Business Analyst II
Business Analyst II
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Notes: JIRA Experience is a plus
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission requires the services of 1 Business Analyst 2 hereafter referred to as Candidate(s) who meets the general qualifications of Business Analyst 2 Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered works made for hire and are the property of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and may include preselection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will pay no fees for interviews or discussions which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
(30%) Coordinates and analyzes user requirements procedures and problems to automate or improve
existing systems; and coordinates and analyzes computer system capabilities workflow and scheduling
limitations.
- Facilitates meetings and discussions with internal and external stakeholders to document statements
of work project charters business and functional requirements procedures and workflows user
stories acceptance criteria test plans and risk assessment plans for all assigned projects in
accordance with project schedules
- Develops project schedules with assigned resources review with internal and external stakeholders
and manages the schedules to ensure projects remain within scope timeline and budget. Provides
weekly status reports and updated project schedules to project manager.
- Regularly reviews the risk log with internal stakeholders and external vendors to effectively quantify
and manage and identify projects risks and difficulties in accordance with the strategies documented
and update the risk log with new risks or changes. Designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
- Consults on the analysis of an application troubleshoots system problems and implements solutions.
Escalates issues to project manager.
- Develops the design and review of test cases; processes change requests; and manages a projects
scope acceptance installation and deployment. Conducts stage gate reviews at end of each major
phase of the project/s ensures decisions signoffs and approvals are documented assesses go/no go
decisions and ensures lessons learned or retrospectives are conducted at the end of each phase. Finds
true points of task/project failures and determine what could have been done differently. Provides
reports to project manager.
(30%) Coordinates the service request life cycle through customer related service request responses business
requirements coordination technical specifications and related artifacts review and monitors system
integration and user acceptance testing prior to implementation.
- Works closely with the project Quality Assurance (QA) function to ensure comprehensive and cohesive
plans and documents are in place for sprint validation triage processes regression testing acceptance
approval migration stability and production support.
- Ensures detailed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans are in place for all projects.
- Ensures that user stories and acceptance criteria for all approved requirements have been
documented reviewed by the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and approved by the business divisions.
- Ensures QA tasks and processes are well defined to include Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) as
applicable smoke regression integration testing and defect management.
- Escalates issues to ITD management with solid facts for the situation as well as several options (with
pros and cons) to correct the situation/s as well as recommended options.
(30%) Supports the workflow processes for change management facilitates discussions among cross
functional teams of internal and external stakeholders (including supporting vendors) and ensures integrated
testing is executed where required.
- Ensures change requests for new or added requirements comply with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission Change Advisory Board (CAB) and/or the TABC AIMS CAB governance procedures and
the required documentation is provided in a timely manner for CAB Administration. Facilitates
business process workarounds for functions that are postponed or descoped and ensure these are
well documented and accepted by the divisions impacted.
- Works closely with the Business Service Division (BSD) and relevant business divisions/vendors to
ensure all financial transactions are tested and meet CPA requirements.
- Ensures all required integration points with external service vendors and other state agencies are part
of the project plan and timely communication with these service providers as well as scheduled testing
is in place.
- Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through automation and assists in the
preparation of proposals to develop new systems.
(5%) Develops training curriculum and conduct formal training sessions covering assigned systems module
and ensures that a migration plan is in place for deployment to production and includes processes to support
the maintenance Service level Agreement (SLA).
(5%) Performs other duties as assigned.
The Business Analyst Level II role has the responsibility to support the Project Management Office (PMO) and the Project Manager in effectively facilitating the execution of projects that may be in various phases and stages within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to include initiation planning execution monitoring and controlling and closing of projects. The processes and tools used to execute each phase must follow established TABC standards for project management within the PMO. This includes consistently applying the PMO standards for documentation and the use of metrics for the management of projects. May assign and supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of
initiative and independent judgment.
JIRA Experience is a plus
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
Business Analyst or Advanced System Administrator Position
5
Preferred
Process Workflow Analytics
2
Preferred
Eliciting Requirements
2
Preferred
User Acceptance testing and Implementation
2
Preferred
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Employment Type
Full Time
