Business Analyst

Our government client is looking for an experienced Business Analyst on a hybrid 12+ months renewable contract role in Harrisburg, PA.
# of positions: 6

Position- Business Analyst | REMOTE
W2 RATE - $35/hr

OBJECTIVES OF ENGAGEMENT:
The contractor’s primary responsibilities will be to support the Systems and Data Management Team, as well as relevant subject matter experts for the future Child Welfare Case Management (CW CM) System. As part of this work, this contractor will also assist the Systems and Data Management Division as needed to manage functionality of IT and/or Data Management systems which are currently overseen by this unit, and are anticipated to become part of the future CW CM solution. This includes but is not limited to, the Chile Welfare Information System (CWIS), the data collection system utilized for providing data for the Federal Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) requirements, and the Title IV-E QA Invoicing System. The contractor is responsible for supporting subject matter experts in development user requirements, reviewing project deliverable and performing user acceptance testing as it pertains to legacy systems and the future CW CM system, as a thorough understanding of the current IT systems that will be replaced by CW CM will be essential to the success of the CW CM effort.

TASKS TO BE PERFORMED
 Specific tasks for the contractor are:

1. Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple initiatives as requested, across the OCYF project team.
2. Manages submission and tracking of system defects and change requests related to assigned system components.
3. Manages processes and timelines in a manner necessary to meet program office specifications, and/or state or federal compliance requirements.
4. Provides regular status reports for projects and/or tasks as assigned.  
5. Manages work associated with addressing data quality needs identified by the program office, federal compliance needs, and/or those identified within the CCWIS data quality plan.
6. Reviews user requirements/user stories and functional specifications for system development, enhancements or configuration and supports associated system user acceptance testing, deployment, problem resolution, and end-user support activities.
7. Responsible for compliance with standards and procedures specific to assigned initiatives.
8. Manage and track progress against the project schedule and scope.
9. Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Identify and track issues, and report issues using the appropriate chain of command.
10. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
11. Provide support to business operations and end users for OCYF and/or DHS software applications regarding business operations and technical issue evaluations and resolutions.
12. Investigates and resolves business operational and software issues identified and reported by users.
13. Communicate effectively with customers, stakeholders and software / hardware suppliers supporting the commonwealth as appropriate.
14. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the network of county children and youth agencies, other Department staff, and other contractors.
15. Uses Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook) for documentation and communication purposes. Uses Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft Azure (projects currently managed using TFS are anticipated to be migrated to Azure in the near future), and Microsoft Test Manager (MTM). 
16. Conducts meetings and/or follow-up sessions with stakeholders as needed in order to gain necessary detailed understanding of relevant business processes.
17. Able to use the Commonwealth Service Now incident reporting system for incident and request tracking and processing.
18. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of current Federal Reporting requirements relevant to assigned tasks.
19. Able to assist with data management related tasks as needed (data quality, data conversion, etc.)
20. Able to lead/facilitate meetings or workgroups in-person and/or virtually as assigned.
21. Able to develop and facilitate presentations in-person and/or virtually as assigned.
22. Able to develop responses to public/media/stakeholder/federal inquiries as assigned.
23. Able to work in a team environment.
24. Travels as needed.

• 7 years’ knowledge of business analysis process, principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle with focus on the user requirements and UAT. 
• Contractor must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and must be capable of communicating highly complex and technical concepts to a broad variety of individuals, many of whom do not possess technical knowledge.
• Contractor must demonstrate good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse user groups.
• Contractor must have the ability to remain flexible and to learn new processes, as the contractor may be shifted between the systems versus data management units as needed in order to support the needs of the project.
• Contractor must be fluent in English and be able to be clearly understood over the phone and in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Highly Desired – 2 years’ experience performing similar work in the Child Welfare or other Human Services Field.
• Highly Desirable – IIBA certification.

• 7 years of Experience in developing business, functional and user requirements for IT systems Required
• 7 years of Knowledge of business analysis process, principles, practices, and techniques Required
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle with focus on the user requirements and UAT Required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Required
• Must be fluent in English and be able to be clearly understood over the phone. Required
• 2 years of Experience performing similar work in the Child Welfare or other Human Services Field Highly desired
• IIBA certification Highly desired

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