Send resumes to [email protected] or reach me 404-537-9593. *Role: Business Analyst* Loc: Montgomery, AL/Atlanta, GA Duration: Long term *Exp Level: 8 yrs or more*
*Description:* Organizing, specifying, modeling requirements, and other tasks as assigned by the Project Sponsor and Manager *Responsibilities:* •Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis. •Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs. •Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements •Utilize your experience in using enterprise-wide requirements definition and management systems and methodologies required. •Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously (working on parallel development teams) •Work independently with users to define concepts and under direction of project managers •Drive and challenge programs on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans •Serves as the conduit between the customer community (internal and external customers) and the software development team through which requirements flow. •Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language. •Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs. •Be the liaison between the programs, development teams and support teams. •Fully utilizing Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) from a BA perspective, tracking: requirements, work items, bugs, deliverables, builds, and source code. •Track progress and review project tasks to make certain deadlines are met appropriately. •Follow Scrum/Agile Methodology •Other duties may be assigned. *Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:* The Business Analyst provided shall, at a minimum, meet the following requirements or possess an equivalent combination of education and experience: *Experience:* •Experience with State Government, Medicaid, CHIP and DHR business area or healthcare industry •Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements. •Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts. •Proficiency with MS Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) and Visio •Proficiency with MS Project and MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) •Experience facilitating Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions •Experience working with test plans and test cases •Extensive experience with Change Management •Extensive experience with project development methodology and able to apply methodology in a practical manner •Needs to be able to work independently and not rely on State or other team members for direction *Skill/Technology:* •Five years’ experience as a Business Analyst: •Working hands-on with all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle •Excellent written and verbal communication skills •Ability to develop and negotiate win/win solutions to project issues •Process knowledge and experience with Agile software projects •Extensive experience with system requirements and their constraints/dependencies •Ability to break down prioritized requirements into individual sprints *Education/Certification:* Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with advance education in fields related to position or equivalent experience -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Exact Match" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/exact-match. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
