On-Site Senior Business Analyst

Details

Job Title

On-Site Senior Business Analyst

Job type

C2C

Location

Tallahassee, FL)

Relocation

No

Location Type

Onsite

Duration

Longterm

Number of Positions

1

Experience Required

10+ years

Notes

Onsite from day one

Job Description:

Description:

Please DO NOT Apply unless YOU:

1) Can work 100% on-site from day one and are available to Start in Oct 2024 + Can come for a Mandatory F-2-F interview at your own cost

2) have all the Required skill set and have worked as a "On-Site Senior Business Analyst (Web-based travel management system/Florida travel rules and processes including electronic workflow authorizations) in a large & Complex IT Environment. Prefer Public Sector Environment

3) can meet the min required experience

4) can provide at least 3 verifiable experience ((i.e., names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers of contact person(s), description of work performed, dates of hire, etc.) from completed and/or substantially completed jobs that closely match this request + sign a Resume Certification Form

5) can agree to provide a criminal history record check. The Criminal history record checks must be conducted through the state crime bureau in each state where the consultant indicates residence, employment, education and/or training over the past ten years. YOUR STATUS WILL ALSO BE VERIFIED USING E-VERIFY SYSTEM.

6) have a Competitive Rate

Each staff member assigned to this project must have a background screening that is equivalent to a Level Two (2) screening standard.

This is a fixed fee/hourly based project which is inclusive of travel, lodging, per diem expenses and all other costs associated with the completion of the associated tasks.

Interviews:

In the event an interview is requested first round will be conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams. F-2-F are a must for 2nd round or the client may skip the first round

Telecommuting:

Telecommuting is not an option for this position.

Scope of Work

Client is developing a new web-based travel system to replace its current custom solution and to automate travel management to include travel planning and approval, expense reporting, and reimbursement. The Legislature currently processes approximately 1,250 travel authorizations and 5,000 vouchers for reimbursement annually. Some of the objectives of the System are greater efficiency for its users, and new and enhanced functionality.

Requirements Overview

System must provide standardized travel authorization and voucher forms that meet the requirements of the Florida Department of Financial Services pursuant to 112.061(22), F.S.

System must electronically interface with the Florida Planning, Accounting and Ledger Management (PALM) system, and the MyHR legislative human resource information system provided by NeoGov.

System must follow the business rules and workflow of the current system.

System must have intuitive and efficient user interfaces.

The Professional Staff will be expected to assist Client by performing the following tasks including, but not limited to:

Serves with the Contract Manager as a point of contact from project/system inception to delivery.

Works under general direction of Contract Manager.

Leads the design of the legislative travel system for electronic workflow and database design.

Provides technical guidance for all project development staff.

Create requirements, rules, and design documents and gain a complete understanding of the business process. Identifies additional technical requirements.

Assists and advises during the procurement of a system, whether custom or off-the-shelf product, and resulting contract negotiation. Assists with the creation of contract with a vendor for the system and the transition to the new system, and assists with managing vendor penalties and incentives.

Assists in the development of user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases.

Assists in the development of the System per the user stories.

Performs unit and system testing and assist with the coordination of user acceptance testing.

Responds to all issues reported out of testing and resolve all items determined to be defects,

Assists in the design, creation and maintenance all required databases, including data migration of legacy data.

Develops user and system documentation, which includes training and operational guides.

Assists and represents Client in the implementation of the system.

Assists and train legislative employees in the system.

Assists in the configuration of the system.

Assists in the integration of the system with MyHR and Florida PALM.

Business Analyst

The Business Analyst will provide business analysis functions and perform other processes as needed. Serves as a liaison between the business community and the Client in order to provide technical solutions to meet needs. Analyzes Client' operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to further automate and provide efficient processes and functions. Assists in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology. Translates high level business requirements into functional specifications for Client and manages changes to such specifications. Assists in the negotiation of contracts or agreements and by facilitating communication between Client and a vendor from initial system requirements to final implementation.

Good communication and collaboration skills are a must as this individual will work closely with management, project stakeholders and the application development team.

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field.

Experience, Knowledge, and Abilities:

Required:

A minimum of 10 years of relevant technical or business work experience in an intermediate professional level role.

Experience writing business cases.

Experience eliciting, capturing, analyzing, refining, articulating and documenting business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and software documentation via approved processes.

Experience managing requirement changes throughout the project lifecycle.

Ability to collaborate closely with Users, Development and QA Teams.

Experience leading and managing requirements gathering and analysis activities by working with stakeholders, developers, designers, QA analysts and internal/external customers.

Experience overseeing design of test cases.

Experience managing project scope, acceptance, installation, deployment.

Ability to manage relationships with stakeholders.

Experience creating technical & administrative reports.

Experience testing applications.

Experience creating wireframes and user workflows.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing.

Good understanding of application development concepts.

Experience developing requirements and product specifications for new or existing applications.

Proven experience in creating user stories, acceptance testing criteria, design documentation, process flows and wireframes for clearly communicating a set of functional requirements.

Strong business requirement analytical skills with the ability to produce clearly articulated documents.

Strong understanding of iterative software development.

Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Ability to facilitate and conduct meetings while asking questions and soliciting feedback, presenting and capturing notes/requirements in various software applications/tool.

Ability to take initiative and be proactive with few or vague directions.

Good understanding of risk assessment.

Desired Skills/Experience:

Project management skills.

Knowledge of Agile development methodologies, including SCRUM.

Experience with a software tool used for managing source code, reporting, requirements management and project management such as TFS, JIRA, Azure DevOps etc.

Preference given to those familiar with State of Florida travel rules and processes and electronic workflow authorizations.

Work Timeframes

The selected individuals will occupy a full time position, working up to 40 hours per week. Standard work times will be (or approximately) standard business hours (8a 5p Monday-Friday). Due to new hardware installations, upgrades and maintenance, weekend and/or after hours work may be required on an exception basis. We do not anticipate overtime, but if required, the pay would be the hourly rate, not time and a half.

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