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MUST BE LOCAL TO State of TEXAS
Preferred residence Austin, TX
100% remote with the occasional in office meeting in Austin, TX
Strongly preferred to have experience in the local, state, government sector
Description:
The Business Analyst Level III role has the responsibility to support the Project Management Office (PMO) and the Project Manager in effectively facilitating the execution of projects that may be in various phases and stages within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to include initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing of projects. The processes and tools used to execute each phase must follow established standards for project management within the PMO. This includes consistently applying the PMO standards for documentation and the use of metrics for the management of projects. May assign and supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Years Required/Preferred Experience
8 Required Business Analyst or Advanced System Administrator Position
5 Preferred Process Workflow Analytics
2 Preferred Eliciting Requirements
2 Preferred User Acceptance testing and Implementation
2 Preferred Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Tableau Experience, Data Analytics, & Data Visualizations is a plus.
(30%) Coordinates and analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems; and coordinates and analyzes computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Facilitates meetings and discussions with internal and external stakeholders to document statements
of work, project charters, business and functional requirements, procedures and workflows, user stories, acceptance criteria, test plans, and risk assessment plans for all assigned projects in accordance with project schedules. Develops project schedules with assigned resources, review with internal and external stakeholders
and manages the schedules to ensure projects remain within scope, timeline, and budget. Provides weekly status reports and updated project schedules to project manager. Regularly reviews the risk log with internal stakeholders and external vendors to effectively quantify and manage and identify projects risks and difficulties in accordance with the strategies documented and update the risk log with new risks or changes. Designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them. Consults on the analysis of an application, troubleshoots system problems, and implements solutions. Escalates issues to project manager. Develops the design and review of test cases; processes change requests; and manages a project's scope, acceptance, installation, and deployment. Conducts stage gate reviews at end of each major phase of the project/s, ensures decisions, signoffs and approvals are documented, assesses go/no-go decisions, and ensures lessons learned or retrospectives are conducted at the end of each phase. Finds true points of task/project failures and determine what could have been done differently. Provides reports to project manager.
Top Skills Details:
Business analysis, workflow analysis, uat, green belt, tableau
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
(30%) Coordinates the service request life cycle through customer-related service request responses, business requirements coordination, technical specifications and related artifacts review, and monitors system integration and user acceptance testing prior to implementation. Works closely with the project Quality Assurance (QA) function to ensure comprehensive and cohesive plans and documents are in place for sprint validation, triage processes, regression testing, acceptance approval, migration stability, and production support. Ensures detailed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans are in place for all projects. Ensures that user stories and acceptance criteria for all approved requirements have been documented, reviewed by the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and approved by the business divisions. Ensures QA tasks and processes are well defined to include Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), as applicable, smoke, regression, integration testing, and defect management. Escalates issues to ITD management with solid facts for the situation as well as several options (with
pros and cons) to correct the situation/s as well as recommended options.
(30%) Supports the workflow processes for change management, facilitates discussions among cross functional teams of internal and external stakeholders (including supporting vendors) and ensures integrated testing is executed where required. Ensures change requests for new or added requirements comply with t Change Advisory Board (CAB) and/or the governance procedures, and the required documentation is provided in a timely manner for CAB Administration. Facilitates business process workarounds for functions that are postponed or descoped and ensure these are well documented and accepted by the divisions impacted. Works closely with the Business Service Division (BSD) and relevant business divisions/vendors to ensure all financial transactions are tested and meet CPA require.
Experience Level:
Expert Level
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may
depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are
subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program
terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include
the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax
contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the
employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
Preferred residence Austin, TX
100% remote with the occasional in office meeting in Austin, TX
Strongly preferred to have experience in the local, state, government sector
Description:
The Business Analyst Level III role has the responsibility to support the Project Management Office (PMO) and the Project Manager in effectively facilitating the execution of projects that may be in various phases and stages within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to include initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing of projects. The processes and tools used to execute each phase must follow established standards for project management within the PMO. This includes consistently applying the PMO standards for documentation and the use of metrics for the management of projects. May assign and supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Years Required/Preferred Experience
8 Required Business Analyst or Advanced System Administrator Position
5 Preferred Process Workflow Analytics
2 Preferred Eliciting Requirements
2 Preferred User Acceptance testing and Implementation
2 Preferred Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Tableau Experience, Data Analytics, & Data Visualizations is a plus.
(30%) Coordinates and analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems; and coordinates and analyzes computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Facilitates meetings and discussions with internal and external stakeholders to document statements
of work, project charters, business and functional requirements, procedures and workflows, user stories, acceptance criteria, test plans, and risk assessment plans for all assigned projects in accordance with project schedules. Develops project schedules with assigned resources, review with internal and external stakeholders
and manages the schedules to ensure projects remain within scope, timeline, and budget. Provides weekly status reports and updated project schedules to project manager. Regularly reviews the risk log with internal stakeholders and external vendors to effectively quantify and manage and identify projects risks and difficulties in accordance with the strategies documented and update the risk log with new risks or changes. Designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them. Consults on the analysis of an application, troubleshoots system problems, and implements solutions. Escalates issues to project manager. Develops the design and review of test cases; processes change requests; and manages a project's scope, acceptance, installation, and deployment. Conducts stage gate reviews at end of each major phase of the project/s, ensures decisions, signoffs and approvals are documented, assesses go/no-go decisions, and ensures lessons learned or retrospectives are conducted at the end of each phase. Finds true points of task/project failures and determine what could have been done differently. Provides reports to project manager.
Top Skills Details:
Business analysis, workflow analysis, uat, green belt, tableau
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
(30%) Coordinates the service request life cycle through customer-related service request responses, business requirements coordination, technical specifications and related artifacts review, and monitors system integration and user acceptance testing prior to implementation. Works closely with the project Quality Assurance (QA) function to ensure comprehensive and cohesive plans and documents are in place for sprint validation, triage processes, regression testing, acceptance approval, migration stability, and production support. Ensures detailed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans are in place for all projects. Ensures that user stories and acceptance criteria for all approved requirements have been documented, reviewed by the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and approved by the business divisions. Ensures QA tasks and processes are well defined to include Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), as applicable, smoke, regression, integration testing, and defect management. Escalates issues to ITD management with solid facts for the situation as well as several options (with
pros and cons) to correct the situation/s as well as recommended options.
(30%) Supports the workflow processes for change management, facilitates discussions among cross functional teams of internal and external stakeholders (including supporting vendors) and ensures integrated testing is executed where required. Ensures change requests for new or added requirements comply with t Change Advisory Board (CAB) and/or the governance procedures, and the required documentation is provided in a timely manner for CAB Administration. Facilitates business process workarounds for functions that are postponed or descoped and ensure these are well documented and accepted by the divisions impacted. Works closely with the Business Service Division (BSD) and relevant business divisions/vendors to ensure all financial transactions are tested and meet CPA require.
Experience Level:
Expert Level
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may
depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are
subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program
terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include
the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax
contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the
employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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