DECAL CAPS Operations Analyst - TekWissen LLC

Atlanta, GA

About the Job

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client provides a full range of services including web portal providing information on the state, business and economic development, public safety, Learning, law, justice, health, education, Corrections, transportation, IT, Social Services and culture. It also supplies information on government services and current job openings.

Position: DECAL CAPS Operations Analyst

Location: Atlanta, GA 30334

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Remote

Job Description:

The Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program is administered by the client Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)
The CAPS Operations Analyst will report to the CAPS Senior Technical Solutions Manager.
Under limited supervision, this position will participate in all release phases encompassing issue resolution and enhancement implementation for the client Childcare Administrative and Payments system, known as GACAPS.
This position is responsible for capturing, analysing, and documenting the business needs and how they will be implemented in the designated system(s). This position supports the user community by documenting business and process flows, creating system training material and documents, and supporting users needing assistance with system functionality.
This position may act as a team or project lead and contributes to building a strong relationship between the business and technology.
This position involves supporting end users by creating and maintaining business and system process flows, developing training materials, and providing process and functional support.

Job Responsibilities:

Serves as a lead or subject matter expert in the planning, development, testing, deployment and evaluation phases of the SDLC for GACAPS.
Maintains a comprehensive understanding of GACAPS functionality and its role in achieving business objectives.
Responsible for eliciting, documenting and maintaining functional and non-functional requirements as enhancement user stories.
Participates in business requirement gathering and refinement sessions alongside business subject matter experts, partner programs, and agencies and extremal vendors.
Reviews and provides feedback on technical requirements created by the vendors, programs, or agencies.
Assists in the development and execution of user acceptance test scripts.
Perform the review and analysis of issues or bugs and present recommendations for resolution based on analysis.
Coordinates with Agile Solution Manager to communicate issues and resolutions.
Creates and maintains business and systematic process flows.
Collaborate with CAPS Business Solution Owner to create clear communication to end users on all process or procedural changes.
Coordinates with vendors and technical staff to ensure the functionality of automated systems is consistent with, and in adherence to, program policies, laws, regulations, and best practice standards by users.
Assists with the development of change management plans for transition to new or upgraded systems.
Provides business user support and oversight statewide in the use of all data systems for the program.
Serves as liaison between business users and technical staff in the implementation and development of business process automation.

Agency Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and the following:
Four or more years of experience with technology development projects acting as a liaison between business users and technical staff.
Two or more years of experience automating and documenting business processes.
Two or more years of experience creating user stories based on collected requirements and well-defined acceptance criteria on a software project management platform such as JIRA, DevOps, Microsoft Project, or TFS.
Experience with technology development projects.
Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP), Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA), Project Management Institute Business Analyst (PMI-PBA), or similar certification

Technical Competencies:

Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP's and pivot tables), and PowerPoint
Intermediate skills in SharePoint and information databases.
Excellent oral, written, analytical, presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner.
Ability to organize and evaluate data to drive decision making.
Ability to evaluate program and process effectiveness.
Understanding of how data systems interact and ability to troubleshoot data discrepancies.
Strong knowledge/experience of program development and implementation.
Ability to gather business user needs and translate those needs to technical staff that are responsible for the coding and development of data systems.
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
Knowledge of the needs and processes necessary to automate processes.
Ability to understand business user needs and translate those needs to technical staff that are responsible for the coding and development of technical systems.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work independently as well as in team environments.
Ability to collaborate and work effectively as a team member.
Ability to develop trusting relationships and resolve conflict.
Ability to work with diverse communities and sensitivity to needs and concerns of various cultural groups.

Physical Position Requirements:

Work is typically performed in an office environment with intermittent sitting, standing, or walking in various settings.
The ability to speak clearly, to hear and understand at a normal conversational level, and to receive detailed information through verbal communication.
Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analysing data; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading and visual inspection.
Full range of hand and finger motion for data entry purposes.
Recruitment Pool: All qualified applicants
Bright from the Start: client Department of Early Care and Learning is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace.
A background check will be completed upon hire, which may consist of any or all of the following: criminal and employment histories, credit history (as applicable to the position), education credentials, and motor vehicle driving records.
Due to the volume of submissions received by this office, information concerning application or interview status cannot be provided in writing, over the phone, or in person. All applicants who submit a complete application package will be considered but may not necessarily receive notification or an interview.
The job posting may be subject to being closed at any time without notice.
Only those qualified candidates who are selected for an interview shall receive notification upon the filling of this vacancy.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Source : TekWissen LLC