Business Analyst

15 Month Contract
Hybrid: 50% in Albany, NY

Specific activities to be performed include, but are not limited, to:

• 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 complex 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
• Analyze, review and comment on 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
• 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 complex software in a fast-paced, high volume work environment
• Communicate and facilitate consensus among stakeholders
• Deliver clear, specific and respectful oral and written communications to business owners, IT program team members and management.

Qualifications:

84+ Months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 84 months of experience in Information Technology supporting software systems or applications.
• 84 months of experience analyzing intricate 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 or the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid which includes Eligibility and Enrollment (not Health Care).
• 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 in reviewing and evaluating technical specifications for compliance with business objectives and requirements.
• 48 months of professional 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.