MUST HAVE : 10+ years of exp in Information Technology , Only local to PA , CANDIDATE NEED TO UPDATE RESUME AS THE SAMPLE RESUME PV HAS SENDED
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE : Sr. Business Analyst needed --- Microsoft 365, Azure DevOps, Business Analysis, QA testing, test plans, test cases, systems testing, detailed functional specifications, use cases, user stories, workflow diagrams, formal requirements gathering methodologies, business / functional / non-functional requirements, Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Training and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) materials, Business Process Reengineering (BPR); Business Architecture Modeling, liaison between the stakeholders --- Long Term - primarily / mostly REMOTE with some rare on-site meetings --- Harrisburg, PA
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REQUIRD SKILLS / JOB DESCRIPTION:
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- Collaborate with business stakeholders, clients, and project teams to elicit, document, and validate business requirements.
- Utilize Azure DevOps for documenting requirements and ensuring traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
- 4 years of AZURE DevOps & Microsoft 365: - Create detailed functional specifications, use cases, user stories, and workflow diagrams within Microsoft 365 and Azure DevOps.
- Facilitate workshops, meetings, and interviews to gather and validate requirements.
- Ensure all requirements are clearly documented, prioritized, and communicated within Azure DevOps to development teams.
- Continuously monitor and manage changes to requirements throughout the project lifecycle using Azure DevOps.
- Take ownership of creating comprehensive test plans and test cases to ensure thorough testing of software solutions.
- Execute system testing and collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve defects.
- Support the testing phase by participating in user acceptance testing using Azure DevOps.
- Provide ongoing support to stakeholders and address any issues or concerns related to requirements.
- Actively contribute to improving and standardizing the business analysis processes within the organization.
- Experience using formal requirements gathering methodologies
- Experience developing business, functional, and non-functional requirements
- Experience developing Requirements Traceability Matrix
- Experience developing Training and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) materials
- Experience working to facilitate collaboration across the full range of executive, business, and technical resources
- Experience with testing efforts to include test plan, test scenarios for SIT and UAT and organizing users to facilitate effective tests.
- Experience working on State Government projects/assignments
- Experience with Agile methodology
- Experience with PM methodologies and/or managing & tracking a project against a project plan
- Collection and documentation of system requirements; coordinating and facilitating Joint Application Development (JAD), Detail Design Sessions (DDS); use of specialized software for tracking system changes, maintaining documentation, organizing testing efforts; creation of training and standard operating procedures materials.
- Business Process Reengineering (BPR); Business Architecture Modeling; Business Analysis; Work in cooperation with Project Management; Liaison with Business Partners program areas.
- Incumbent will work closely with the assigned Project Manager and must be able to help coordinate activities in keeping the project on track and on a very strict timeline.
- The incumbent may be required to assist the PM with small tasks to ensure project is on schedule and suggest or coordinate corrective action if it is behind schedule.
- Plan, coordinate and facilitate session reviews of existing system and potential new system and/or system requirements.
- Document business process requirements and process diagram flows, review business policy and procedure documentation, create/update documentation as needed and review with business partner and IT administrator resources.
- Performs Business Process Reengineering (BPR) including assessment of existing business processes (As-Is Assessment), determination of future state (To-Be Assessment and Requirements), BPR gap analysis and assessment, and the general and detailed system design activities needed to support the business systems.
- Research, coordinate, write and present training and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) materials at (low) technical and non-technical levels.
- Acts as a liaison between the stakeholders to foster a productive relationship between business partner and IT administrator resources. Possess the ability to interact with various staff levels including senior executive managers.
- Analyzes Requests and determines complexity, priority and level of effort needed for resolutions.
- Performs efforts to implement corrective solutions to issue (s) identified.
- Escalates requests, as needed, to appropriate roles including the Project Manager, Technical Lead, or Application Developers