Business Analyst

Position: Business Analyst

Duration: 8 months

Remote Work

Job Description

This project is complex and will require the knowledge, skills, and abilities of business analysts to work alongside existing program and contractor staff to successfully complete the project on time and within the budgeted funding. The Business Analyst II will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and documenting requirements to fulfill the program's business needs; serving as a liaison between IT and program staff and stakeholders to communicate the correct requirements needed to ensure a successful outcome; identifying and prioritizing the requirements to determine the best value to the agency; documenting and prioritizing the product backlog to ensure efficient use of resources; and managing operations team mobilization at project initiation and until demobilization for transition to operations. The program area does not currently have a staff resource with the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities required of a Business Analyst II.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

5

Required

Experience translating business needs into technical objectives and identifying solutions to satisfy the business need.

5

Required

Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.

5

Required

Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.

5

Required

Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.

5

Required

Experience utilizing business analysis skills and interacting with business end users and technical staff.

5

Required

Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.

5

Required

Experience with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, Excel, etc.).

5

Required

Experience coordinating changes to user and system requirements.

5

Required

Experience developing and executing test strategies.

5

Required

Experience performing testing, demonstrations, or quality assurance reviews to ensure software meets business requirements.

5

Required

Experience working in a team environment.

4

Required

Experience utilizing Agile business practices and Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), including managing sprints, attending backlog refinement meetings, writing user stories, and creating and running storyboards.

4

Required

Experience with Medicaid Management Information Systems.

2

Preferred

Experience with Texas Health and Human Services programs.