Agency: DPS
Job Title/Classification: Business Analyst 2 (BA2)
NFP Rate: $51.74
Will Close to Submissions on: 4/29/21 at 10am EST
Interviews: TEAMS
Duration: 6/30/21 (with possible extension)
Position location: Columbus, OH
Candidates must be LOCAL
Right To Represent Must Be Included on Submission
Take note of close date on submissions- Withdrawn candidates will not be permitted to be replaced.
Top Skills Needed:
~ 4 years experience as a Business Systems Analyst
~ 3 years utilizing VISIO to create business process flow
~ Experience using AGILE in larger organization.
Position Description
BA2 to gathers and analyzes information from stakeholders, business owners, customers
and management to determine needs, expectations, project requirements and priorities for
implementing information technology (IT) processes and solutions.
During the interview process with the ODPS staff, the resource consultant must
demonstrate competence/experience in their specific area(s) of project assignment. The
resource’s experience must also be documented for review and verification. Offered
resources not showing technical or functional competence/experience will be sufficient
reason to reject the Offeror’s proposal. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to pre-screen
their candidates to ensure compliance. Resource will have a background check conducted
by ODPS.
1. Strong communication/ leadership skills.
2. Strong influence, collaboration and negotiation experience.
3. Ability to collaborate with supporting resources across business and/or functional
lines.
4. Have excellent oral and written skills/possess strong meeting and work session
facilitation skills.
5. Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, the ability to manage
time and resources to meet assigned deadlines.
6. Have the ability to facilitate a session with non-technical stakeholders and facilitate requirements gathering sessions without the onsite of a project manager or technical expert.
7. Have strong understanding of prioritization stemming from the elicitation of system
and/or user requirements.
8. Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and
decision-making skills.
9. Must be knowledgeable in the English language/speak clearly and understandably use
the English language.
Mandatory Requirements/Time
1. Four (4) years experience as a Business Systems Analyst within the past eight (8) years.
2. Four (4) years experience eliciting and defining system and user requirements through
observation, interviews, and analysis.
3. Four (4) years experience working directly with end-users to define requirements and
provide technical advice and assistance in a large-scale environment.
4. Four (4) years experience translating customer needs into formal business requirements.
5. Three (3) years experience interviewing non-technical end users to determine and
document current business process flows.
6. Two (2) years experience in Business Process Re-engineering.
7. Three (3) years experience using Visio to create business process flows including
standard flowcharts and swim lane diagrams.
8. Three (3) years experience creating test conditions, test cases, and test scenarios.
9. Four (4) years experience analyzing end-user needs and conducting fit gap analysis.
10. Documented experience as a technical Business Analyst from project initiation through
completion on a minimum of two (2) software development or implementation projects
requiring a minimum of two thousand (2,000) Full-time Equivalent (FTE) hours to complete.
11. Documented experience using project management software (e.g. Microsoft Project or
Clarity) to develop and maintain a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) on a minimum of two (2) projects.
12. Four (4) years experience using a business requirements tracking tool for recording and prioritization of business requirements.
13. Documented experience in systems process and data mapping, requirements gathering, and analysis as well as proficiency in the creation of detailed documentation.
14. Needs to show at least 1 experience with a large organization as ODPS.
15. Needs to have used AGILE in one organization
16. Needs to have used the Agile Alignment within BABOK in at least one organization.
