Sr. Business Analyst

State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) in Oklahoma seeks a Senior Business Analyst to advance enterprise analytics, design, and delivery of major projects. You will work with agencies to discover needs, document requirements, and drive end-to-end analytics initiatives in a large government environment.

You will mentor other analysts, foster agile practices, and ensure timely delivery while maintaining high user trust and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in business, process, data, or systems analysis.
• Deep understanding of SDLC methodologies including Scrum and Kanban.
• Understanding of holistic analysis concepts like Shu Ha Ri, DevOps, or Systems Thinking.
• Understanding of business agility principles.
• Ability to write technical and architectural documentation.
• Ability to gather and document business requirements.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Demonstrable understanding of technical and analytical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term strategies to resolve systemic problems facing users, agencies, and OMES.
• Assist organizations in identifying and removing impediments to value delivery.
• Assist organizations with developing and presenting value metrics.
• Identify, document, and present technical strategies and holistic process flows.
• Create technical and architectural diagrams.
• Translate technical concepts to non-technical people.
• Act as agency-level agile coach, focusing on organizational change management.
• Develop and support technology and software development systems.
• Identify and document systems architecture.
• Mentor, coach, and train other analysts.
• Maintain a high level of user trust, satisfaction, and confidence.
• Stay up to date with current technologies, technical developments, and business analysis best practices.

Job description

Agency

090 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERV

Job Posting Title

Sr. Business Analyst

Agency

090 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERV

Supervisory Organization

IS-PMO

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Job Description

As a Sr. Business Analyst with OMES you will enjoy:

• Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.
• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

This position has responsibility for ensuring quality design and delivery of assigned projects and maintenance items focused within assigned team. They are focused on analytics at the enterprise level, assisting agencies in assessing and developing business systems and processes that affect the entire agency. They work with contributors at every level of an organization to perform discovery and build a shared understanding of organizational issues. The Analyst III will ensure all scheduled support activities and deadlines are met while maintaining a high level of user trust, satisfaction, and confidence. A complete understanding of technical principles, theories, concepts is required.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop long-term strategies to resolve systemic problems facing users, agencies, and OMES.
• Assist organizations in identifying and removing impediments to value delivery.
• Assist organizations with developing and presenting value metrics.
• Identify, document, and present technical strategies and holistic process flows.
• Create technical and architectural diagrams.
• Translate technical concepts to non-technical people.
• Act as agency-level agile coach, focusing on organizational change management.
• Develop and support technology and software development systems.
• Identify and document systems architecture.
• Mentor, coach, and train other analysts.
• Maintain a high level of user trust, satisfaction, and confidence.
• Stay up to date with current technologies, technical developments, and business analysis best practices.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position works in a comfortable office setting with a computer for a large percentage of the work day. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild. Occasional travel may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in business, process, data, or systems analysis.
• Deep understanding of common SDLC methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Demonstrable understanding of holistic analysis concepts like Shu Ha Ri, DevOps, or Systems Thinking.
• Demonstrable understanding of business agility principles.
• Ability to write technical and architectural documentation.
• Ability to gather and document business requirements.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• A demonstrable understanding of technical and analytical concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Product Owner.
• Relevant certifications (Scrum, PMI, ICAgile, IIBA, etc

About OMES

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services provides excellent service, expert guidance and continuous improvement in support of our partners’ goals. We are a highly qualified workforce committed to serve those who serve Oklahomans and make government run in the most efficient, innovative manner possible.

OMES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.