Business Analyst Remote

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Business Analyst (Remote)
 
Location: Richmond, VA
 
Duration:6+ Months
 
Job Type:  Corp-Corp / 1099 / Contract W2
 
Rate: $40/hr on 2C
 
Client:  State of Virginia
 
Interview Type: Webcam
 
Note: Candidate MUST be willing to attend Quarterly meetings Onsite
 
 
 
Job Description:  
 
This position is responsible for enterprise-wide business analysis of web applications for the Office of Information Management (OIM) and its customers. This position will work closely with multiple stakeholders, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and development teams to document business requirements, coordinate with cross functional team members. Create documentation such as design specifications, release planning, create test plan and test scripts. Work closely with the development team for all system changes. Perform end to end testing and document results. The Business Analyst will report to the Systems Manager and closely collaborate with the project manager to ensure business requirements, enhancements, modifications, and newly identified business initiatives are thoroughly documented for successful implementation of Information Technology solutions.
 
  
 
Specific Tasks
 
 
Working with customers and project management team to develop business requirements in response to requests for systems enhancements, modifications, and newly identified business initiatives
 
Working with technical team and vendor to ensure requirements are incorporated into systems design and testing
 
Evaluating alternative strategies and making recommendations for viable solutions that are compatible with current technologies and systems
 
Developing requirements documentation, business flow diagrams, prototypes and mockups
 
Create business artifacts such as Use Cases, User Stories, Functional and Non-Functional Requirements.
 
Create Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Navigational Flows
 
Facilitate Joint Requirement Planning (JRP)sessions with Business User Groups
 
Conduct Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with project team members
 
Actively participating in functional and systems integration unit testing; developing test plans and test scripts based on the requirements.
 
Provide assistance and training to customers with testing throughout the testing phases in all environments.
 
Facilitate problem solving sessions by bringing the right group of people together and identify innovative solutions
 
Providing implementation and maintenance support
 
Meeting regularly with customers, interact with users by interviewing them; conduct walkthroughs with developers and stakeholders
 
Proactively making suggestions for systems and process improvement and performing competitive, problem, and opportunity analysis, emphasizing integration, experimentation, creative brainstorming, early complexity assessment, and capturing results in the form of a business case to propose a new change initiative
 
Keep Systems Manager and Project Manager informed of key issues that may impact project implementation
 
Facilitate project conference calls, status meetings, planning sessions, and provide for meeting notes
 
Utilizing system-based project management applications, collaboration applications, and MS Office applications; Visio, SharePoint, Google Meets, Teams,  etc.
 
Coordinate with Systems Manager and agency security team to ensure all security requirements are documented and implemented in the system.  
 
Manage all security project conference calls, status meetings, planning sessions, and provide for meeting notes
 
 

 Required Experience and Skill Set
 
 
Knowledge of relational databases (SQL), system development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, quality assurance techniques, and change management procedures
 
Demonstrates skill in project planning, requirements gathering, business analysis, business process mapping, procedural writing, process engineering, problem-solving, active listening, negotiation, conflict resolution, group visitation, written and oral communication, organization and time management, and presentation skills
 
Able to manage, coordinate, and prioritize multiple activities concurrently with limited supervision and to adjust efficiently and effectively to changing priorities.
 
Knowledge of business process engineering methods
 
Knowledge and experience using multiple project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile
 
Ability to blend methodologies together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
 
Must be able to operate effectively in a changing environment with multiple priorities
 
Strong attention to detail, with the ability to follow-through
 
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
 
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
 
Bachelor's degree in information technology, Information Systems or Computer Science, or equivalent experience
 
 

 Preferred Experience and Skill Set
 
 
Experience with Healthcare Information Systems
 
Experience performing systems analysis, architecting technical solutions, and/or coordinating application development projects
 
Experience or knowledge with the Commonwealth of Virginia Information Security Standard, SEC 530
 
 
  
 
Required/Desired Skills
 
 
 
 
 
Skill
 
 
 
Required /Desired
 
 
 
Amount
 
 
 
of Experience
 
 
 
 
 
Knowledge of relational databases, system development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, quality assurance techniques, and change management procedures.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Demonstrates skill in project planning, requirements gathering, business analysis, business process mapping, procedural writing, process engineering.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Demonstrates problem-solving, active listening, negotiation, conflict resolution, group visitation, written and oral communication.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Demonstrates organization and time management, and presentation skills.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Able to manage, coordinate, and prioritize multiple activities concurrently with limited supervision & to adjust efficiently changing priorities.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Knowledge of business process engineering methods.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Knowledge and experience using multiple project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Ability to blend methodologies together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Must be able to operate effectively in a changing environment with multiple priorities.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Strong attention to detail, with the ability to follow-through.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Experience with Healthcare Information Systems.
 
 
 
Desired
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Experience performing systems analysis, architecting technical solutions, and/or coordinating application development projects.
 
 
 
Desired
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Experience or knowledge with the Commonwealth of Virginia Information Security Standard, SEC 530.
 
 
 
Nice to have
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
Experience working with ServiceNow or Salesforce.
 
 
 
Nice to have
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
Recruiter Details: 
 
Recruiter Name:  Anjali at gsksolutions dot com
 
Contact Number:  - Eight three two- Two one nine-Three two six three
 
 
 
About GSK Solutions Inc:  
 
GSK Solutions Inc is a leading information technology (IT) Services Company that specializes in providing complete consulting solutions and staff augmentation to its clients. We provide on-time, on-budget, and quality service to our clients and consistently meet their expectations. We are known for our superior execution on a sustained basis.  
 
GSK has been in the business of providing both commercial and custom product development services, including, Information Security, Software Development, Consulting and IT Audit. GSK implements highly critical and time-sensitive projects for their Fortune 500 clients located across the country.