*Greetings! * This is Sujith from Softsages LLC.. We have an immediate opportunity with one of our clients. Please find the job description below and if you have any matching profiles, please forward to *[email protected] <[email protected]>* or you can call me at *484 772 8165 <14847728165>.*
*Role : Business analyst* *Worksite Address: *1006 Hemlock Drive, Willow Oak Bldg, Harrisburg, PA 17110 *Duration :* 3+ Months *Phone and In-Person* *Short Description:* ***This is a short term position to cover workload while another resource is out on maternity leave. Candidates MUST be IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE to begin work and comfortable with the short-term duration*** MUST HAVE the BA and UAT skills as required. *Complete Description:* *BACKGROUND/PROBLEM STATEMENT* OCYF began a new IT project in April 2012 for the development and implementation of a child welfare statewide IT system (CWIS). This new system will be developed in four phases over five years. Phase I commenced in March 2013 and was implemented in December 2014. Phase II will begin in 2015. Phase 1 will be supported with four maintenance releases per year. In addition to implementation of CWIS, OCYF also created a CWIS Support Center to serve as a user helpdesk for the system. The Support Center has three Tiers of support – Tier I is staffed by a contracted agency, Tier II is staffed by OCYF Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts, and Tier III is staffed by the IT vendor and the Bureau of Information Systems. *TRAVEL* Implementation and user testing activities for CWIS may require travel outside the Harrisburg area. OCYF must oversee user testing activities for the statewide system at other locations such as OCYF Regional Offices in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Scranton, as well as the 67 County Children and Youth Agencies. Approved expenses related to required work-related travel will be reimbursed. *OBJECTIVES OF ENGAGEMENT* The contractor’s primary responsibilities will be to provide program office requirements management and user acceptance testing support for legacy applications and for Phases I and II of the statewide system. OCYF and/or the primary DPW IT Support Services contractor will maintain ownership of the requirements and UAT processes and this contractor will act in a supporting role. The contractor’s responsibilities include gaining an understanding of the business functionality within the legacy applications and associated business requirements in order assist in the management of requirements and to create and execute user acceptance testing scenarios/scripts. The contractor’s responsibilities will also include assisting OCYF with requirements management and UAT activities associated with Phases I and II of the statewide system. Phase I focuses on development of a new application for Pennsylvania’s Child Abuse Hotline (ChildLine) and data exchanges with County Children and Youth Agencies. Although requirements management and UAT is the primary focus of this position the contractor may have other business analyst related duties on an as needed basis. These may include participation in other project documentation and reviews; assisting with quarterly data collection processes and submission of required federal and state reports; and providing technical assistance to OCYF and business partner users of the OCYF systems. A portion of this position’s time is also used to assist with staffing of the CWIS Support Center Tier II. This includes covering phones and creating/resolving incident tickets. *TASKS TO BE PERFORMED* 1. Reviews business/user requirements functional specifications for system development or enhancements initiatives and provides associated systems deployment, adoption, problem resolution, and end-user support activities. 2. Reviews business/user requirements functional specifications to assist OCYF in assuring accuracy of the requirements traceability matrices for OCYF systems. 3. Creates and executes user acceptance testing (UAT) scenarios/scripts based on new requirements being implemented. 4. Creates and executes user acceptance testing (UAT) regression scenarios/scripts to ensure new defects are not introduced as a result of an implementation. 5. Works with team members and system owner to define acceptance criteria for UAT. 6. Assists in the planning, creation, and control of the UAT environments and test data. 7. Provides assistance and support to business operations and end users for OCYF and/or DPW software applications regarding business operations and technical issue evaluations and resolutions. 8. Investigates and resolves business operational, software, and data issues identified and reported by users. 9. Discusses application issues with designated OCYF staff and recommends changes that may improve the application or business process. 10. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the network of county children and youth agencies, other Department staff, and other contractors. 11. Uses Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access, and Outlook) for documentation and communication purposes. Uses Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Microsoft Test Manager (MTM). Uses Service Now for incident tracking for Support Center. 12. Communicates accurate and useful status updates. 13. Follows quality standards. 14. Able to work in a team environment. 15. Travels as needed. *Skill* *Required / Desired* *Amount* Business Analyst experience (must display requirements management experience in this role) Required 5 Experience in performing user acceptance testing (UAT) activities including the creation and execution of user test scripts. Required 3 Experience in providing user support via phone or email. Required 3 Knowledge of software development lifecycle with focus on the business/user requirements phase and the UAT phase Required 3 Experience analyzing and interpreting complex written and numerical information Required 3 Excellent written and verbal communication skills Required Candidates must demonstrate good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse user groups Required Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Required Experience using Microsoft Test Manager and Team Foundation Server. Highly desired *Regards..* Sujith.M Lead Technical Associate SoftSages LLC | 17 Mystic Ln, Malvern, PA - 19355 [email protected] <[email protected]> | Direct : 484 772 8165 <14847728165> | 484 402 7869 X 103 Linked <http://www.linkedin.com/in/sujithmadathil>| In case of my unavailability, you can reach my manager, Aman at *| *484 604 0603 *| * [email protected] *|* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "oracleindonesia" 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/oracleindonesia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
