Business System Analyst

Position: Business System Analyst

Duration: 1 year

Location: Montgomery, AL (Onsite from day1)

Position Description

Provide the following duties:

• 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 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

Skills Required

Strong analytical, technical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.

• Skills in facilitating Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions
• Extensive experience with Change and Configuration Management
• Extensive experience with project development methodology and able to apply methodology in a practical manner
• Ability to work independently and not rely on State or other team members for direction
• 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 Team Foundation Server (TFS)
• 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 ensure certain deadlines are met appropriately.
• Follow Scrum/Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid/SDLC Methodologies.
• Follow State Medicaid and CMS policies, procedures and standards.
• Refer to and use Medicaid guidelines, templates and examples.
• Skills to work on Business Case documentation, gather and document Business, User, Functional, and Technical requirements
• Skills to create Use Cases, prepare GUI wireframes (Screen and Interface designs), prepare and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Knowledge with COTS and SAAS products requirements

Skills Preferred

• Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Knowledge of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E)
• 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 Team Foundation Server (TFS) preferred

Experience Required

Seven years' experience as a System Analyst or Business Analyst:

• Experience facilitating requirements sessions

• Experience with Change Management
• 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
• Extensive experience with system requirements and their constraints/dependencies
• Experience with software development methodology
• Experience with Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) business areas required
• Must be able to work independently on all assigned tasks

Experience Preferred

• Experience with State Government, Medicaid, CHIP and DHR business area or healthcare industry

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field. Or equivalent work experience
• Certifications