Business Analyst

Company: Vector Consulting, Inc
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

**Telework until COVID restrictions are lifted **Our Government client is looking for an experienced Business Analyst on a renewable 12 months contract in Harrisburg, PA.Position - Business AnalystThe incumbent in this position will be responsible for assigned Business Analyst related functions in the areas of: Business Process Reengineering (BPR); Business Architecture Modeling; Business Analysis; Liaison with Business Partners program areas; collection and documentation of system requirements; coordinating and facilitating Joint Application Development (JAD) or Detail Design Sessions (DDS); Component Integration Testing (CIT); organization of the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) including creation of Test Scripts; use of specialized software for tracking system changes, maintaining documentation, and organizing testing efforts; functions as an expert in the business operations/policies of multiple Business Partners program areas.The incumbent has advanced analytical lead responsibility for the following activities within the assigned projects. While knowledge for how to do all aspects of the lifecycle are needed, it is most likely that the assigned BA will be responsible to do one type of work per project in a short period of time, instead of all steps across a longer period of time. Resource is often assigned as an augment to existing resources to ensure a project completes a task in the necessary timeline.--- Plan, coordinate and facilitate session reviews of existing system and potential new system and/or system requirements.--- Business Data Modeling; identify data and data relationships and processes for inputs, outputs, roles, tasks, barriers, and constraints.--- Document business process requirements, review business policy and procedure documentation, create/update documentation as needed and review with business partner and IT administrator resources.--- Plan, organize, perform and coordinate testing efforts to include test plan, creation of test scenarios for system integration testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).--- 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.--- Acts as a liaison between the stakeholders to foster a productive relationship between busines partner and IT administrator resources.--- Analyzes Support 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 Application Developers.Incumbent must be organized, self-motivated, able to meet deadlines and capable of working on multiple projects at one time. Must also be able to effectively communicate, verbally, in writing, or via electronic media, and facilitate collaboration across the full range of executive, business, and technical resources.Confidentiality PolicyThe incumbent of this position is required to adhere to the Office of Information Technology Data Confidentiality Policy. This agreement is distributed electronically; it must be acknowledged at the start of employment-upon initial sign-on to the network-and acknowledged as requested thereafter.Decision MakingWork is performed using initiative and judgment in managing the information technology resources. Work is reviewed for effectiveness through periodic reports, conferences and achievement of organization objectives by an administrative supervisor.Requirements ProfileEssential Functions1. Facilitate meetings and communicate with business users and IT staff2. Develop and review functional specifications for system development3. Apply knowledge of the fully System Development Life Cycle4. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing5. Serve as a liaison between program and IT staff6. Perform technical writing7. Lead business process improvement efforts8. User computer, mouse, keyboard and phoneRequired Skills and Experience

• 5 years of Experience using formal requirements gathering methodologies Required
• 5 years of Experience developing business, functional, and non-functional requirements Required
• 5 years of Experience developing Requirements Traceability Matrix Required
• 5 years of Experience working to facilitate collaboration across the full range of executive, business, and technical resources Required
• 5 years of Experience with testing efforts to include test plan, test scenarios for (SIT) and (UAT) and organizing users to facilitate effective tests Required
• Experience working on state government projects/assignments Highly desired
• 4 year college degree or equivalent Desired
• Business Analyst Certification (certification from an accredited organization like IIBA) Highly desired - please provide detailsAbout Vector:Vector Consulting, Inc., (Headquartered in Atlanta) is an IT Talent Acquisition Solutions firm committed to delivering results. Since our founding in 1990, we have been partnering with our customers, understanding their business, and developing solutions with a commitment to quality, reliability and value. Our continuing growth has been and continues to be built around successful relationships that are based on our organization's operating philosophy and commitment to ** People, Partnerships, Purpose and Performance - THE VECTOR WAY "Celebrating 30 years of service" - provided by Dice

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