Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid 2-3 days onsite required)
Yakshna Solutions, Inc., (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprises, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serve its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.
Our Client is seeking a Business Analyst to assist with the Data Analytic and Visualization team. The analyst will work with the Division of Community Services, the Division of Clinical and Quality Management, the Division of Administration, and stakeholders to identify and develop actionable recommendations that when implemented will result in improvement to data validity and reliability. Thus, increasing the ability of the department to attest to the reliability of the data source and data source system and the validity and reliability of the data it produces. Current data exists in various data source systems and repositories.
Our client has several systems that are utilized by the department that an individual may not be familiar with, unless they ve worked for the state, such as WAMS, CONNECT and other systems, therefore the selected candidate will have access to information regarding all data sources and data source systems to be assessed as well as previously developed threat assessment reports. As part of the threat assessment process the selected candidate will review data source training materials; conduct subject matter expert and stakeholder interviews; review system training materials; shadow data source users; conduct source system table analysis, review, synthesize and prioritize all threats; develop and present actionable recommendations to mitigate identified threats. Threats to data security will not be assessed as part of this process. Daily check-ins may be required during onboarding and training.
Required skills and experience
- Possess analytical, interpersonal, and project management skills.
- Must be able to build relationships with management, program personnel, and the IT department and must be able to explain complex issues in a way that they all understand.
- Experience with MS Excel spreadsheets, Power Query and data warehouse capabilities; experience in analyzing system problems, designing and testing standards and solutions, evaluating procedures and processes; experience working with structured and unstructured data.
- A master s degree in business administration, with a concentration in information technology or a bachelor s degree in computer and information technology or related field and 5 years of experience in a related field.
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