Sr Internal Business Systems Analyst - $65 CTC - 100% REMOTE (Within the state of WI)

Job Description:

***Corp to Corp Resumes are accepted.

Location Requirement: Onsite or Remote? Candidates MUST be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI prior to starting the role at their own expense. This position can work 100% remote (within the state of WI).

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is seeking a Business Analyst who will serve as a member of the Application Development and Management Team under the Division of Libraries and Technology. This team is responsible for the enterprise architecture, development, system testing, analysis, and maintenance of systems that capture and report critical data for Wisconsin s K12 education systems, including finance, budget, and data collection applications.

This position will be involved in maintaining and enhancing the department's most complex enterprise
applications by bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. The position plays a critical role in understanding business requirements, analyzing systems, and translating those needs into clear functional specifications for development teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering & Analysis: Interact with internal and external stakeholders to define and document business needs and develop business requirements for new systems/data collections, system/data collection enhancements, and maintenance projects. Analyze current workflows and identify areas for improvements.
• Business Process Modeling: Work with stakeholders to assess and document current business processes, create process flow diagrams, and recommend process improvements to streamline operations. Develop a deep understanding of LEA and DPI operations to effectively meet their IT needs.
• Elicit Functional Specifications: Collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams to translate business needs into functional and non-functional requirements. Develop detailed documentation including business rules, use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• System Design Consultation: Work closely with developers to ensure business requirements are accurately and fully translated into technical specifications.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Act as a liaison between DPI business units, developers, quality assurance teams, external vendors and customers ensuring that all stakeholders have a clear understanding of system requirements and business needs. Demonstrate project milestones to make sure the system functionality is well understood by the stakeholders/ product owners and address any concerns or questions so that the delivered product meets customer needs.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Development of test plans, UAT, and ensure that solutions meet business requirements. Facilitate feedback collection and assist in resolving defects.
• Production Verification: Support post-deployment verification to ensure that systems are functioning as expected in the production environment, addressing any issues that arise.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including functional specs, use cases, and end-user guides. Proficient in writing user stories with acceptance criteria to guide development. Ensure documentation is up-to-date and accessible for future reference.

Required Skills: 6+ Years

• Experience in writing user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Experience in business analysis and requirements gathering
• Experience in systems analysis and design.
• Experience in quality assurance.
• Experience in Agile - Scrum and Waterfall Methodologies
• Experience with customer/ product owner/ Stakeholder management
• Experience with UAT

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of database development technologies such as SQL Server or Oracle PL/SQL.
• Knowledge of Project Management tools like JIRA, Azure Boards, Asana
• Knowledge of data analysis techniques and needs assessment processes.

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