Job Title: Business Analyst 5/BA5
NFP Rate: 72.03
Will close to submissions: Wenesday 10/9 @ 10AM
Interviews: Candidates will need to be available to interview on-site
The person in this role should be someone that is seeking and is excited by new challenges, and someone that is passionate about improving State government in the way IT and digital services are delivered. Responsibilities Responsibilities of the Business Analyst will include:
Lead cross-functional business process re-engineering teams and continuous improvement efforts.
Document requirements, user stories, prepare use cases, process maps, data flow diagrams, and conduct unit and functional testing.
Provide knowledge transfer and training to development, testing and business users on new functions regarding the Legal system.
Evaluate potential software or hardware solutions, including off-the-shelf and open source components, and the system architecture to ensure that they meet business requirements.
Ability to prepare use cases, process maps, data flow diagrams, conduct unit and functional testing
Assist in preparing documents for the acquisition of equipment, materials, and services, coordination of the submittal and review process, and analysis of various types of contracts, Software and Business Applications, Hardware and Network Infrastructure, Professional Services, and Memorandums of Understanding.
Qualifications
Qualifications of the Business Analyst should include:
Required Skills
Experience with requirement gathering and analysis methodologies
Ability to interface between technology teams, support teams, and business units
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to understand and translate specifications between technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Analytical skills to conduct requirement analysis and impact analysis.
Logical thinking and decision-making skills
Knowledge of information technology, software applications and architectures
Experience with Agile Scrum toolsets (JIRA, Trello, etc.)
Experience with testing toolsets (HP ALM, Octane, Quality Center, etc.)
Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle
Functional knowledge of traditional Project Management and Agile methodologies
Four years minimum of working in legal business analysis, data mining or information related field
Bachelor’s degree in business, information technology or related field Desired Skills
Responsive, organized, and committed to providing professional, prompt, and accurate services with excellent communications, technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Having the ability and desire to work in a multi-disciplinary team in a dynamic, open environment
Demonstrated ability to think creatively in analyzing problems and propose practical solutions.
Able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships; excellent organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives.
Functional ability to analyze the business objectives of the stakeholder and cultivate solutions to their business issues.
Experienced in analyzing entire business functions, including data, goals, process, organization to assist stakeholders in developing their strategic goals.
Able to understand business requirements and translate them for technical resources.
Understanding both technical designs and specifications.
Evaluating information harvested through surveys and workshops, task analysis, and business process description.
Having strong technical skills, business intelligence, and a full understanding of the needs of the customer.
Able to effectively communicate with external clients and internal teams
