Business Analyst

Hiring: W2 Candidates Only

Visa: Open to any visa type with valid work authorization in the USA

The Worker will serve as a Business Analyst for the IHSS Automation project. The Worker will report directly to the PASRR Director and work with IDD Services and PASRR program staff, Product Owner, sprint teams, and other project stakeholders as needed to provide subject matter expertise; perform business analysis work; review, assess, and develop business processes; create and validate user acceptance testing; and provide support for the systems development life cycle.

The Worker will provide Business Analyst services that include, but are not limited to, the following:

A. Analyzes program policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems and system functional areas.

B. Analyzes and reviews complex project deliverables such as project charters, business user requirements, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans to ensure business requirements are met.

C. Serves as liaison by providing consultation, documentation, and direction regarding analysis, design, configuration, testing, and policy implementation of the system.

D. Develops, documents, and revises system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.

E. Identifies and prioritizes the product backlog to ensure efficient use of resources.

F. Creates test plans that accurately map back to the documented business requirements or user stories.

G. Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.

H. Tracks, documents, and reports status of testing.

I. Identifies potential project risks and difficulties, and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them.

J. May develop training curriculum and conduct formal training sessions covering assigned systems module.

K. Performs related work as assigned.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

8Years-Required-Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation.

8 Years -Required-Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.

8 Years -Required-Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.

8 Years -Required-Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.

8 Years -Required-Experience utilizing business analysis skills and interacting with business end users to gather, validate and document business requirements and translate into technical solutions to satisfy the business needs.

8 Years -Required-Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.

8 Years -Required-Experience with Microsoft Office products (Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint).

8 Years -Required-Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria, and test scenarios.

8 Years -Required-Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment.

8 Years -Required-Experience using testing management software.

8 Years -Required-Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology.

8 Years -Required-Experience as a Business Analyst.

8 Years -Required-Experience approving and prioritizing user stories based on stakeholder feedback and subject matter expertise.

8 Years -Required-Experience with Medicaid management information systems and processes.

4 Years -Preferred-Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs and PASRR.

2 Years -Preferred-Experience with the Long-Term Care Online Portal application.