Join Our Team
Do you want to make an impact on the world around you? The work we do at Kyra Solutions directly impacts government entities and the citizens they serve. In Transportation practice, our solutions are designed to save lives on the roadways and in our Regulatory practice, we are designing solutions to make government digital for your accessibility. Kyra works hard to offer long-term growth potential, competitive wages, and continuous professional development for our employees.
If you are interested in furthering your career with Kyra and help us improve the way governments serve their citizens, please send your resume, and make sure to include salary expectation, availability, and contact information. You do not want to miss this opportunity!
Title
Business Analyst (On-site)
Required Skills and Experience
* A minimum of five years of business process analysis and systems analysis is required.
* Proficiency in process mapping/modeling with tools such as Visio is required.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, required.
* Experience working with Microsoft DevOps is highly desired.
* Knowledge of Rules 60GG-1 60GG-5, Florida Administrative Code, is desired.
* Knowledge of data migration is required.
* Knowledge of how business requirements translate to technical requirements is required.
* Knowledge of change and release management is desired.
* Knowledge of testing and quality assurance tools and techniques is required.
* Preference will be given to candidates with agile project experience and use of Azure DevOps to manage user requirements and backlogs.
* Experience with reporting tools to include PowerBI is required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Ability to perform detailed research, business analysis, as-is and to-be analysis, process modeling. Use of software tools is required and include, but are not limited to, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and Visio. Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) is highly desired.
* Ability to perform System Analysis & Design using a variety of modeling methodologies and techniques. Knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SLDC).
* Ability to expertly facilitate workshops and meetings with stakeholders.
* Excellent Technical knowledge and understanding of IT infrastructure and software development practices and techniques.
* Knowledge of State of Florida Project Management Rule 60GG-1. Ability to apply principles and techniques in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
* Knowledge and experience leveraging both IT solutions and business process improvements.
* Ability to produce legible and complete functional documentation in a way that thoroughly captures business processes and inputs/outputs of the applications.
* Ability to work effectively with users and a project team, to identify and document requirements for the maintenance, enhancement, modernization, remediation, or development of computer application systems, including technical overviews and context diagrams.
* Ability to interpret and communicate technical information related to computer programming and data processing, both verbally and in writing.
* Knowledge of the ideologies, techniques, and tools for quality assurance and control, and the ability to put those into practice.
* Ability to produce legible and complete functional documentation in a way that thoroughly captures business processes and inputs/outputs of the applications.
* Ability to analyze and accurately and completely define processes and workflows to design efficient information solutions, including missing or duplicate functionality in existing applications.
* Skill in developing business cases and supporting documentation, performing data analysis, and conducting performance metrics reporting.
* Advanced skills with Microsoft products: SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, DevOPS, and Project.
* Ability to relate to stakeholders needs, document their requirements, and perform duties in the absence of staff.
* Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others.
* Ability to adjust to changing demands in a dynamic environment with diverse work assignments.
Primary Responsibilities
* Research and understand client business processes and their inter-relationships. Document and diagram business and system processes and dependencies between them.
* Collaborate with technical and functional teams to develop technical specifications, use cases, and business rules.
* Plan and implement testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, load, or performance tests) for new and existing functionality.
* Gather and document goals and objectives related to business strategy and help document them as requirements for the application, infrastructure, and development plans.
* Assist in the business process redesign and documentation as needed to support ongoing remediation, modernization, and migration efforts in the enterprise environment.
* Understand technical problems and solutions in relation to the current, as well as the future business environment. Must be able to suggest plans to integrate new and existing processes.
* Identify processes for improvement, document existing processes, identify and analyze gaps between current processes and the desired state, design new processes, develop process performance measures and plan the transition to a new process.
* Document business cases and feasibility studies. Facilitate work sessions to elicit and prioritize remediation, modernization, and migration requirements.
* Evaluate critical information gathered from multiple resources. Summarize detailed data into executive level formats as well as breaking down aggregate information into meaningful pieces.
* Assess and analyze demand patterns to identify trends, recurring requests, and evaluate feasibility against technical capabilities and constraints
* Categorize and prioritize demands by type, urgency, complexity, business impact, and strategic alignment using established scoring criteria
* Prepare comprehensive documentation to support funding decisions, including business cases, cost-benefit analyses, risk assessments, and presentation materials.
Education
* Bachelor s degree or master s degree in Business Administration, Communication, Information Systems, or other related field is required. Equivalent work experience may substitute for the educational requirement.
Certification
* Certification in any of the following desired but not required: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Owner (CSO), CBAP, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP, PMP, ITIL.
Location
Tallahassee, FL
Duration
Long-Term
Why Kyra?
Founded in 1997, Kyra Solutions is a national leader of transportation technology and regulatory solutions in government. We specialize in the art and science of digital transformation in government. Our commitment to providing the highest level of service and tailored solutions has supported our consistent double-digit growth for over a decade. We are headquartered in the greater Tampa Bay area with other offices across Florida and an innovation center in Silicon Valley, CA.
Because of our dedication to our employees, we have won one of the Best Companies to Work for in Florida 3 years in a row by Florida Trend magazine. Kyra has won other numerous awards including the coveted INC magazine s one of America s Fastest Growing Companies several years in a row. Kyra's commitment to our employees, to best practices in project management and business analysis, and to solution development has led to our achievement in becoming the first Project Management Institute certified company in Florida. Our proven successful track record has resulted in several prestigious awards including the State of Florida's Diversity Business of the Year Award. We are proud to be a sponsor for the TaxWatch Productivity Awards and partner to Florida TaxWatch.
Background & References
Verifiable professional references will be required along with the resume; however, references will be checked/contacted after the interview and before the project starts. Level two background check will be done on the selected candidate for employment, criminal (State & Federal), education, and others as mandated by the client. Please make sure your resume and all other information provided are accurate. Any misrepresentation will mean permanent disqualification by the client. Equal employment opportunity employer.