The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) provides adaptable, secure, and cost-effective technology services and solutions for the Department of Management [DOM] and its Partners, and is looking for a Business Analyst to help achieve healthy, safe, stable, and self-sufficient lives for Iowans through the programs and services provided.
Requirements
- Experience working on large, complex IT systems (8 years)
- Experience eliciting requirements, writing user stories and design documents, defining acceptance criteria, testing outcomes, and facilitating communication between business stakeholders, developers, and project teams. (8 years)
- Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies. (8 years)
- Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software. (8 years)
- Experience in an Agile environment. (6 years)
- Experience with Application Lifecycle Management [ALM] tools; Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure DevOps (ADO), Atlassian’s Jira, IBM’s Rational Team Suite (RTC). (5 years)
- Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)
Responsibilities
- Working directly with business leaderships, SMEs, and technical partners on system-aligned teams, to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
- Creating, presenting and maintaining user stories, acceptance criteria and designing documents in DoIT defined systems to be used by team members at all levels.
- Directly responsible for documenting, tracing, maintaining, prioritizing, and assessing changes to business practices, workflows, and associated system processes.
- Conducting research to query data, analyze problems, and determine solutions, such as the installation of alternate methods and procedures, implementing changes in processing methods, or the redesign of products or services.
- Consistently updating project information, statuses, risks, issues, and timelines for reporting purposes.
- Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome.
- May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis.
Other
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including executives, managers, IT professionals, and subject matter experts.
- Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience (8 years)
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, and project activities, simultaneously, while meeting established deadlines. (8 years)
- Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks, with changing priorities, in a cross-functional environment. (8 years)
- Long-Term Stability: Join us on a multi-year opportunities with room to grow.
