Business Analyst II

PERSONNEL REQUEST DOCUMENT

Position(s) Required:

3

Number of Candidates Response Forms Vendors can Submit:

3

Designated Work Location:

^th fl., Albany NY 12207 

Anticipated Duration of the Engagement:

28 months

Mandatory Qualifications:

1.  Level II- Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience as a Business Analyst

2.  Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience as a Business Analyst (BA) possessing in depth domain knowledge of SNAP, HEAP, and PA Eligibility, Enrollment, and Fiscal Processing, as well as Case Management for Foster Care, Adoption, and Adult Protective Services.

3.  Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience as a Business Analyst (BA) working on mainframe modernizations and system transformations that have state and local impacts for health and human service workers and clients. 

Desirable Qualifications:

1.  Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience as a Business Analyst (BA) for state eligibility programs within State-supervised, locally administered applications, specifically for Service and Non-Service based programs. 

2.  Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience as a Business Analyst (BA) documenting business and system rules for To-Be systems focused on SNAP, HEAP, PA, and Fiscal Processing.

3.  Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience as a Business Analyst (BA) creating As Is and To Be artifacts including but not limited to: Process Flows, User stories, Acceptance Criteria, Screen Prototypes, Data Specifications, UML diagrams. 

4.  Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience as a Business Analyst (BA) performing business process reengineering and optimization, including analyzing mainframe operations and formulating modernized To-Be processes for increased business efficiencies.

5.  Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience as a Business Analyst  (BA) conducting interface analysis of legacy applications and mapping to modernized solutions, plus basic scripting and query abilities.

Travel/Part-Time/Duties/Responsibilities:

Daily activities will include, but are not limited to: 

Candidate will be Identifying and documenting to-be system requirements and design using the IES prescribed business analysis methodology and tools;

Conducting systems analysis and documentation on legacy mainframe systems; 

Meet with relevant stakeholders, including state agency and local district subject matter experts, users, and executive teams to elicit requirements; 

Produce work products that reflect and ensure system planning, design, and delivery are aligned with business needs; Understand and adhere to project timelines and priorities.

The awarded candidate is required to be onsite at their assigned Albany work location at the frequency required by the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS).  This frequency is subject to change with notice.  Consultants who are unwilling to be onsite for the required timeframe will have their task orders terminated.

Actively participate in troubleshooting any technical issues that the program may have.

Other duties as assigned

Consultants may be eligible to telecommute for more than 50% of their work hours, up to and including 100% remote work. Telecommuting arrangements require direct manager approval and are subject to change based on program needs. Consultants approved for 100% remote work must attend monthly in-person meetings at the Albany office and be available for major milestone meetings as needed.

How many candidates will be interviewed:

IES will interview at least the top five highest candidates. If none of the five provide best value, IES will request to interview all candidates deemed susceptible based on technical and cost evaluations.