Need Business Analyst with State Client/Financial experience - Onsite

Role: IT Business Consultant 

Location: Tallahassee, FL Onsite

Duration: 6+ Months Contract

2.1 Primary Job Duties and Tasks

The activities these candidates will be tasked with include, but are not limited to the following:

Requirements Elicitation and Analysis

• Conduct business and technical requirements gathering for remediation or replacement of agency financial business systems or system components for integration with Florida PALM.
• Collaborate with business leaders, project managers, and other project stakeholders to understand the functional and non-functional requirements of the applications.
• Leverage AI-based tools to extract, summarize, and validate functional specifications from legacy codebases, enhancing automation of requirements documentation.
• Translate business requirements into semi-technical requirements that align with business goals and department standards.

Documentation and Process Mapping

• Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Specifications (FS), and User Stories with Acceptance Criteria.
• Develop detailed process maps and data flow diagrams illustrating internal workflows and external integrations.
• Define how different components of the system interact and document integration points across modules and external interfaces.
• Produces high-quality, detailed documentation that meets organizational standards and supports traceability through the project lifecycle.

System Design

• Collaborate with developers and UX designers to define user interface requirements, and ensure the front end is responsive, accessible, and user-friendly.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Generate acceptance criteria, application test plans and test cases from the documented requirements.
• Participate in application system and/or user acceptance testing as assigned.

Tools & Delivery Practices

• Utilize Azure DevOps to manage work items and adhere to department standard practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).

2.2 Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:

Minimum Required KSAs

Business and Technical Analysis

• Minimum 7 years of combined business and technical analysis experience in complex enterprise environments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading, mentoring, and managing cross-functional stakeholder groups in documenting application business requirements.
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret large datasets, including cleaning, transforming, and visualizing data for business insight and decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience in translating business needs into functional and technical specifications, including process mapping, data modeling, and workflow documentation.

Documentation and Technical Writing

• Minimum 5 years of experience in technical writing, producing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Specifications (FS), User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
• Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and comprehensive documentation intended for both business and technical audiences.
• Skilled in creating diagrams, flowcharts, and other visual artifacts to illustrate business processes and system interactions.

Systems, Data, and Process Knowledge

• Minimum 3 years of experience in batch process design and development or equivalent experience with enterprise job scheduling or ETL processes.
• Minimum 3 years of experience testing and validating high-volume, complex data integration or financial transaction processes.
• Working knowledge of system interfaces and integration points across financial applications and reporting systems.