Senior Business Analyst II

2 weeks ago


Austin, United States Hireblazer Full time $60 - $65
Job DescriptionJob Description

Title: Senior Business Analyst II

Duration: 12+ Months

Location: Position will be Hybrid. Expected onsite on Tuesdays (Candidates must already reside in Texas.

Project Summary:

The Worker will perform business analyst and support work for the NF PDPM technology project for CMD. These changes impact the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)/Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) to support the new nursing facility payment methodology for Long-Term Services and Supports. The Worker will be responsible for delivering quality products that meet the state's desired operational and technical requirements. The Worker will have considerable latitude to use their experience and judgement to ensure successful completion of their assigned tasks. The Worker will be required to multi-task, analyze priorities, communicate clearly, and set expectations for the phases of the project. The Worker will be responsible for communicating with multiple internal and external stakeholders including program and technical staff, and other contracted and vendor resources. The Worker will participate in meetings, track deliverables and schedules, and alert management of any issues that may impact providers.

The services to be provided include, but are not limited to the following:

A. Analyzes program policies, procedures, and processes to determine the impact on business systems and functional areas.

B. Analyzes and reviews system, data, and project deliverables such as business user requirements, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans to ensure business and technical requirements are met.

C. Works with Program area staff to solicit, analyze and document business processes and requirements.

D. Acts as a liaison between state staff and vendors to translate operational and business requirements to vendors.

E. Analyzes and writes User Stories with Acceptance Criteria based on business needs and according to the Agile methodology.

F. Develops and maintains business user test scenarios and participates in systems and user acceptance testing.

G. Creates use case scenarios, test plans, and exit criteria that accurately map back to the documented business requirements or user stories.

H. Reviews, analyzes and executes test cases with a formal testing tool.

I. Tracks, documents and reports the status of testing.

J. Evaluates proposed test strategies to ensure appropriate test coverage.

K. Identifies potential project risks and issues and develops mitigation strategies.

L. Reports project status to management on established timelines.

M. Documents action items and business decisions.

N. Performs meetings and/or presentation tasks as needed.

O. Manages schedule for deliverables as established.

P. Other duties as assigned in support of the NF PDPM project.

Minimum Requirements:

  • 5 Years of Required Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.
  • 5 Years of 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 to technical staff.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Teams, Word, Excel, etc.).
  • 5 Years of Required Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria and test scenarios.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience using testing management software.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project management software.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology.
  • 5 Years of Required Experience as Business Analyst.

Preferred Skills:

  • 2 Years of Preferred Experience with Texas Medicaid system and processes.
  • 2 Years of Preferred Experience in claims processing.
  • 2 Years of Preferred Experience as a Product Owner for an agile team including working with agile/scrum teams of software contracted vendors to implement system changes.
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