Business Analyst - i-Link Solutions Inc

Albany, NY 12232

About the Job

Job Title: Business Analyst - Expert
Task ID: HBITS-06-13699
Position Duration: 30 Months
Client: State of NY
Agency: Department of Transportation

Please call (703) 466-0951 | (571) 351-1868 | (703) 348-3018 or ema il at nysreqs@ilinksolutions.com

Description

Day-to-day tasks include but are not limited to:

Work with Agency/Business Users to develop/document new business strategies and models.

Support and align efforts to meet customer and business needs
Manage customer relationships and expectations by developing a communication process to keep others up-to-date on project results
Stay current with customer needs and strategies; utilizing formal and informal written communication methods (for example, emails, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, executive updates, task lists, updates) to communicate updates and findings; and facilitating project meetings and presentations to all types of diverse audiences (for example, senior management, Customers, technical staff)
Participate in multiple projects by completing and updating project business and technical documentation; determining daily priorities; ensuring efficient and on-time delivery of project tasks and milestones; following proper escalation paths; and customer and vendor relationships
Collaborate with team members and peers by articulating ideas and viewpoints driving the resolution of issues.
Identify, create and facilitate process design changes by conducting business and systems process analysis and design at a complex level; focusing on quality improvement and data management; ensuring data is reliable and valid; developing process improvements or re-engineering and recommending elimination; integrating new systems and processes with existing ones; and partnering with internal and external teams and peers to ensure systems provided meet the long-term business strategies
Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes and new responsibilities
Provide project level analysis – producing required project analysis documentation (business requirements, scope matrix, use cases, sequence diagrams, future state proposals, UAT plan)
Collaborate closely with developers to implement the requirements, provide necessary guidance to testers during QA/QC process
Identify improvement opportunities (proactive and reactive)
Elicit and clearly document business and systems requirements
Assess business process and system inefficiencies
Identify ways to increase adoption and customer satisfaction
Participate fluency in business processes and process differentiation
Analyze and synthesize business requirements, including recognizing patterns and conceptualizing processes
Understand and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders
Serve as a liaison between Business, Vendors and ITS to assist or gather business requirements needed for system modifications, enhancement and implementations
Assist with development and execution of test plans
Support system conversions, upgrades, enhancements
Develop Business Cases: gather, document and obtain sign-off on business requirements; work with ITS technical team resources to identify proposed technical solutions to meet the business requirements while aligning with ITS Technical and Security Policies; and, organize the analysis of information about costs/benefits, advantages/ disadvantages, and technical feasibility of designing and implementing proposed solutions.

Mandatory Qualifications

1	84 months working as a Business Analyst with agencies/business areas to understand business requirements to produce functional and non-functional specifications according to Project Management Industry standards and Secure System Development Lifecyle (SSDLC).
2	84 months developing Business Case documents: • Gather, organize, analyze, and quantify data about customer needs and requirements, costs/benefits, advantages/disadvantages, technical feasibility of implementing new or changed business solutions, and comparisons of technical solutions. • Translate customer input into information that can be used to make decisions and support the technical solution.
3	72 months working as a Business Analyst on complex projects in a fast-paced environment wherein the team comprises a variety of Stakeholders including Senior Business and IT Management, Business Subject Matter Experts, Vendors and IT resources to understand and negotiate needs and expectations across all.
4	72 months in business process modeling for improving business and systems operations in turn identifying innovative ways to increase customer satisfaction. This includes the ability to analyze and synthesize business requirements, including recognizing patterns and conceptualizing processes.
5	60 months in data analysis and modeling for on-line transactional processing systems, data warehouses, and/or data transformation using tools such as Oracle Data Modeler.
6	48 months in proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) as well as MS Visio
7	Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, IT or any related field.
Required Documentation	• Résumé • Copy of Candidate Identification (i.e., Driver's License/Green Card/Visa and Passport if applicable) • Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (i.e., professional certifications, degrees, etc.)

Disclaimer: i-Link Solutions Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We especially invite women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability

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