Business Analyst

Job Description Day to day tasks include : "The Business Analyst will work closely with agency business staff, stakeholders and the project team to refine and develop requirements for the FIDB VAPS and REAPS applications.

The candidate will participate in all aspects of system development, including business process and system analysis, creation of new functional designs, creation and execution of user test plans and system deployment activities.

They will also lead the effort to develop, communicate, and maintain methodologies and standards to promote a consistent approach to business analysis throughout the Project and in supporting / maintaining the new System.

The candidate of this position will be responsible for, but not limited to : Elicit business requirements and document business systems activities defines the business needs, assesses capability gaps of existing solutions and determines solution approaches to meeting business needs (e.

g., business case, fit-gap analysis document, or functional specification); Assist in prioritizing and organizing requirements.

• Communicates business process requirements to IT staff, program staff and stakeholders (e.g., business process flows, fit-gap analysis, or functional designs);
• Validates that proposed solutions meet business needs; evaluates the outcome of system testing; confirms that the results are consistent with the system or business process specifications (develops test scenarios, scripts, and data;
• reviews test results; and assesses the implementation of appropriate solutions to ensure they perform to the required specifications and are capable of achieving the design capabilities);

Plans the BA approach / activities : Analyzes the impact of change to IT system requirements or business processes and evaluates project timelines and priorities Encourages stakeholders to resolve issues with design specifications before implementation Mentors state staff and new BA’s Establishes, monitors and ensures that project goals / objectives are met, managing daily work / priorities.

Mandatory Qualifications : · Expert 84+ MonthsCandidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and / or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his / her field.

Secondary Qualifications : A Bachelor's Degree 84 months experience writing, analyzing detailed business requirement documents and use cases.

84 months experience creating use case diagrams and activity diagrams using UML techniques and Microsoft Visio. 60 months experience designing and developing Graphical User Interface (GUI) for a system with more than 50 users development project.

60 months experience organizing Joint Application Development sessions, presenting system documents to developers and users.

60 months experience in testing software modules using Team Foundation Server for logging defects and working with users for user acceptance testing, writing test plan, test cases and test scenarios.

84 months experience working independently and providing direction and training to other members of the team. 18 months creating training documents and material including ensuring documents meet client's web accessibility standards.