Business Analyst
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Description
Business Analyst Job Description
The
Business Analyst will support the $TARS Application within the Office of
Information Technology and will be responsible for interfacing with the Office
of Child Support Services to review requirements, lead JAD sessions, schedule
meetings, prepare test plans, and create system requirement documents for use
by system analyst to produce detail design documents for specific
projects.
Business Analyst Job Responsibilities
- Writes and maintains test
plans based on software requirements and design documents.
- Participates in the
development of change control standards and procedures that appropriately
fit the needs of the technical team and updates these procedures as the
needs change.
- Verifies that system
requirements are traceable, consistent, complete, and testable.
- Writes checklist to track all
components involved in application changes.
- Performs requirements, design
and code walk through /reviews as requested.
- Recommends corrective action
to ensure compliance with test plans.
- Develops and maintains
comprehensive documentation on all standards and ensures that the
information is appropriately published and distributed.
- Verifies that software
applications perform in accordance with system requirements and
specifications.
- Tests software applications
for concrete, consistent, observable results.
- Tests new change control and
testing tools to ensure proper installation and maintenance and to measure
tool performance.
- Verifies function,
performance, integration, and acceptance test results are in accordance
with application and departmental standards.
- Measures the severity of
failures and defects in accordance with test plan guidelines.
- Accurately and thoroughly
documents application performance failures and defects during each quality
review session.
- Clearly and accurately
communicates test results to programming staff and/or appropriate
management staff.
- Regularly enters
issues/defects related to the test life cycle or change control
environment into applicable tracking system.
- Updates applicable tracking
system with problem solutions and status.
- Conducts testing meetings, as
necessary, for problems encountered during the test life cycle.
- Acts as liaison for
application groups and external agencies.
- Assists users in developing
test plans, test scripts, and implementation plans as requested.
- Provides reports showing
status and activity in the change control environment to technical teams
and appropriate management staff.
Requirements
Business Analyst Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer
science or a related area
- Three (3) years’ experience
as an IT Business Analyst (requirements gathering, business process
mapping.)
- Demonstrated knowledge of
Testing methodology and practices.
- Must have good knowledge of
Microsoft Project/Sharepoint Workspace planning too.
- Must have excellent customer
service skills with strong decision-making capabilities.
- Must have excellent verbal
and written communication skills.
Business Analyst Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience with
Health and Human Services Systems
- Previous experience in state
government