Job Description
Day to day:
Insight global is looking for a Business Analyst to support the state of California in Sacramento. This position is fully remote but must be located near Sacramento. This role requires the candidates to gather business requirements, create User story and narrative creation. Provide best solution for stakeholders. Present information in a clear and concise manner. Ability to drive results and communicate well with all stakeholders.
You will be responsible for a variety of tasks such as:
o Assessment of analysis scope and tasks
o Planning business analysis tasks
o Elicitation, definitions and documentations of various business, user and system requirements
o Writing functional design specifications
o Requirements Traceability matrices
o Perform analysis for business process improvement, application design and workflow automation
o Modeling and documenting functional design and process workflows
o Developing test scripts
o Transition plans and/or implementation requirements
o Managing/updating configuration
o Implementing best practice solutions
o Providing ongoing support as required
o Leading and working with cross-functional teams that include business subject matter experts (SME) architects, developers and testers
Required Skills & Experience
Must Haves:
- 5+ years of Business Analyst expereince
- 5+ years' experience following system development lifecycles (SDLCs) in order to identify, evaluate, and recommend business or technical requirements applied to the design and development of systems and networks
- 5+ years' experience with working directly with end users in a production support environment.
- Five (5) years' facilitating, collaborating, and negotiating with all levels of stakeholders, up to, and including executive level decision makers
- Three (3) years' expertise with complex process and systems requirement documentation standards, such as requirement traceability matrixes, as-is and to-be diagrams, Use Case modeling, User Story creations and narrative description
- Three (3) years' experience working independently and as part of a team, meeting deadlines and demonstrating problem-solving skills
- Two (2) years' experience with process analysis; systems analysis; process architectures and systems analysis methodologies; and project management methodologies including both Waterfall and Agile
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Experience with Salesforce implementation within the state
- Two (2) years' experience using SQL or other query tools to perform analysis.
- Three (3) years' experience using requirements management industry best practices.
- Three (3) years' experience developing training plans and training end users of all levels.
- Two (2) years' experience refining solutions for requirements management methodology.
- Two (2) years' experience facilitating joint application design (JAD) and/or collaborative design sessions.
- Two (2) years' experience mentoring less experienced business analysts to develop their skills.
- Two (2) years' experience working with State of California government Environmental Information Technology (IT) offices.
- Two (2) years' experience working with PAL processes and documentation.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.