Short Description:
Under general supervision, the IT Business Analyst (BA) analyzes enterprise-wide customer business needs & participates in the planning, design & implementation of new or enhanced systems or reporting/analysis on multiple software development projects.
Complete Description:
The Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT) seeks a business analyst (BA) who will work hand-in-hand with business and technical teams. BA will solicit, understand, and analyze business data, objectives, and processes. BA will translate user need into materials for successful IT design and development. BA will conduct user interviews and joint-application-development (JAD) sessions. BA will identify business "pain points” and rank user stories/use cases potential to improve business effectiveness/performance. BA will clarify and document IT project scope, current/future state, business/application workflows, functional/system requirements, system interaction diagrams, reporting and training requirements, use cases, data mapping, logical data models, metadata, screen mock-ups, and test cases. BA will actively participate in the software development life cycle (SLDC) and transfer information to IT Project teams. BA will be responsible for demonstrating requirement trace-ability within developed products.
Work Terms and Conditions:
This position is 100% remote. Out-of-state candidates will be accepted.
The position end date is set for the end of the Georgia DOT fiscal year. Georgia DOT may exercise the option to renew contracts in one-year increments. Several successful consultants have continued working for several years with contract extensions. However, Georgia DOT is under no obligation to extend contracts and may terminate employment at any time.
Required / Desired Skills
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Skill |
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IT business analysis related work experience such as software development, project management, and technology support/training. |
Required |
5 |
Years |
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Microsoft Office Professional including Visio |
Required |
5 |
Years |
Data analysis |
Required |
3 |
Years |
Strong analytical/technical skills |
Required |
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Excellent communication, teamwork, and collaboration skills |
Required |
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Able to analyze business processes for systems/data integration |
Required |
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Able to work independently on multiple tasks/projects |
Required |
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Results oriented and highly organized |
Required |
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Able to work in fast-paced environment |
Required |
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BA/BS degree in a related field from an accredited college or university |
Required |
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Solid knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SLDC) |
Required |
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IIBA Certification |
Highly desired |
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Background in software development or supporting software applications |
Highly desired |
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Background in transportation or government/public service |
Highly desired |
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Able to create mock-ups of conceptual user interfaces within software applications to obtain business unit concurrence |
Required |