Senior Systems Analyst (Must have 10+ years of exp, Hybrid, Downtown Columbus OH)

Client: State of Ohio - AGE

Position: Senior Systems Analyst- Programmer5 (737128) - (Hybrid)

Contract: 7/1/2024 6/30/2025

Closing Date: 5/20/2024

Location: Downtown Columbus, OH

Job Description:

The Ohio Department of Aging (ODA)seeksan experienced, skilled, and motivated SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST with software systems analysis and quality assurance experience.

Mandatory Requirements

• Completion of undergraduate core program coursework in information technology, engineering, or telecommunications
• Minimum TEN years Business Process Analyst/Systems Engineering experience
• Minimum FIVE years Software Development Experience
• Minimum FIVE years Quality Assurance Analyst experience
• Minimum 2 years project/program management or equivalent experience

Required Hands-On Experience:

• TEN years in contributing to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from the design phase to the implementation phase of Web Applications; Demonstrated in the Sprint Planning and execution with project management principles; experience in building test automation frameworks; translating customer requirements into functional requirements for web applications development.
• Familiaritywith Micro-services architecture and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Azure DevOps Experience (minimumTHREE years).
• A sound understanding of relational databases and hands-on experience with Standard Query Language (SQL) and producing business reports using SQL reports.

Responsibilities:

This position will function as a highly skilled and hands-on experience senior Sys Systems Analyst with experience in software development and quality assurance with specific responsibilities that include:

• Creates information systems documentation to identify business and functional requirements; coordinates activities for requirements gathering and analyzing information regarding information technology system(s).
• Performs impact analyses to identify system and process inter-dependencies; Collects and analyzes data to provide informed options for decision-making
• Develops Request for Proposal (RFP) preparation, vendor solution evaluations & recommendations to meet defined business requirements.
• Creates Information Technology systems and process flows and flowcharts; decomposes complex processes; develops technical specification documents
• Creates architecture diagrams to detail the configuration of servers, databases, and network connections for current and future systems models
• Analyzes, models, and interprets data using different tools and techniques
• Reviews and assists in software development lifecycle activitiesincludingfeature and project cost, time, and effort estimations.
• Creates user stories, develops teststrategyandtest cases, and does the test execution; can create data migration plans, including the validation of migrated data
• Createsor sets up test data for performing test scenarios; executes unit test scripts and assists in executing system test scripts independently; verifies and documents unit and system test results to ensure the software is producing desired results; debugs and revises programs when unit and system tests do not produce desired results
• Coordinates execution of feature and system test scripts, participates in debugging efforts and defect tracking, creates and reviews test data for performing testing load testing and regression testing
• Develops and maintains a robust automation framework for the creation of automated test scripts and automated test reporting with minimal to no supervision
• Hands-onwith setting up cloud-based platforms to allow running automated test scripts on web and mobile devices using virtual browsers.
• Designsand executes performance and load tests to assess systems scalability and performance.
• Maintainstest versioning to ensure test data aligns with testing requirements.
• Identifies data sources; does data analysis anddata-mapping; develops and maintains data pipeline; provides data flow diagrams and documents the process.
• Takes initiativeand implements innovative ideas to improve the business and Software development process
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with customers, stakeholders, and team members.
• Works collaboratively with the service delivery team (e.g., projectmanagers andbusiness analysts) to develop project plans and documentation
• Takes initiativeand implements innovative ideas to improve the business and Software development process

Desired Skills

• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Good communication skills with both technical and non-technical clients
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong experience in creating good solutions w/o mature, detailed, codified business requirements.
• Working experience in delivering expected results in unstructured environments.
• Works productively and effectively independently without significant management oversight.