Job Description :
Job Title: Technical Business Analyst

Location: Jackson, Mississippi 39211

Duration: 12 months Contract (Extendable)



Job Description:

The Mississippi Department of Education has a current goal for every community to effectively use a World-Class Data System to improve student outcomes. This goal has an outcome to increase the availability of quality data to drive decisions that improve student outcomes. We are planning to satisfy this goal in part by modernizing our current student information system along with improving the quality of data in connected systems. This will include web-based application development, and creation of dashboards and reports that will improve access, accuracy and ease of use for all stakeholders.



JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position will require a qualified Technical Business Analyst to take the lead in the following tasks:

A strong understanding of the documentation development process, the software development process, and product lifecycles

Documentation of current & future procedures and processes

Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience and business information to a technical audience

Technical Writing knowledge of HTML, Java Script and SQL coding

Ability to successfully apply complex knowledge of fundamental concepts practices, and procedures of technical writing.

Prepare charts, graphs, or forms to go along with business and technical requirements.

Candidate must have a clear understanding of how to translate and organize complex technical information into an array of readable formats

Translate stakeholder requests into formal requirements

Deliver high-quality technical documentation for technical manuals, new development, training manuals, user guide, and system guide



REQUIRED DEGREE: Bachelor’s degree



END DATE: 1yr. Possible extension



REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

# YEARS

Must be able to collaborate with Project Manager, Architect, Functional Leads and developers to ensure requirements are communicated, accepted, and meet expectations

7



REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

# YEARS

Must be able to translate and simplify requirements from stakeholders into written requirement documents for development team. Documents include but are not limited to: Formal Requirements Document, Functional Design Document, Technical Design Document, Technical Use Cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix.

7

Must be able to write in explanatory and procedural styles for multiple audiences

7

Must be able to create diagrams, flowcharts, and workflows of business processes and data flow through system

7

Must be familiar with software and database development concepts

7

Technical Business Analyst work on a software/application development team

7

Must have experience developing technical documentation for enterprise software users, system administrators, and other technical audiences

7

Experience in creating and maintaining a comprehensive library of technical terminology and documentation

7

Analyze documents to maintain continuity of style of content

7

Strong experience in mapping business processes into technical documentation

7

Strong experience in creating operational procedures and manuals

7