Business Analyst

Business Analysts needed to work on multiple projects. This is a hybrid position that may require resources to be available to be onsite 2-3 days per week. Please limit submittals to local/regional resources.





Job Description -

Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to:

Working directly with business leaderships,

SMEs, 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 designing documents in DoIT 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.)



Experience delivering software as part of an

Agile delivery team.



Strong ability to work effectively and

autonomously against deadlines and potential priority shifts.



Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including

Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio.

Experience with requirement gathering software

such as Azure DevOps, TFS, Jira, or RTC.

Ability to analyze business strategies and user

needs, document specifications, and translate business objectives into proper

system requirements and specifications.

Guide stakeholders through business case

development for new applications/functionality, including cost benefit

analysis, risks and issues, and impact analysis.

Ability to recognize value through benefit

realization, avoidance of cost, new opportunities, and organizational

modernization.

Experience with continuous process improvement

via underlying technologies and system support.

Strong ability to break down complex concepts

into smaller, simply defined tasks, while maintaining a focus on end-to-end

business processes.

Work closely with other Business Units to

identify and deliver Enterprise value.

Skilled at consulting with executive-level

stakeholders to define business needs or problems.

Experience providing consulting services to

governmental entities is a plus.





Required Skills



Experience working on large, complex IT systems

(8 years)





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)





Experience with SDLC procedures and system

development methodologies. (8 years)



Experience managing stakeholder expectations and

priorities. (8 years)



Experience working within a project governance

structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting). (8 years)

Excellent task management skills. Ability to

balance and manage multiple tasks, with changing priorities, in a

cross-functional environment. (8 years)

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple

projects, and project activities, simultaneously, while meeting established

deadlines. (8 years)

Experience with Microsoft development platforms

and software. (8 years)

Experience in an Agile environment. (6 years)

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)

Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server

Management Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)

Familiarity with advanced information management

practices, data modeling standards, and/or architecture design and analysis. (3

years)

Bachelor's degree in management information

systems, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience (8 years)

Required/Desired Skills