Utilizing Microsoft Office 365.
• Writing user stories and performing quality assurance testing on stories.
• Monitoring and prioritizing work in an Agile environment.
• Leading onsite and remote Agile Scrum ceremonies and meetings.
• Designing prototypes and mockup designs.
• Logging deliverables and tracking timelines.
• The candidate with a minimum of five years of work experience in a senior business analyst role translating School Improvement Funding, Title I School Improvement Continuation and Planning grant requirements, financial forecasts, and School Funding Business rules and processes into technical requirements for a large-scale project at a State Education Agency.