Business Analyst Onsite

Job Title: Business Analyst (Onsite)

Location: Tallahassee FL Local Candidates Only

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the US (any work authorization)

Type: Temporary Project

Estimated Duration: 12 months with possible extension(s)

Earliest Start Date: ASAP

Seniority: Midlevel

Musthave skills: 2 y of exp as a Business Analyst; Data & Analytics (D&A); Certification in business analysis (e.g. CBAP PMIPBA) or certification in project management
PREFERRED : governmental exp design UX/design.
Or
7 y of exp with business and technical requirements analysis business process modeling/mapping methodology development and data modeling; 3 y of exp with Quality Control Testing and/or Validation of software applications; 2 y of exp in the role of a ScrumMaster or similar Agile Project Management role
managing IT software development projects.
PREFERRED : governmental exp IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis)
BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) Certified ScrumMaster certification (CSM) or equivalent; Agile Project Management certification Agile development specifically Scrum Extreme Programming (XP) and Kanban database query tools such as TOAD and/or SQL Developer UML (Unified Modelling Language).

Additional information: The candidate should be able to provide an ID if the interview is requested. The candidate interviewing must be the same individual who will be assigned to work with our client.

Requirements:
Availability to work 100% of the time at the Clients site in Tallahassee FL (required);
Experience effectively working with both technical and business resources and translating business needs into effective D&A specifications;
Experience facilitating and hosting sessions to elicit ideas from business colleagues understand their challenges and encourage group participation;
Experience framing new concepts that inspire new D&A use cases and brainstorming with colleagues about future solutions and services;
Experience influence and engage others through storytelling persuasive ideas and thoughtful narratives that support the departments mission;
Experience working with multiple stakeholders;
Experience conducting research into D&A issues and products;
Experience working on multiple projects as a project team member occasionally as a project leader.

Preferred:
Experience in environmental science water quality or related fields;
Experience with D&A work data governance and data literacy;
Experience with or certification in project management;
Experience with business case development;
Experience with design UX/design;
Certification in business analysis (e.g. CBAP PMIPBA).

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Collaborate with business colleagues and D&A team members to understand data needs and identify valuable D&A use cases. Translate highlevel requirements into functional specifications and manage changes to such specifications;
Brainstorm with business colleagues to identify the costs and benefits of the use case. Brainstorm with the D&A team on developing the prototype and minimum viable product (MVP). Also help identify and explore potential data sources for the solution;
Assist with the adoption of the D&A service or product by coordinating with business colleagues on documentation training data literacy and change management;
Support and coordinate with business colleagues to track progress and adoption document valueadded and share success stories with the D&A team and the department;
Mentor the D&A team to improve their understanding of business practices and needs
Educate and coach business colleagues to improve their understanding of D&A practices;
Coordinate with D&A team members on the delivery of elements of systems design including data migration rules business rules wireframes or other detailed deliverables.