Senior Business Analyst

Role: Senior Business Analyst
Location : Baltimore, MD with Hybrid expectaion
Position Type: Full Time:
Prior experience with a state agency is a plus

Position Description: The Computer Software/Integration Analyst (Senior) is responsible for performing the following tasks.
A. Presenting system designs for user approval at formal reviews.
B. Performing configuration management, software integration, interpreting software test results, and
C. recommending solutions for unsatisfactory test results; and
D. Providing solutions to identified software problem reports.

Role and Responsibilities

The Senior Business Analyst (BA)/Systems Analyst (SA) is responsible for helping with successful delivery of projects by developing trust and respect through collaboration with business stakeholders, project team members and peers. The BA/SA will help identify the data, workflows, processes, vulnerabilities and improvements needed. The BA/SA will leverage technology best practices to facilitate designing technology solutions to deliver the business objectives.

Additionally, the BA/SA will

Participate in team meetings
Elicits, analyzes, specifies, and validates the business needs of stakeholders
Analyzes and verifies technical requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to organizational standards
Collaborate with the Business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to define requirements for data, workflow and processes, develop and document technical requirements
Conducts research, analysis and leverages best practices on technology/application functionality to meet business and technical requirements
Works with the Business SMEs to review and refine the application functionality design.

Conducts requirements validation and review to ensure that specifications are correctly interpreted
Works with stakeholders and project team members to prioritize collected requirements
Demonstrate knowledge of technology-related techniques, best practices, and tools
Work with Technical Teams on System/Technical Requirements and User Interface/Application
Functionality needs,
Collaborates with the Application UX designer and Technical Leads to design the technology/application functionality based on business requirements
Works with the Technical Team to review the application functionality design and plan configuration/development
Participates in the QA of developed / configured solutions to ensure features and functions have been enabled and optimized to meet key stakeholder requirements
Develops and utilizes standard templates to accurately and concisely write technical requirements specifications
Creates process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team as well as key external stakeholders
Communicates changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements verbally or through written documentation to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are understood.

Education: This position requires a Bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, or a related scientific or technical discipline. (Note: A Master s degree is preferred.)
General Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least eight (8) years of progressive working experience as a computer specialist or a computer systems analyst.

Experience working as a Business Analyst with 3-5 years experience working in Healthcare and Provider data/systems
Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, and verification, and validation
Proven experience with business workflows, data and processes
Proven experience working with a variety of technology platforms and systems.

Ability to leverage Industry Best Practices to support user interface design work, modeling of workflows and processes and use of technology to support the business needs/requirements
Demonstrated business analyst skills and business analysis software skills, including planning, organizing, and managing their project deliverables
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with business stakeholders
Working knowledge of Windows office systems to include MS Project
Prior experience with a state agency is a plus
Able to exercise independent judgment and act on it
Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail
Highly self-motivated and directed
Strong customer service orientation
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Specialized Experience: The proposed candidate must have at least five (5) years of experience as a Computer Systems Analyst.

This individual must be knowledgeable in implementing computer systems in a phased approach of requirements analysis and conceptual design, site survey, system design review, critical design review, installation, integration, and testing. This individual must be knowledgeable in performing requirements analysis for a wide range of users in areas such as office automation, finance, and accounting. This individual must be knowledgeable in life-cycle support, including maintenance, administration, and management.

Experience with the following is a plus

Agile Methodology
Security
Web based applications