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The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) providesadaptable secure and costeffective technology services and solutions for theDepartment of Management DOM and its Partners. We manage all HHS IT assetsprojects and resources as well as provide technology and expertise to supportIowa s citizens and families. DOM DoIT does this by consistently delivering toptier performance and value to citizens as a trusted partner and serviceprovider.
DoIT is committed to the pursuit of creative and innovativesolutions that enable our agency to help Iowans achieve healthy safe stableand selfsufficient lives through the programs and services we provide. Westrive for an IT culture that identifies the newest most effective solutionsthrough discovery open discussion and collaboration. We have fun togethercare about each other and take pride in the solutions we provide. We believein continuously optimizing our processes refining our solutions and improvingourselves for the benefit of the Iowans we serve.
This request is for two (2) Business Analysts (BA6) roles to be involved withmultiple projects primarily for Health and Human Services though that willexpand to other departments as needed. The current need is for coverage in theHHS EDBI group Data Warehouse working with Elias reports Iowa MedicaidEnterprise and other areas with new projects currently in the pipeline.
Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include butare not limited to:
Working directly with business leadershipsSME s and technical partners on systemaligned teams to gather and documentrequirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
Creating presenting and maintaining userstories acceptance criteria and design documents in HHS defined systems to beused by team members at all levels.
Directly responsible for documenting tracingmaintaining prioritizing and assessing changes to business practicesworkflows and associated system processes.
May act in the role of project manager / qualityassurance analyst for smaller efforts.
Conducting research to query data analyzeproblems and determine solutions such as the installation of alternatemethods and procedures implementing changes in processing methods or theredesign of products or services.
Consistently updating project informationstatuses risks issues and timelines for reporting purposes.
Working within an agile methodology frameworkwith a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the mosteffective outcome.
May be called upon to participate in databaseand forms analysis
A successful candidate for this role is expected to possess the followingskills and experience:
Excellent interpersonal verbal and writtencommunication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of teammembers including executives managers IT professionals and subject matterexperts.
Experience in process mapping groupfacilitation data gathering and analysis and all phases of a project lifecycle (requirements design development testing deployment documentationtraining and measuring effectiveness.)
Experience delivering software as part of anAgile delivery team.
Strong ability to work effectively andautonomously against deadlines and potential priority shifts.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite includingExcel Word PowerPoint Project and Visio.
Experience with requirement gathering softwaresuch as Azure DevOps TFS Jira or RTC
Ability to analyze business strategies and userneeds document specifications and translate business objectives into propersystem requirements and specifications.
Guide stakeholders through business casedevelopment for new applications/functionality including cost benefitanalysis risks and issues and impact analysis.
Ability to recognize value through benefitrealization avoidance of cost new opportunities and organizationalmodernization.
Experience with continuous process improvementvia underlying technologies and system support.
Strong ability to break down complex conceptsinto smaller simply defined tasks while maintaining a focus on endtoendbusiness processes.
Work closely with other Business Units toidentify and deliver Enterprise value.
Skilled at consulting with executivelevelstakeholders to define business needs or problems.
Experience providing consulting services togovernmental entities is a plus.
REQUIRED SKILLS
Experience working on large complex IT systems (8years)
Experience eliciting requirements writing userstories and design documents defining acceptance criteria testing outcomesand facilitating communication between business stakeholders developers andproject teams. (8 years)
Experience with SDLC procedures and systemdevelopment methodologies. (8 years)
Experience managing stakeholder expectations andpriorities. (8 years)
Experience working within a project governancestructure (methodology required templates and reporting). (8 years)
Excellent task management skills. Ability tobalance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in acrossfunctional environment. (8 years)
Ability to prioritize and manage multipleprojects and project activities simultaneously while meeting establisheddeadlines. (8 years)
Experience with Microsoft development platformsand software. (8 years)
Experience in an Agile environment. (6 years)
Experience with Application Lifecycle ManagementALM tools; Microsoft s Team Foundation Server (TFS) Visual Studio TeamServices (VSTS) Azure DevOps (ADO) Atlassian s Jira IBM s Rational TeamSuite (RTC). (5 years)
Working experience with Microsoft SQL ServerManagement Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)
Familiarity with advanced information managementpractices data modeling standards and/or architecture design and analysis. (3years)
Bachelor s degree in management informationsystems Business or related field and/or relevant experience (8 years)
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