RICEFW Technologies
VDOT - Master Data Analyst - Richmond, VA - HYBRID
RICEFW Technologies, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214
VDOT Master Data Analyst (HYBRID - Required to be in-person 1 or 2 days a week at the Richmond, VA location)
**local candidates strongly preferred due to onsite requirement**candidate must be able to come to Richmond, VA occasionally**candidate must have experience working in data management as an analyst
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Business Integrated Solutions Division (BISD) is seeking a Master Data Analyst with demonstrated experience in data analytics to work as a key member of Business Analysis and Testing Support team. This analyst will support teams working in Agile (Sprint) as well as traditional Waterfall methodologies for Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Responsibilities include analyzing problems; documenting business processes and data lifecycle; developing data requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria; and testing. VDOT is a fast-paced organization with very high standards for work quality and efficiency. This position is expected to handle multiple projects, and remain flexible and productive, despite changing priorities and processes. Ongoing improvement and efficiency are a part of our culture, and each team member is expected to proactively contribute to process improvements.
Responsibilities:•Work with the Project team members and business stakeholders to understand business processes and pain points•Develop expertise in the customers' datasets and data lifecycle•Profile source data; review source data and compare content and structure to dataset requirements; identify conflicts and determine recommendations for resolution•Conduct entity resolution to identify matching and merging and semantic conflicts•Elicit, record, and manage metadata•Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows, context diagrams and data flow diagrams•Discover and document requirements and userstories with a focus on improving both business and technical processing•Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and concise user stories that are easy to understand and implement by technical staff•Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to data models and architectures to be used by internal staff to facilitate master data management•Identify and group related user stories into themes, document dependencies and associated business processes•Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog•Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups•Collaborate with staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they are engaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implemented solutions•Perform Quality Analyst functions such as defining test objectives, test plans and test cases, and executing test cases•Coordinate and Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with Business and ensure Project Managers/Scrum Masters are informed of the progress
Qualifications
Required:•The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience delivering business data analysis artifacts•5+ years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology•Experience organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs•Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into dataset requirements and user stories•Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process•Experience with enterprise data management•Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)•Experience with reporting systems - operational data stores, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts•The candidate must have exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers
Preferred:•Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) and/or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification•Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)•Experience using Team Foundation Server and work item tracking•Experience with automated testing tools such as Test Complete
Required/Desired SkillsSkill Required /Desired Amount of Experience Consultant Experience Consultant Last used Delivering business and systems analysis artifacts such as Business Requirements Documentation (BRD), Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) Required 10 Experience with enterprise data management, data analysis, and data lifecycle Required 5 Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology Required 5 Experience translating business and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories Required 0 Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process with development Required 0 Experience creating wireframes and prototypes (using applications such as Balsamiq) Required 0 Experience with large, multi-module systems Required 0 Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server) Required 0 Experience with Application Lifecycle management (ALM) Required 0 Exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers Required 0 Experience using Team Foundation Server for agile software development and work item tracking Desired 0 Experience with automated testing tools such as TestComplete Desired 0 Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or Certified Data Professional (CDP) Highly desired 0 Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification Desired 0
QuestionsNo. Question Consultant Answer Question1 Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment? Question2 Please list candidate's email address. Question3 In what city and state does your candidate PERMANENTLY reside? Question4 Have you, as the submitting vendor, shared the full job description and skills matrix with your candidate directly? Please confirm that your candidate has reviewed and understood the full scope of the expectations. Question5 Is the candidate available to occasionally work in Richmond, VA as required by the project team? This is REQUIRED. Question6 How soon after an offer can your candidate start? Question7 Describe the candidate's working experience with data as a master data analyst?
**local candidates strongly preferred due to onsite requirement**candidate must be able to come to Richmond, VA occasionally**candidate must have experience working in data management as an analyst
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Business Integrated Solutions Division (BISD) is seeking a Master Data Analyst with demonstrated experience in data analytics to work as a key member of Business Analysis and Testing Support team. This analyst will support teams working in Agile (Sprint) as well as traditional Waterfall methodologies for Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Responsibilities include analyzing problems; documenting business processes and data lifecycle; developing data requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria; and testing. VDOT is a fast-paced organization with very high standards for work quality and efficiency. This position is expected to handle multiple projects, and remain flexible and productive, despite changing priorities and processes. Ongoing improvement and efficiency are a part of our culture, and each team member is expected to proactively contribute to process improvements.
Responsibilities:•Work with the Project team members and business stakeholders to understand business processes and pain points•Develop expertise in the customers' datasets and data lifecycle•Profile source data; review source data and compare content and structure to dataset requirements; identify conflicts and determine recommendations for resolution•Conduct entity resolution to identify matching and merging and semantic conflicts•Elicit, record, and manage metadata•Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows, context diagrams and data flow diagrams•Discover and document requirements and userstories with a focus on improving both business and technical processing•Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and concise user stories that are easy to understand and implement by technical staff•Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to data models and architectures to be used by internal staff to facilitate master data management•Identify and group related user stories into themes, document dependencies and associated business processes•Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog•Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups•Collaborate with staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they are engaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implemented solutions•Perform Quality Analyst functions such as defining test objectives, test plans and test cases, and executing test cases•Coordinate and Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with Business and ensure Project Managers/Scrum Masters are informed of the progress
Qualifications
Required:•The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience delivering business data analysis artifacts•5+ years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology•Experience organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs•Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into dataset requirements and user stories•Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process•Experience with enterprise data management•Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)•Experience with reporting systems - operational data stores, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts•The candidate must have exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers
Preferred:•Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) and/or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification•Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)•Experience using Team Foundation Server and work item tracking•Experience with automated testing tools such as Test Complete
Required/Desired SkillsSkill Required /Desired Amount of Experience Consultant Experience Consultant Last used Delivering business and systems analysis artifacts such as Business Requirements Documentation (BRD), Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) Required 10 Experience with enterprise data management, data analysis, and data lifecycle Required 5 Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology Required 5 Experience translating business and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories Required 0 Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process with development Required 0 Experience creating wireframes and prototypes (using applications such as Balsamiq) Required 0 Experience with large, multi-module systems Required 0 Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server) Required 0 Experience with Application Lifecycle management (ALM) Required 0 Exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers Required 0 Experience using Team Foundation Server for agile software development and work item tracking Desired 0 Experience with automated testing tools such as TestComplete Desired 0 Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or Certified Data Professional (CDP) Highly desired 0 Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification Desired 0
QuestionsNo. Question Consultant Answer Question1 Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment? Question2 Please list candidate's email address. Question3 In what city and state does your candidate PERMANENTLY reside? Question4 Have you, as the submitting vendor, shared the full job description and skills matrix with your candidate directly? Please confirm that your candidate has reviewed and understood the full scope of the expectations. Question5 Is the candidate available to occasionally work in Richmond, VA as required by the project team? This is REQUIRED. Question6 How soon after an offer can your candidate start? Question7 Describe the candidate's working experience with data as a master data analyst?