Medicaid Business Analyst (Required Local Candidates)

Rate: DOE

Type: Contract

Work Mode: Telework

Location: Austin TX

Please respond with resume and 3 references preferably supervisor (name, title, company, email, phone number)

Background Check will be performed if a candidate is selected for placement and will have to be passed'

Job Description

The Worker will serve as a Business Analyst for the IHSS Automation project. The Worker will report directly to the Director and work with Services and 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.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years	Required/Preferred	Experience
8	Required	Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation.
8	Required	Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.
8	Required	Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.
8	Required	Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.
8	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	Required	Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.
8	Required	Experience with Microsoft Office products (Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint).
8	Required	Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria, and test scenarios.
8	Required	Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment.
8	Required	Experience using testing management software.
8	Required	Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology.
8	Required	Experience as a Business Analyst.
8	Required	Experience approving and prioritizing user stories based on stakeholder feedback and subject matter expertise.
8	Required	Experience with Medicaid management information systems and processes.
4	Preferred	Knowledge of Medicaid programs and PASRR.
2	Preferred	Experience with the Long-Term Care Online Portal application.

III. TERMS OF SERVICE