Job Description :
new position 12/07 - SDE_BA_171
Client: State of DE - Direct
Rate: $60/hr on C2C
Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Dover, DE
Duration: 6 Months
Position Type: Contract
Interview Type: Both Phone and In Person
Required Skills:
· Experience operating as a business analyst within a formal SDLC (Waterfall) Required 5 Years
· Full cycle business analysis experience - concept/initiation through implementation. Required 5 Years
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal Required 5 Years
· Technical aptitude combined with the ability to interact with various levels of business users. Required 5 Years
· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Required 5 Years
· Proven experience learning and documenting business process from end to end. Required 5 Years
· Experience defining user requirements and verifying requirements-based solutions meet business needs. Required 5 Years
· Familiarity gathering requirements for use in engagement of vendor-developed solutions. Required 5 Years
· Analysis, problem solving and negotiation skills. Required 5 Years
· Proficiency in MS Office, with focus on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Required 5 Years
· Prior experience as a Business analyst in 3 of the following types of projects: (App Dev, Testing, Infrastructure, Enterprise Systems Design, GIS) Required 3 Years
· Knowledge of logic, databases, data flows, and data analysis. Highly desired 3 Years
· Experience working with enterprise tools to organize requirements, test cases, and provide traceability (ex MS Visual Studio/TFS, HP Quality Center Highly desired 3 Years
· Experience creating use cases, test scenarios, test plans and analyzing test results to determine requirements coverage. Highly desired 3 Years
· Prior experience with Cross Audience communiciation (connecting through written and verbal, the technical and non-technical stakeholders) Highly desired 3 Years
· Experience creating and managing a project or preferably enterprise process to ensure change control. Highly desired 3 Years
· Prior experience with Agile Design Methodology Highly desired 3 Years
· Prior expereience with Case Complete (requirements management product) Nice to have 1 Years
· Experience working with large amounts of data via data warehousing and/or enterprise business intelligence Nice to have 3 Years
Question 1
Is the candidate willing and able to work in Dover, DE?
Question 2
What are the candidate's notice requirements to start a new position?
Question 3
Please describe the candidate's experience as a project manager? (Location and what was involved that qualified as PM work This is not a required skill.
Question 4
Where is the candidate currently geographically located?
Question 5
If the candidate's commute would be over 45 minutes, is he/she planning on relocating for this position?
Question 6
Is the candidate able to commit longer term as the contract is annual and potentially renewed as such? This is not a six month short term position.
Question 7
Does the candidate understand that he/she will not be permitted to take time off in excess of one consecutive week without manager approval?
Question 8
Is the candidate available for a round one, in person interview?
Question 9
Based on the requirement above, which of the following has the candidate worked as a BA on? (App Dev, Testing, Infrastructure, Enterprise Systems Design, GIS)
Job Description:
The Business Analyst is responsible for the set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization.
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is seeking to procure the services of a Business Analyst. This position will gather requirements, establish standards for project initiation, construct templates and job aids, and identify and document gaps in business process for all nine departmental divisions. Quality Assurance, Test Management and Project Management skills are also a plus, but are not primary. Please do not submit candidates that are primarily Project Managers with light BA skills.
The selected candidate will receive direction from IT management and senior technical peers, and work directly with the business teams on requirements, coordination of testing, and documentation. The candidate also will work on full project lifecycles with users and technical team while maintaining a foundational, standardized approach. The role will be additionally responsible for establishing and maintaining the documented set of tasks and techniques used to work among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and to recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals.
Candidate must have good business aptitude, excellent communication skills (both written and oral), and organizational ability.
Preferred Education: 4 year college degree or equivalent