Job Title : Business Analyst (Contract) - Job#5832
Location : REMOTE
Job Description
Our department of Education has a current goal for every community to effectively use a World-Class Data System to improve student outcomes. This goal has an outcome to increase the availability of quality data to drive decisions that improve student outcomes. We
are planning to satisfy this goal in part by modernizing our current student information system along with improving the quality of data in connected systems.
This will include web-based application development, and creation of dashboards and reports that will improve access, accuracy and ease of use for all stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role
- Maintain and update project trackers to ensure accurate progress reporting
- Set up and manage document folders for team access and publication workflows
- Coordinate and schedule stakeholder review meetings
- Track and summarize changes requiring communication or additional approvals
- Edit and format documents (e.g., articles, policies, programs) according to guidelines
- Review and analyze testing outcomes to ensure accuracy and completeness
This position will require a qualified Technical Business Analyst to take the lead in the following
tasks :
Ability to create and document detailed business requirements, perform analysis,outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for the stakeholders
Author and update internal and external documentation, and formally initiate anddeliver requirements and documentation
A strong understanding of the documentation development process, the softwaredevelopment process, and product lifecycles
Determine operational objectives by studying and documenting business functions;gathering information; evaluating output and formats
Improve systems by studying and documenting current state and business rulesAbility to partner with other team members and stakeholder across multiple businessunits to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way,
communicating effectively and efficiently with executive teams
Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience and businessinformation to a technical audience
Ability to successfully apply complex knowledge of fundamental concepts practices, andprocedures of technical writing.
Construct workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specificationsTranslating stakeholder requests into formal requirementsDeliver high-quality business requirement documentation for business manuals, new development, training manuals, user guide, and system guideMust Have Skills / Requirements
Must be able to effectively communicate (verbal and written) requirements with stakeholders as well as development team
Must be able to collaborate with Project Manager, Architect, and developers to ensure business requirements are communicated, accepted, and meet expectationsMust be able to translate and simplify requirements from stakeholders into written requirement documents for development team. Documents include : Formal Business Requirements Document, Functional Design Document, Technical Design Document, Technical Use Cases, User stories, Business Cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix,Test cases.Must be able to create diagrams, flowcharts, and workflows of business processesMust be able to create diagrams, flowcharts, and workflows of data flow through systemMust be able to create and manage test cases for Quality Assurance.Must be familiar with software and database development conceptsTechnical Business Analyst work on a software development teamMust have experience developing technical documentation for enterprise software users, system administrators, and other technical audiencesStrong experience in requirements management and creating all documents listed aboveStrong experience in mapping business processes into technical documentationStrong experience in user acceptance testingAbility to analyze business functionsPractical experience generating process documentation and reportsStrong working knowledge of relevant Microsoft applications, including VisioExtensive experience with data visualizationExcellent communication with the ability to translate data into actionable insightsScrumAgileAbout Delphi-US
Delphi-US is a national recruiting firm based in Newport, Rhode Island. We specialize in IT, Engineering and Professional Staffing services for organizations across the United States of America. Our mission is simple : We are Peacemakers in the Talent War. Delphi attracts our nation's best and brightest Technical & Professional Talent and position our nation's finest employers to further their competitive advantages. We accomplish this with a proprietary skill-based and cultural matching process that results in higher qualified submissions, hiring with purpose, and employer / employee mutual success. You'll find our team is supremely experienced, friendly, professional and ready to advocate on your behalf. Armed with best in class talent, Delphi has an indelible understanding of employer expectations and we deliver lasting results.