Senior Business Analyst

Seeking a Business Analyst responsible for the functional data conversion effort for each agency. Export the data from systems and provide to the IT BSA to use in comparison to the data owned and maintained by the entities. The IT BSA will then work directly with staff personnel across the state to research and resolve data issues. The cleaned data will then be imported.

Interview: Teams

Location: Columbus, OH

Posting: 757880

Work: ON-SITE

Required Skills:

• 8 years experience as an advanced Excel.
• 4 years experience in the area of data conversion using Excel or similar tool.
• 8 years experience as a Business Systems Analyst.
• 4 years experience eliciting and defining system and user requirements through observation, interviews, and analysis.
• 4 years experience working directly with end-users to define requirements and provide technical advice and assistance in a large-scale environment.
• 8 years experience translating customer needs into formal business requirements.
• 3 years experience interviewing non-technical end users to determine and document current business process flows.
• 2 years experience in Business Process Re-engineering.
• 3 years experience using Visio to create business process flows including standard flowcharts and swim lane diagrams.
• 3 years experience creating test conditions, test cases, and test scenarios.
• 4 years experience analyzing end-user needs and conducting fit gap analysis.
• Documented experience as a technical Business Analyst from project initiation through completion on a minimum of two (2) software development or implementation projects requiring a minimum of two thousand (2,000) Full-time Equivalent (FTE) hours to complete.
• Documented experience using project management software () to develop and maintain a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) on a minimum of two (2) projects
• 4 years experience using a business requirements tracking tool for recording and prioritization of business requirements.
• Documented experience in systems process and data mapping, requirements gathering, and analysis as well as proficiency in the creation of detailed documentation.
• Needs to show at least 1 experience with a large organization as ODPS.
• Must have a valid driver license issued by any US State; driver license must stay valid throughout length of employment
• Highly skilled in the use of Excel for data manipulation using, but not limited to, the following Excel features:
• Import of data through Power Queries
• The development and use of pivot tables
• Data manipulation through features such as TRIM, Dynamic Arrays and XLookup
• Use of power pivots
• Removal of duplicates by using Excel Remove Duplicates feature
• Use of conditional statements
• Strong communication/ leadership skills.
• Strong influence, collaboration and negotiation experience.
• Ability to collaborate with supporting resources across business and/or functional lines.
• Have excellent oral and written skills/possess strong meeting and work session facilitation skills.
• Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, the ability to manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines.
• Have the ability to facilitate a session with non-technical stakeholders and facilitate requirements gathering sessions without the onsite of a project manager or technical expert.
• Have a strong and demonstrable understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology practices and experience in facilitating scrum ceremonies
• Have a strong understanding of prioritization stemming from the elicitation of system and/or user requirements.
• Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• 20% travel throughout the State of Ohio owned vehicle.

Desired:

• Knowledge of Agile Methodology and/or scrum practices
• Microsoft Azure DevOps and/or Jira or any other collaboration tool

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