Business Analyst, Advanced - 2310

 Advanced Systems Design is seeking a Business Analyst, Advanced for our client located in Tallahassee, FL.

This position is onsite in Tallahassee, FL, and requires in-person availability starting day 1. 

Job Overview:

The advanced business analyst is a member of a full lifecycle development team. They will be expected to work across multiple business units to perform business and detailed systems analysis activities and tasks. They will provide oversight for development team activities. They will work directly with subject matter experts (SME) and other stakeholders to ensure requirements are thoroughly documented, tested, and achieved. They will be involved, and work in concert with other team members, to analyze, design, implement, and test solutions.
The activities the candidate will be tasked with include, but are not limited to the following:

• Research and understand client business processes and their inter-relationships.
• Research and understand assigned client applications and systems.
• Facilitate joint analysis workshops with the business units.
• Gather and document business and technical requirements.
• Coordinate and lead the activities of the development team.
• Collaborate with the technical and functional teams to develop technical specifications and other documents in support of the Identity Administration and Governance solution.
• Coordinate data migration and development teams.
• Create detailed use cases, business rules, and requirements.
• Develop test plans and execute test cases and scripts.
• Coordinate and oversee the User Acceptance Testing and Regression Testing.
• Track bugs and backlog items using Microsoft DevOps.
• Provide daily updates to the Project Management Team.
• Perform oversight reviews of deliverables for compliance with department standards.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of solid business/systems analysis experience and software development projects is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, required.
• Business Analysis: Ability to perform detailed research, business analysis, as-is and to-be analysis, process modeling. Use of software tools is required and include, but are not limited to, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and SmartDraw.
• System Analysis & Design: Ability to perform System Analysis & Design using a variety of modeling methodologies and techniques.
• Facilitation: Ability to expertly facilitate workshops and meetings with stakeholders.
• Technical Understanding: Technical knowledge and understanding of IT infrastructure and software development practices and techniques.
• Project Management: Knowledge of State of Florida Project Management Rule 60GG-1. Ability to apply principles and techniques in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Advanced skills with Microsoft products: SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Project.
• Ability to relate to stakeholders’ needs, document their requirements, and perform duties in the absence of staff.
• Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others.
• Ability to adjust to changing demands in a dynamic environment with diverse work assignments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Microsoft DevOps is highly desired.
• Knowledge of Rules 60GG-1 – 60GG-5, Florida Administrative Code, is highly desired.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) is highly desired. 
• Experience with directing and managing project resources is highly desired.
• Experience with configuration and customization of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products, is highly desired.
• Experience with data migration is highly desired.
• Knowledge of change and release management is highly desired.
• Preference will be given to candidates with knowledge of Florida Department of Transportation systems and applications. 
• Experience working with Microsoft Power BI is highly desired. 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Communication, Information Systems, or other related field is required. Equivalent work experience may substitute for the educational requirement.

Advanced Systems Design, Inc. is:

• A leading Information Technology provider for Federal, State & Local government agencies.
• A certified minority-owned small business government contractor with capabilities related to Public Health IT, Criminal Justice, Transportation, and Defense.
• A certified service-disabled veteran-owned company with a proud 42-year track record of providing successful innovative solutions for our government customers.
• A drug-free workplace in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. 
• Applicants who have a signed offer of employment or contractor agreement are subject to:
  • the pre-employment testing protocol:
    • background investigation
    • drug screening

Our Employees:

• Are actively working on next-generation technology projects with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CDC, and a wide array of Federal, State, and Local agencies throughout the United States
• Are eligible for wide-ranging benefits and perks, including but not limited to:
  • Comprehensive Health Insurance with PPO and HDHP/HSA options
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short/Long-Term Disability
  • Group Life Insurance - Company Paid
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Plan with Employer Match
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation/Sick)
  • Holiday Pay - Company Paid Federal Holidays
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Professional Certification Incentive Plan
  • Employee Referral Plan
  • Technology Exposure

For additional information regarding Advanced Systems Design, please check out our WEBSITE or click HERE for all current job openings.

Advanced Systems Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.