Business Analyst
Posted 1 day ago by INNOVIT USA INC
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote or Austin, Texas
Summary: The role of Business Analyst for the IHSS Automation project involves providing subject matter expertise and performing business analysis work. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to assess and develop business processes, create user acceptance testing, and support the systems development life cycle. The analyst will also be responsible for analyzing program policies, reviewing project deliverables, and identifying project risks. This position is remote or based in Austin, Texas, and requires extensive experience in business analysis and technical documentation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze program policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems.
- Review complex project deliverables to ensure business requirements are met.
- Serve as a liaison for consultation, documentation, and direction regarding system analysis and design.
- Develop and revise system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.
- Identify and prioritize the product backlog for efficient resource use.
- Create test plans that map back to documented business requirements.
- Participate in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.
- Track, document, and report the status of testing.
- Identify potential project risks and design mitigation strategies.
- Develop training curriculum and conduct formal training sessions.
- Perform related work as assigned.
Key Skills:
- 8 Years of experience in complex business analysis and technical documentation.
- 8 Years of experience reporting project status to management.
- 8 Years of experience identifying project risks and developing mitigation strategies.
- 8 Years of effective written/oral communication skills.
- 8 Years of experience gathering, validating, and documenting business requirements.
- 8 Years of experience reviewing complex technical user and system requirements.
- 8 Years of experience with Microsoft Office products.
- 8 Years of experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies.
- 8 Years of experience executing detailed test cases in a complex software environment.
- 8 Years of experience using testing management software.
- 8 Years of experience utilizing Agile software development methodology.
- 8 Years of experience as a Business Analyst.
- 8 Years of experience approving and prioritizing user stories.
- 8 Years of experience with Medicaid management information systems.
- 4 Years of preferred knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs and PASRR.
- 2 Years of preferred experience with the Long-Term Care Online Portal application.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Austin
Country: United States
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Local candidates only
The Worker will serve as a Business Analyst for the IHSS Automation project. The Worker will report directly to the PASRR Director and work with IDD Services and PASRR 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.
CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
8Years-Required-Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation.
8 Years -Required-Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.
8 Years -Required-Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.
8 Years -Required-Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.
8 Years -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 Years -Required-Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.
8 Years -Required-Experience with Microsoft Office products (Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint).
8 Years -Required-Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria, and test scenarios.
8 Years -Required-Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment.
8 Years -Required-Experience using testing management software.
8 Years -Required-Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology.
8 Years -Required-Experience as a Business Analyst.
8 Years -Required-Experience approving and prioritizing user stories based on stakeholder feedback and subject matter expertise.
8 Years -Required-Experience with Medicaid management information systems and processes.
4 Years -Preferred-Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs and PASRR.
2 Years -Preferred-Experience with the Long-Term Care Online Portal application.