Business Analyst

Primary tasks include:
•    Identify and document stakeholders, data flows, and current and future state process flows.
•    Gather, document, validate, and manage business and functional and non-functional system requirements needed as input to the software application procurement and development process. 
•    Translate client's business needs/requirements into themes, agile product backlogs, epics, user stories, detailed business requirement documents, and use cases. 
•    Document context diagrams, and functional decomposition diagrams in accordance with the state's architecture standards.
•    Work with Business Owner and business SMEs to groom user stories, including documentation of acceptance criteria and assistance IT team validation that stories meet the team-defined definition of ready.
•    Work with internal and vendor developers and testers to confirm developed functionality meets the user story's acceptance criteria.
•    Participate in gap analysis and system design activities, including documentation of wireframes.
•    Assist the Business Owner in planning, preparing for and conducting user acceptance testing, including developing test scenarios and test cases/scripts.
•    Perform requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle to support user acceptance testing and release determination.
•     Assist the creation of Statements of Work for procurement documents used to perform market research (i.e., RFI) or to purchase solutions and services needed to meet project needs (RFPs, IFBs/RFQs, state term contract SOWs, contract amendments, etc.). 
•    Assist strategic planning tasks, including development of business cases for proposed IT projects.
•    Provide project administration support to project manager(s).
•    Develop surveys and perform online market research.
•    Develop data gathering tools and perform analysis as requested.

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience

Extensive experience of working as a business analyst on agile scrum projects / Required5Years

Solid understanding of Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid software development lifecycles and processes / Required7Years

Extensive knowledge of applicable business information systems, business system analysis techniques, and testing methodologies / Required7Years

Demonstrated experience in gathering and managing business requirements and developing of business rules and process flows / Required7Years

Proven experience with business process design, definition and/or re-design. / Required7Years

Experience with industry standard Business Analysis methodologies and problem solving / Required7Years

Experience in developing test scenarios and test cases and execution of user acceptance testing. / Required7Years

Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Project. / Required7Years

Excellent written and oral communication and ability to facilitate small to large meetings / Required7Years

Demonstrable analytical skills and attention to detail / Required7Years

Excellent creative thinking and problem-solving skills / Required7Years

Solid understanding of software development / Required7Years

Knowledge of Jira and Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Quality Center (QC) is highly desired. / Highly desired7Years

Experience writing procurement documents including RFPs is preferred. / Desired5Years