Business Analyst

Client: State of NY – New York State Department of Health
Duration: 30 months

Responsibilities

• Guide requirements gathering meetings to elicit functional requirements from business users to define system functionality.
• Analyze, develop, and review process flow charts and other business documentation to define business processes.
• Document functional requirements in a thorough and clear formal requirements document.
• Consult with and advise department staff during the technical design process.
• Analyze, review, and comment on design specification documents and technical documentation such as interface control documents.
• Guide and participate in stakeholder review meetings for requirements and design specification documents.
• Coordinate and document resolution of requirements and technical design comments and gaps with business and vendor staff.
• Provide guidance in the development of test scenarios and perform software testing as needed, including specifying test scenarios and test cases, executing tests, and analyzing and documenting defects in a defect management system.
• Provide guidance for the development of internal software training documents.
• Work on software in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment.
• Communicate and facilitate consensus among stakeholders.
• Deliver specific oral and written communications to business owners, IT program team members, and management.

Requirements

• 84 months of experience in Information Technology supporting software systems or applications.
• 84 months of experience analyzing business processes and creating and reviewing test plans.
• 84 months of experience documenting, communicating, and validating requirements throughout the system, process, or product/service development lifecycle for all changes to processes that would enable the organization to achieve its goals.
• 84 months of experience providing written communications to business owners, IT program team members, and management.
• 84 months of experience working with Health Insurance, the Affordable Care Act, or Medicaid (including Eligibility and Enrollment).
• 84 months of experience with ETL tools, batch jobs, Rational Quality Manager, Report Development using IBM Cognos, or HIPAA-compliant X12 format for EDI transactions.
• 60 months of experience reviewing and evaluating technical specifications for compliance with business objectives and requirements.
• 48 months of experience developing well-constructed test scenarios and test cases against documented design use cases; performing testing, reviewing results, and documenting defects using a defect management tool.
• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, or a closely related field of study.