Business Analyst
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Location: Austin, TX 78745
Description:
Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Austin, TX
Duration: 12 Months
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: (Required)
The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of 1 Business Analyst III hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of Business Analyst III and the specifications outlined in this document.
The workers responsibilities and skills must include:
The Business Analyst III is an Information Technology (IT) position that reviews, analyzes and evaluates business processes and documents both technical and user business needs. This role must be familiar with industry leading business mapping methodologies and business process reengineering that facilitate the delivery of successful projects. This role will provide support and offer best practices on reviewing, analyzing and documenting business systems and user needs.
The workers responsibilities and skills must include:
WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS (Required)
Minimum (Required): insert specific minimum skills for this Contract Position)
Years
Skills/Experience
8
Experience reviewing, analyzing and evaluating business processes and systems and user needs
8
Experience with general IT SDLC processes.
4
Experience in an agile or agile hybrid development environment
8
Experience with documenting AS-IS and TO-BE process flows.
8
Experience in gathering both business requirements from business divisions as well as technical requirements.
8
Experience with serving as a liaison between the business community and IT teams.
8
Skilled in educating business unit staff on standardized processes.
8
Possess strong verbal and written skills in communicating with peers and different levels of users including executive staff.
8
Skilled in facilitating large group meetings with internal and external resources.
8
Skilled in collaborating with the technical and functional teams to develop the Business Requirements Document, Technical Specification, User Acceptance Plan and Scripts and other documents need in support of the solution.
7
Experience with writing test cases and scripts that can be delivered to customers as well as provide support during User Acceptance Testing.
5
Experience with Excel, Tableau, and other tools to perform data analysis.
4
Experience with requirements gathering with the business team, fit/gap analysis based on a proposed solution and high-end estimation of implementation effort
Preferred (Optional): insert specific preferred skills for this Contract Position)
Years
Skills/Experience
4
Experience with one or more of the State of Texas government agencies
4
Business Analysis and/or PMP certification is a plus
Location: Austin, TX
Duration: 12 Months
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: (Required)
The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of 1 Business Analyst III hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of Business Analyst III and the specifications outlined in this document.
The workers responsibilities and skills must include:
The Business Analyst III is an Information Technology (IT) position that reviews, analyzes and evaluates business processes and documents both technical and user business needs. This role must be familiar with industry leading business mapping methodologies and business process reengineering that facilitate the delivery of successful projects. This role will provide support and offer best practices on reviewing, analyzing and documenting business systems and user needs.
The workers responsibilities and skills must include:
- Experience with reviewing, analyzing and evaluating business processes and systems and user needs.
- Experience with general IT SDLC processes.
- Experience with documenting detailed description of user needs and program functions.
- Experience with documenting AS-IS and TO-BE process flows.
- Experience with mediating business units that may have conflicting requirements.
- Ability to create and maintain several project artifacts including Business Requirements Document, Use Cases and User Acceptance Test Plan and Scripts.
- Experience with collaborating with team members to understand organizational and operational challenges.
- Experience with drafting statistical reports that assist decision-makers
- Knowledge of Excel, Tableau, and other tools to perform data analysis
- Experience with serving as a liaison between the business community and IT teams.
- Experience with identifying, managing and mitigating project risks and issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Being a creative thinker to solve issues.
WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS (Required)
Minimum (Required): insert specific minimum skills for this Contract Position)
Years
Skills/Experience
8
Experience reviewing, analyzing and evaluating business processes and systems and user needs
8
Experience with general IT SDLC processes.
4
Experience in an agile or agile hybrid development environment
8
Experience with documenting AS-IS and TO-BE process flows.
8
Experience in gathering both business requirements from business divisions as well as technical requirements.
8
Experience with serving as a liaison between the business community and IT teams.
8
Skilled in educating business unit staff on standardized processes.
8
Possess strong verbal and written skills in communicating with peers and different levels of users including executive staff.
8
Skilled in facilitating large group meetings with internal and external resources.
8
Skilled in collaborating with the technical and functional teams to develop the Business Requirements Document, Technical Specification, User Acceptance Plan and Scripts and other documents need in support of the solution.
7
Experience with writing test cases and scripts that can be delivered to customers as well as provide support during User Acceptance Testing.
5
Experience with Excel, Tableau, and other tools to perform data analysis.
4
Experience with requirements gathering with the business team, fit/gap analysis based on a proposed solution and high-end estimation of implementation effort
Preferred (Optional): insert specific preferred skills for this Contract Position)
Years
Skills/Experience
4
Experience with one or more of the State of Texas government agencies
4
Business Analysis and/or PMP certification is a plus