Business Analyst - HonorVet Technologies

Title: Business Analyst
Duration: 6+months
Location: Des Moines, IA

• The Business Analyst will participate in all phases of the Systems Development Lifecycle [SDLC] including eliciting and defining Requirements for Design, Development, Testing, and Implementation of software systems and processes.
• This request is for two (2) Business Analysts (BA6) roles to be involved with multiple projects, primarily for department, though that will expand to other departments as needed. The current need is for coverage in the department EDBI group [Data Warehouse] working with Elias reports, department's Medicaid Enterprise, and other areas with new projects currently in the pipeline.

Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to:
· Working directly with business leaderships, SME’s, and technical partners on system-aligned teams, to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
· Creating, presenting and maintaining user stories, acceptance criteria, and design documents in HHS defined systems to be used by team members at all levels.
· Directly responsible for documenting, tracing, maintaining, prioritizing, and assessing changes to business practices, workflows, and associated system processes.
· May act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts.
· Conducting research to query data, analyze problems, and determine solutions, such as the installation of alternate methods and procedures, implementing changes in processing methods, or the redesign of products or services.
· Consistently updating project information, statuses, risks, issues, and timelines for reporting purposes.
· Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome.
· May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis

A successful candidate for this role is expected to possess the following
skills and experience:
· Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including executives, managers, IT professionals, and subject matter experts.
· Experience in process mapping, group facilitation, data gathering and analysis, and all phases of a project life cycle (requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, documentation, training, and measuring effectiveness.)
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Experience delivering software as part of an
Agile delivery team.


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Strong ability to work effectively and
autonomously against deadlines and potential priority shifts.


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Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio.


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Experience with requirement gathering software
such as Azure DevOps, TFS, Jira, or RTC


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Ability to analyze business strategies and user
needs, document specifications, and translate business objectives into proper
system requirements and specifications.


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Guide stakeholders through business case
development for new applications/functionality, including cost benefit
analysis, risks and issues, and impact analysis.


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Ability to recognize value through benefit
realization, avoidance of cost, new opportunities, and organizational
modernization.


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Experience with continuous process improvement
via underlying technologies and system support.


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Strong ability to break down complex concepts
into smaller, simply defined tasks, while maintaining a focus on end-to-end
business processes.


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Work closely with other Business Units to
identify and deliver Enterprise value.


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Skilled at consulting with executive-level
stakeholders to define business needs or problems.


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Experience providing consulting services to
governmental entities is a plus.





REQUIRED SKILLS


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Experience working on large, complex IT systems (8
years)


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Experience eliciting requirements, writing user
stories and design documents, defining acceptance criteria, testing outcomes,
and facilitating communication between business stakeholders, developers, and
project teams. (8 years)


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Experience with SDLC procedures and system
development methodologies. (8 years)


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Experience managing stakeholder expectations and
priorities. (8 years)


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Experience working within a project governance
structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting). (8 years)


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Excellent task management skills. Ability to
balance and manage multiple tasks, with changing priorities, in a
cross-functional environment. (8 years)


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Ability to prioritize and manage multiple
projects, and project activities, simultaneously, while meeting established
deadlines. (8 years)


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Experience with Microsoft development platforms
and software. (8 years)


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Experience in an Agile environment. (6 years)


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Experience with Application Lifecycle Management
[ALM] tools; Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio Team
Services (VSTS), Azure DevOps (ADO), Atlassian’s Jira, IBM’s Rational Team
Suite (RTC). (5 years)


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Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server
Management Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)


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Familiarity with advanced information management
practices, data modeling standards, and/or architecture design and analysis. (3
years)


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Bachelor’s degree in management information
systems, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience (8 years)