HBITS-08-15072-Business Analyst-Expert

Knowledge Builders Inc; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Knowledge Builders Inc. is seeking a senior Business Analyst to support ITS/HESC state staff on Governor, Legislative and Agency priority projects. The role involves expert-level business analysis, requirements elicitation, testing, and documentation of use cases and BRDs.

The consultant will mentor staff and operate on complex government-oriented systems, ensuring timely delivery and stakeholder alignment across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• 84+ months delivering functional analysis with documented use cases and BRDs.
• 84+ months leading groups to gather and document requirements and manage project timelines.
• 60+ months as a functional analyst in a public sector project.
• 84+ months performing testing activities including creating test data, executing test plans, and logging defects.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional analysis of existing and potential systems.
• Lead requirements elicitation processes and document results.
• Test new systems or changes and evaluate existing systems.
• Document Business and System Use Cases, BRDs, Test Plans, and Test Cases.
• Mentor staff in creating system artifacts and tests.

Skills

Functional analysis

Requirements elicitation

Testing and QA

SQL queries

Stakeholder communication

Tools

IBM mainframe

TSO

FileMaster

Job description

Project/Program: Business Analyst position to supplement ITS/HESC state staff and will work on Governor, Legislative and Agency priority projects.

Job Description

Project/Program

Business Analyst position to supplement ITS/HESC state staff and will work on Governor, Legislative and Agency priority projects.

Day-to-day Tasks

The consultant will be performing business analysis tasks at an expert level including:

• Performing and documenting functional analysis of existing and potential new systems.
• Leading Business requirements elicitation efforts, documenting and managing results.
• Testing new systems or fixes and updates to the existing systems - Evaluating existing HESC systems and any existing documentation to develop Business and System Use Cases.
• Documenting Business and System Use Cases, Business Requirements documents, Test Plans, Test cases.
• Mentoring staff on the creation of system artifacts including but not limited to; Business and System Use Cases, Business Requirements documents, Test Plans, Test Cases.

Mandatory Qualifications

Business Analyst–

Analyzes an organization or business domain (real or hypothetical) and documents its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology with distinct deliverables to a solution.

Expert

84+ months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.

Requested Qualifications

• 84 months experience performing functional analysis for a new or existing system on a project where Business Analysis methodologies were incorporated and system artifacts were produced (Business/System Use cases, Business Requirements documents, Test plans, Test cases, etc.).
• 84 Months experience serving in a functional lead capacity performing tasks such as: Guiding groups to gather and document requirements, Monitoring project timelines and deliverables to endure on-time delivery, prioritizing user requirements, writing reports, documenting and presenting analyses, project status, risks and issues for project stakeholders.
• 60 Months of experience working as a functional analyst in a Project in the public sector.
• 84 months experience performing testing activities including: Creating test data, Writing SQL queries, executing test plans for new systems or changes to existing systems, reviewing test results, Logging defects, Packaging and presenting test results to project stakeholders, Obtaining stakeholder approval.
• 72 months experience using IBM mainframe to review test results, including TSO and FileMaster.

We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other protected basis.