Job Title: Temporary Business Analyst
Client: State of Maryland
Department: State Department of Education
Location: Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Need Locals)
Onsite/Remote: Onsite
Duration: 6+ Months
Visa: USC, GC
Additional Information:
- Candidate MUST have at least 11 years of total IT experience*
- Candidate MUST be local to Maryland.
- Candidate MUST have any government experience.
Project Scope:
The Maryland State Department of Education needs a contractual and temporary Business Analyst for the duration of six (6) months. The Business Analyst will work with the DAAPR team and affected stakeholders on several different projects throughout the Agency to analyze education data and related processes in order to improve the current operational environment.
Roles/Responsibilities:
- Interviewing various process stakeholders to understand MSDE processes and the business requirements which drive them.
- Documenting existing MSDE processes and procedures with diagrams and written descriptions
- Identifying gaps in business operations where no formal or consistent process exists
- Analyzing processes and recommending improvements or architecting new processes which address any identified gaps and increases process efficiency and effectiveness (business process improvement)
- Presenting findings, recommendations, and work products to various stakeholders and groups within MSDE Qualifications
Mandatory Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- A minimum of five years' experience working as a business analyst at an organization where IT was the main product/service.
- Demonstrated prior experience successfully eliciting and documenting business processes.
- Demonstrated prior experience analyzing business processes and recommending improvements.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience preparing presentations for executives and other senior stakeholders.
- Strong skills in preparing meaningful and easily understood process diagrams using standard diagramming software such as Microsoft Visio
Desirable Skills:
- Basic project management skills and experience preferred.
- Familiarity with Google Workspace (formerly G-Suite) collaborative productivity tools preferred