IA-DOM-IWD-BA6-Technical Business Analyst

Strategic Business Analyst skilled at consulting with executivelevel stakeholders to define business need or problem with Project Management or Scrum Master experience capable of facilitating team meetings and demonstrating project progress.

IAIWDBA6Technical Business Analyst UI Benefits Modernization. THIS RESOURCE IS EXPECTED TO WORK ONSITE 2 DAYS/WEEK ONSITE IN DES MOINES. PLEASE SUBMIT LOCAL RESOURCES. NO REMOTE OPTION.

Strategic Business Analyst skilled at consulting with executivelevel stakeholders to define business need or problem with Project Management or Scrum Master experience capable of facilitating team meetings and demonstrating project progress.

Iowa Workforce Development has an immediate need for a Technical Business Analyst skilled at consulting with business and development staff to define requirements coordinate testing and validate data migration for the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Modernization project at Iowa Workforce Development.

This individual will conduct interviews and group requirement sessions to define requirements identify gaps and analyze process needs.
This individual will participate in gap analysis sessions articulating and/or documenting business needs clearly and accurately to vendor teams.
This individual will coordinate test efforts with UI SMEs prepare test cases as necessary document test results and articulate to vendor teams.

Iowa Workforce Development is a state agency with a remarkable amount of modernization taking place over the next 2 years. These projects will transform agency business operations eliminate technical debt improve user experience and return significant cost savings.

The UI Benefit Modernization will move a 40yearold legacy mainframe system to a contemporary webbased solution. The new system will be a modified/configurable off the shelf product developed and hosted by a thirdparty vendor. This position will work closely with a project manager as well as a large number of UI SMEs while interacting daily with the vendors project management and business analyst teams.
Throughout the project this individual will lead requirement and testing sessions ensuring business needs are captured and system features comply with technical specifications. During data migration this position will facilitate analyze and document data validation.

REQUIREMENTS:
Involvement in prior technology implementations 5 years
Proficient understanding of the software development lifecycle and related methodologies 5 years
Demonstrated ability to elicit document and understand business and technical requirements 5 years
Experience testing system against test cases and technical specifications document results; QA 5 years
Experience preparing test cases and technical specifications; QA 5 years
Proficient in the use of MS Office MS Visio Jira 5 years
Demonstrated ability to facilitate meetings with technical teams business stakeholders 5 years
Experience participating in vendormanaged solution development projects 5 years
Proficient at communicating complex concepts to technical and nontechnical staff at all levels of
responsibility 5 years
Experience in performing Unit Testing Functional Testing Usability Testing System Testing 5 years
Regression Testing System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) 5 years
Knowledge of business process analysis techniques design and development 5 years
Working knowledge of file transfer protocols web services and APIs 5 years
Skilled in developing and executing testing strategies test plans and test cases 5 years

Required/Desired Skills
SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceInvolvement in prior technology implementations Required5YearsProficient understanding of the software development lifecycle and related methodologies Required5YearsDemonstrated ability to elicit document and understand business and technical requirements Required5YearsExperience testing system against test cases and technical specifications document results; QA Required5YearsExperience preparing technical specifications (technical documentation)Required5YearsProficient in the use of MS Office MS Visio Jira Required5YearsDemonstrated ability to facilitate meetings with technical teams business stakeholders Required5YearsExperience participating in vendormanaged solution development projects Required5YearsProficient at communicating complex concepts to technical and nontechnical staff at all levels of responsibility Required5YearsExperience in performing Systems integration and UATRequired5YearsKnowledge of business process analysis techniques design and developmentRequired5YearsWorking knowledge of file transfer protocols web services and APIs writing requirements on interfaces. Required5YearsSkilled in developing and executing testing strategies test plans and test cases Required5Years
Questions
No.QuestionQuestion1The Contractor must report any disciplinary action misdemeanor or felony convictions to the State for any temporary IT staff provided. Do you agree to this requirementQuestion2Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI Management in advance and contact information must be provided to CAI so that a resource can be reached during his or her absence. The client has the right to dismiss the resource if she or he does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirementQuestion3This requirement falls under the ERTR process. The candidate MUST submit their Right to Represent electronically following the process to be considered. Do you accept this requirementQuestion4Please list candidates email address.Question5The Vendor Rate for this position is . Do you accept this requirementQuestion6PROVIDE CANDIDIDATES CURRENT LOCATION (CITY/STATE) HERE REQUIRED Question7SHOW YOUR WORK In the summary of qualifications field under the details tab of the candidates profile you should explain why your candidate is the best fit for this position. Please confirm that you have thoroughly validated and attested to the accuracy of the credentials listed throughout this candidates VectorVMS profile and resume according to Section 5.2.5 of ITS009440. Do you confirm Candidates will get rejected if an agency cuts and pastes the candidates resumes into this field REQUIREDQuestion8DOM contractor personnel are now required to undergo additional background check investigations (run by DOM) before starting requiring the completion of several waiver forms & fingerprint processes. The selected candidate will be responsible for completing all the necessary waiver forms scheduling and completing the fingerprinting process and returning all completed items to DOM for processing. Please confirm you have discussed this with your candidate and he/she will comply if selected. Question9PROVIDE CANDIDATES FULL PHYSICAL ADDRESS where DOM DoIT Background Check form and Fingerprint cards are to be mailed REQUIREDQuestion10INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on JULY 18 and JULY 19 only to submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided.Question11INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on JULY 19th only to submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided.