Lead Business Analyst - Level III Albany NY - HYBRID

Mandatory Qualifications:
 Level III- More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects
with 2 or more years in a leadership role as a Business Analyst
 More than seven (7) years of client focused business and requirements analysis
experience and documentation including: Conducting and leading requirements
gathering sessions; Analyzing requirements gathered; Identifying, documenting,
and validating system requirements for continuous integration and deployment;
Preparing proposals, for best fit technology based on requirements elicited.
 More than seven (7) years of experience working on enterprise level software
development projects with an active role in working with customers, technical
team, and other Business Analysts.

Desirable Qualifications:
 More than five (5) years of experience identifying, documenting and validating
system requirements across multiple agencies, with a focus on the Human
Service domain including eligibility, enrollment, case management, and financial
management of SNAP, HEAP, PA, & Child Care.
 Over 7 years of experience leading requirements gathering and analysis. Proven
track record in documenting CI/CD specifications and preparing technical
proposals for best-fit technology solutions.
 Seven (7) years of experience implementing web-based, client-facing
applications.
 More than seven (7) years of developing JIRA boards, Sprint planning, use
cases, user stories, screen prototypes, specifications, and experience with
requirements management tool similar to Blueprint.
 Five (5) years' experience playing multiple roles – such as Business analyst &t
ester. Assisting with plan, roadmaps, sprint planning and working on initiative
assigned by reporting manager.

Duties/Responsibilities:
 Work closely with the Functional Manager of the project to manage the team of
Business Analysts, organize project artifacts including assignments and
schedules, perform reviews of project artifacts, create ouput work packages for
stakeholder review, and schedule and facilitate meetings.
 Conduct requirements analysis of the State systems and document requirements
to assist in implementation of IES. Initial focus will include participating in
analysis of the existing State systems and business processes, executing quality
control tasks as related to accuracy of the information and consumability of
outputs by IES business partners to inform the To Be system business rules,
identifying rules to carry forward into the To Be system and those that will be
retired in collaboration with agency business partners working within the
guiderails of the project scope.
 Identify and document As Is and To Be system requirements and design using
the IES prescribed business analysis methodology, processes, toolkit and tools
including but not limited to context diagrams, process flows, use cases,
requirements traceability matrix, user interface specifications and mockups.
 Meet with relevant stakeholders, including 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 in line with business needs.
 Conduct work product peer reviews and assist in internal review process.
Understand and adhere to project timelines and priorities. Work with blended
teams of State and vendor resources.