Business Analyst

Remote. Candidates must already reside in Texas.

Client requires the services of 3 Business Analyst 2, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Business Analyst 2, Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Client

All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Client

and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Client will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).

The DFPS IT Division seeks a Worker to perform in a Business Analyst II role to assist in the following:

• Seeking, gathering, and analyzing information and data from stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Converting findings into meaningful documentation for use by the development team.
• Communicating with technical, non-technical, functional, management and executive staff.
• Working within cross-functional teams.
• Taking initiative to develop a foster a collaborative approach among teams before, during and after the requirements gathering process to achieve a common mission, vision, values, and goals.
• Tracking software development life cycle activity metrics as it relates to requirements and other established metrics.
  
  

The Worker must have a strong Business Analysis background with extensive experience in the following:

• Experience as a Business Analyst within an Enterprise-level application development environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced information technology environment.
• Experience as a Business Analyst within an Enterprise-level application development environment.
• Experience developing solid requirements documents with a strong attention to detail to capture project need and scope.
• Robust skills facilitating and leading groups to clarify and define project requests, needs, scope and priorities, as well as delivering presentations for meetings involving cross-functional teams and including stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to provide clear and consistent status updates and inform stakeholders and agency leadership of project progress.
• Solid experience with the Microsoft Suite of tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, MS Project, and Visio).
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) methodologies.
• Knowledge of Case Management applications a plus but not required.
• Communicating and listening in a way that is focused on clear expression of, as well as understanding of ideas and concepts that ultimately lead to positive outcomes and results.
• Knowledge of Texas Project Delivery Framework.
• Prefer working knowledge of the following DFPS systems/programs (including but not limited to): IMPACT, PACES, PEIRS, ABCS, NEICE, SSCC, Child Placement Portal, and Community Based Care.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. Years Required/Preferred Experience 5 Required Experience as a Business Analyst in an enterprise level software development environment 5 Required Functional and technical requirements gathering, analysis and documentation with a strong attention to detail 5 Required Experience with the Microsoft Suite of tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project and SharePoint) 4 Required Developing Use Case documentation and User Stories that lead to clearly defined and numbered project requirements 3 Required Facilitating meetings, requirements gathering sessions and conducting presentations 2 Required Developing and presenting project status updates and reporting on key performance indicators for project success 2 Required Communication skills, both verbal and written 2 Required Knowledge of the Texas Project Delivery Frame 2 Required Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle 1 Preferred Candidates preferred who have a working knowledge of the following DFPS systems/programs (including but not limited to): IMPACT, PACES, PEIRS, ABCS, NEICE, SSCC, Child Placement Portal, and Community Based Care