On-Site Senior Business Analyst (Certified Scrum Master/ IIBA Certified)

Note : Please reply ONLY if you

1) can work 100% on-site from day one + have all the Required skill set and have worked as an " Senior Business Analyst (Certified Scrum Master/ IIBA Certified)" in a large & Complex enterprise level IT Environment.
2) have Minimum of 11-12+ years of successful experience in Business Analysis;
3) can provide at least 3 verifiable experience from completed and/or substantially completed jobs that closely match this request (Filling the client provided form) + fill out a skill Matrix + Sign Resume certification form
4) Can go through a background check including fingerprinting + Agree to a Face to face interview OR a WEB CAM Interview (at your own cost)
5) A Competitive Rate
6) will be available May/June 2024 to start at the project.

s and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor H1b candidates at this time. NOTE: GIS will utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all persons employed during the term of the Contract Note to Consulting Companies : ANY CONSULTANT S RESUME YOU SEND ME MUST BE ON YOUR COMPANY S PAYROLL, NO H1-VISA TRANSFER, NO PRO-MARKETING, NO SISTER COMPANY RESUMES. The resume should have the DIRECT contact info and email of the candidate otherwise the candidate will NOT be considered. ALL H1 candidates including those onWOULD need to provide I-797 + DL copy (no exceptions).

Each staff member assigned to this project must have a background screening that is equivalent to a Level Two (2) screening standard.

This is a fixed fee/hourly based project which is inclusive of travel, lodging, per diem expenses and all other costs associated with the completion of the associated tasks.

Interviews:
In the event an interview is requested, in-person interviews will be conducted at the Client location. Interviews may be conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams. A phone interview may also be requested as a first step.

Telecommuting: Telecommuting is not Allowed.

Primary Work: This position involves collaborating with CLIENT technical and program area staff to assist with analysis, design, communication, facilitation, performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes, and performing user acceptance testing. These efforts are focused towards integrating in-house applications with the statewide PALM (Planning, Account, and Ledger Management) solution. The focus of this support work will be on agency business systems and division applications impacted by the PALM project, and other work as assigned.

Education: Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other Information Technology major, or equivalent work experience.

Required Tasks to be performed:
Understand business change needs, assessing the business impact of those changes, capturing, analyzing, and documenting requirements and supporting the communication and delivery of requirements with relevant stakeholders.
Lead requirements definitions meetings with CLIENT customers.
Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
Gather, analyze, document & validate user requirements.
Create Visio process maps, requirements traceability matrices, use cases and other business analysis documentation appropriate to the specifically assigned project needs.
Facilitate the negotiation of requirements amongst multiple stakeholders.
Create, analyze, and validate detailed functional specifications.
Facilitate design sessions with the implementation team to define the solution.
Deliver elements of systems design, including data migration rules, business rules, wireframes, or other detailed deliverables.
Identify any new type of data entry components required. For each new component identified, create and update analysis documentation to include wireframes, process maps, business data definitions and business rules.
Support multiple moderately complex business processes.
Assist in the business process redesign and documentation as needed.
Translate high level business requirements into functional specifications and manage changes to such specifications.
Work closely with customers, users, and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions
Assess how a system or application meets the usability criteria of an end user or customer.
Hold daily status meetings with Scrum Team members, to facilitate the flow of information and provide an outlet to remove obstacles/barriers.
Assist in leading daily standups, planning sessions, and other agile ceremonies.
Assist in the coordination of project work activities across multiple scrum teams.
Draft and/or update project artifacts, registers, logs, plans, reports, and information radiators.
Attend, participate, and contribute to project meetings and other related project ceremonies.
Assess and continually improve existing processes, leveraged from Scrum Retrospective meetings.
Manage relationships with CLIENT program area business partners. Develop strong and collaborative relationships with customers to achieve positive project outcomes.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
10+ years experience with business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping, methodology development, and data modeling.
3+ years experience with Quality Control, Testing, and/or Validation of software applications.
2+ years experience in the role of a ScrumMaster, or similar Agile Project Management role, managing IT software development projects.
Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and business resources and translate business needs into effective technical specifications.
Ability to conduct research into application development issues and products.
Ability to understand the needs of multiple stakeholders.
Ability to prepare reports, correspondence, guidelines, and Power Point presentations.
Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, oral and written communication skills.
Ability to write technical, business, and plain language documents and/or emails, with great attention to detail in all written communications.
Ability to work on multiple projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project leader.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
Certification(s) from the IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis), based on the BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge).
Certified ScrumMaster certification (CSM) or equivalent Agile Project Management certification.
Familiarity with Agile development, specifically Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP) and Kanban.
Experience with database query tools such as TOAD and/or SQL Developer.
Experience with UML (Unified Modelling Language).
Experience with environmental regulatory business processes and practices.
Knowledge and understanding of CLIENT s technical environment.
Knowledge of various facilitation techniques to elicit business requirements and drive customer communications.

Resume for One Proposed Consultant - Resume Should have the following information :
- Name
- All work experience related to the CLIENT s request for service
- Sufficient detail for CLIENT to determine dates of the related work experience, how extensive the related work experience is, and the depth of knowledge and skills of the proposed candidate related to the needs of CLIENT
- Candidate Education
- Professional Summary
- Technical Skills
- Work Experience

Candidate References: Three (3) references must be provided and include the following:
- Name of Company:
- Contact Person & Title:
- Contact Telephone Number:
- Contact Email Address:
- Job Period of Service: (MM/YYYY-MM/YYYY)
- Description (Scope of Work):
- Reference should be a company contact not a peer on the project.
- Verify candidate references, if incomplete and CLIENT is unable to email and call their reference, the proposal will be unaccepted.

"When replying please make sure to list your (All Inclusive) Compensation requirements !!!"

Note : This is a Full time ON SITE Contract Position with no REMOTE options allowed !!

Start date : May/June 2024

# OF POSITIONS : 1

No phone calls please.
Local Citizens are encouraged to Apply
No relocation assistance provided.
ONLY Candidates with an exact match will be contacted
Candidates should be authorized to work in the US.