Senior Business Analyst
DataStaff is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients located in the Raleigh, NC area.
*This position is hybrid
*Travels in the local Raleigh area to attend meetings
Our client is seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Technical Writer to support the business process analysis and requirement gathering towards procurement and implementation of the Data Modernization Initiative project.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts stakeholder analysis
- Conducts market research and analysis
- Identifies and documents current and future state process workflows
- Creates user stories and acceptance criteria
- Develops Contextual diagrams, functional decomposition, and process workflows
- Develops the following documents: business process models, use cases, wireframes, entity relationship diagrams, data dictionaries, system context diagrams
- Gathers, develops, documents and validates business, functional and technical requirements
- Performs functional and integrated testing
- Prepare and maintain project documentation and artifacts including analysis, reports and user documentation
- Works with project managers, developers, and end users to ensure application designs meet business requirements
- Create and maintain a requirement traceability matrix
- Provide business analysis deliverables as input to the procurement documents and assist in writing the procurement documentation as required
- UAT support, including developing test scenarios and cases
- Supporting required system go-live activities
- Build Business, stakeholder, solution and transition requirements
- Document gap analysis
- Authors and prepares meeting minutes to be distributed to a variety of audiences
- Authors user stories, test scripts, and other Agile deliverables
- Follows PMO PM and BA methodology documentation
- Attends all PMO meetings
- Employee will perform other related work as required
- Travels in the local Raleigh area to attend meetings
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated experience participating in the documentation of functional requirements and technical specifications for existing and new applications
- Strong writing and communication skills and can build relationships with both their team members and clients
- Results-oriented individual with a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work with customers as a member of cross-divisional work groups and maintain positive and productive relationships with customers, peers, and superiors
- Ability to act independently with sound business judgment and thrive in an environment with diverse communication styles
- Ability to prepare and present oral and written documents clearly and concisely
- Exhibit comprehensive knowledge of the work requirements demonstrated by an in-depth understanding and use of advanced principles, theories and practices associated with Business Analysis and PMI PMBOK® Guide and Standards
- Experience working with customers to advise on strategies, alternatives and the implications of specific application customizations and interface designs
- Possess a high-level understanding in the areas of application programming, database and system design
- Ability to manage complex assignments with multiple work streams and aggressive (and sometimes competing) timelines
- Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) concepts and processes
- Knowledge of and experience with IT Service Management best practices and principles
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio) and Microsoft Project
- Extensive understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and groups
- Healthcare data reporting systems experience is required
Required Skills:
- 7 Years - Extensive knowledge of business system analysis techniques and testing methodologies
- 7 Years - Demonstrated experience in gathering business requirements and development of business rules and process flow.
- 7 Years - Proven experience with business process design, definition and/or re-design.
- 7 Years - Experience with Business Analysis methodologies and problem solving
- 7 Years - Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft Project
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- 5 Years - Experience in development of procurement-related documents including RFP and evaluation criteria.
- Demonstrable analytical skills and an attention to detail.
- Excellent creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Proactive, quality-oriented, with demonstrated leadership and team building skills.
- 7 Years - Knowledge Creating Context Diagram and Functional decomposition
Desired Skills:
- Experience working for State government
- 3 Years - Healthcare related experience
This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.