IT Business Analyst/Project Manager

Carver County; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Carver County is seeking a Business Analyst to participate in IT-related project delivery and enhancements across the business area of responsibility. You will develop charters, plans, requirements, and test plans, and provide ongoing support for county applications.

You will facilitate process improvements and collaborate with IT teams to align requirements with enterprise capabilities. The role requires a Bachelor's or equivalent with years of experience in business analysis and IT services,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 3 years in business analysis.
• Associates Degree in Computer Science or related field with 5 years in business analysis.
• High School Diploma with 8 years in business analysis/information technology services.
• A Valid Minnesota Driver's License or evidence of mobility.
• Must be able to pass CJIS background check, including CJIS fingerprinting.

Responsibilities

• Promote the vision, strategies and business processes across the operations of Carver County.
• Define IT projects with owners and manage lifecycle for small projects; establish goals and milestones.
• Support organization-wide projects, collaborating with Lead Project Manager.
• Develop or review business functional and informational requirements.
• Collaborate with IT teams to map client business requirements to County enterprise application capabilities (SharePoint, OnBase, CRM, Office365, and GIS).
• Gather, analyze, and document current practices, workflows, and business needs to identify efficiencies, alternatives, and gaps.
• Report status of projects and assignments to management on a regular basis.
• Develop and maintain effective and achievable project plans.
• Support development of user procedures and test plans; participate in user testing and secure IT approval.
• Train and provide training documentation for County employees on business applications as needed.
• Assists with the facilitation of process improvement and innovation events.

Education

Bachelor's Degree with major field of study or degree emphasis in Computer Science or related field

Associates Degree with major field of study or degree emphasis in Computer Science or related field

High School Diploma and eight (8) years of work experience in business analysis and process review or information technology services

Job description

Under the direction of the IT Manager - Project Management Office (PMO) the Business Analyst actively participates in the delivery of IT-related projects and enhancements supporting the business area of responsibility's process throughout the project lifecycle, including development of project charters, plans, system requirements, functional and detailed specifications, test plans and project-related documentation. Provides ongoing technical and business-process support on key County owned applications/systems to any requesting County employee. Acts as a facilitator for process improvements. Relies on expertise, professional experience and sound judgment to accomplish the goals of the Divisions and Carver County.

Responsibilities

• Promote the vision, strategies and business processes throughout the operations of Carver County.
• Work with business process owners to define IT projects and manage the development and implementation through entire project lifecycle for small projects. Establish project goals and milestones.
• Support organization-wide projects, collaborating with Lead Project Manager.
• Develop or review business functional and informational requirements.
• Collaborate with IT teams to match client business requirements to County enterprise application capabilities (SharePoint, OnBase, CRM, Office365, and GIS) in order to determine the best options for solving a business problem.
• Gather, analyze, and document current practices, workflows, and business needs to identify efficiencies, alternatives, and gaps.
• Reports status of projects and assignments to management on a regular basis.
• Develop and maintain effective and achievable project plans.
• Support development of user procedures and test plans. Participate in user testing and evaluate user testing for IT approval before promotion of enhancements/modifications/new applications to a production environment.
• Train and provide training documentation for County employees on business applications as needed.
• Assists with the facilitation of process improvement and innovation events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with major field of study or degree emphasis in Computer Science or related field and three (3) years experience in business analysis and process review or information technology services.
• Associates Degree with major field of study or degree emphasis in Computer Science or related field and five (5) years experience in business analysis and process review or information technology services.
• High School Diploma and eight (8) years of work experience in business analysis and process review or information technology services.
• A Valid Minnesota Driver's License or evidence of mobility.
• Must be able to successfully pass Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) background check, including CJIS fingerprinting.