Business Systems Analyst

DataStaff, Inc is seeking a Business Systems Analyst for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients located in Richmond, VA.
* This position is hybrid; 2 days per week will be on-site.
Responsibilities:

• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs.
• Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies.
• Leads analysis and solution definition.
• Understands the business issues and data challenges of the organization.
• Identifies organization's strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement.
• Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
• Develops functional and non-functional specifications, uses cases and system design specifications for systems.
• Conducts effective joint applications development and brainstorming sessions.
• Interviews and surveys subject matter experts and stakeholders together requirements.
• Understands the agile development and the universal modeling language.
• Specializes in analyzing, designing and implementing information systems.
• Assess the suitability of information systems in terms of their intended outcomes and liaise with end users, software vendors and programmers to achieve these outcomes.
• Plans system data flow from the ground up.
• Writes technical requirements from acritical phase, interacts with software architect to understand software limitations.
• Helps programmers during system development, e.g., providing use cases, flowcharts, UML and BPMN diagrams.
• Documents requirements or contributes to user manuals.
• Knowledge of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, of applicable programming languages, of computer hardware and software, of computer operating systems, of writing program code, and of automated mapping.
• Ability to analyze systems and procedures, to write and revise standards and procedures, to communicate effectively, and to train others.
• Identify, understand and plan for organizational and human impacts of planned systems, and ensure that new technical requirements are properly integrated with existing processes and skill sets.

Required Skills:

• 7 Years - Perform analysis and documentation of business and system interactions.
• 7 Years - Collaborate in designing integration interfaces between systems
• 7 Years - Create System Integration Documentation
• 7 Years - Analyze business applications and document works flows
• 7 Years - Analyze and document business processes
• 7 Years - Possess strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to write clearly and effectively
• 7 Years - Experience in leading and participating in system and application walk-throughs
• 7 Years - Demonstrated experience in gathering business requirements and system design requirements
• 7 Years - UAT test planning, test case creation and test tracking, coordination, test results evaluation and End user training
• 2 Years - Financial system upgrade/modernization

Desired Skills:

• 4 Years - Experience with Agile Methodologies (Kanban and Scrum)
• 2 Years - Working experience in Health care

This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.