This position is for a business analyst with solid requirements gathering, business process re-engineering and documentation skills. The candidate must have experience with business analysis for an object oriented (OO) web application and working with an agile/scrum development team. They must also be familiar with UML and documenting use cases with a UML tool. The position will require the candidate to work closely with the PEIMS internal users and management team, the PEIMS Redesign technical team and other internal staff. The duties include, but are not limited to documenting the current system and gathering requirements specifications for new systems. The duties of the position will require the analyst to:
A. Organize, plan and hold requirements gathering work sessions with PEIMS users and translate the results into use cases, activity diagrams, web-page mock-ups, and other documents to help explain and define the requirements of the new application.
B. Translates requirements into a high level product backlog and participates with the product owner and team to prioritize the development work and release plans.
C. Write clear and concise requirements specification documentation, (UML use cases and activity diagrams, Visio diagrams, Optimal Trace use cases, Adobe Fireworks GUI mock-ups, Enterprise Architect diagrams, etc…) which will be used in the development of the new suite of subsystems that make up the revised PEIMS application, workflows, processes and Cognos reports.
D. Work with PEIMS Redesign technical team and PEIMS users to clarify documented requirements for new application and enhancements for the existing system as required.
E. Document all new development requirements using a combination of tools including MS Word, Excel, Visio, Optimal Trace requirements management tool, and Enterprise Architect UML tool.
F. Perform analysis of the existing processes and procedures and make suggestions for process improvement.
G. Mentor and transfer knowledge gained to TEA employees.
H. Report routinely on the progress of assigned tasks to the TEA PEIMS Redesign project manager.
I. Must comply with TEA’s Project Management Offices processes and procedures.
J. All work assignments must be completed in accordance with TEA policy, procedures, and guidelines.
K. Assists in the development of testing plans and test scripts for user acceptance testing.
L. Assists and coordinates user acceptance testing and user training.
M. May also be required to perform test scripts for SCR and other enhancements of the existing system.
N. May create or update other PEIMS specific documentation (procedures, user help, training materials, overviews, etc.) as required.
O. Other duties as assigned.
II. WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Years Skills/Experience
5 Business systems analysis and business process improvement in defining complex financial applications and supporting functions.
5 Organizing and facilitating the deriving system requirements from interviews with customers or requirements gathering work sessions.
5 Work experience in gathering system requirements and creating a system requirements document and developing graphical user interface with tools like Adobe Fireworks.
5 Experience translating business plans and requirements into information systems concepts and produce and update supporting documentation.
5 Work experience and understanding of software lifecycle methodologies, thorough knowledge of the software specification process and software development processes, and software architecture.
5 Work experience and knowledge in defining and modeling functional business requirements using Unified Modeling Language (UML).
5 Work experience in writing simple SQL queries and knowledge of relational databases
3 Work experience in developing training materials and conducting training sessions either on a one-on-one basis or in a classroom setting.
2 Work experience in system testing which includes the development of test plans, test cases and conducting testing sessions
2 Prefer experience with agile/scrum projects and creating and maintaining product backlog
Strong Analytical, problem-identification and process analysis skills with the ability to envision a solution from requirements
Strong Professional who works well independently or as part of a team
Strong Strong interviewing, facilitation, problem resolution, consensus building, and negotiating skills
Strong Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
Preferences:
Years Skills/Experience
5 Prefer experience but not required with the following tools: requirements analysis case tools like Optimal Trace and UML modeling tools like Enterprise Architect
3 Prefer experience with defining business workflow and document management.
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