Senior Business Analyst

About Us: System Soft Technologies is a premier technology company providing exceptional consulting services and solutions that drive innovation, enhance business value, and boost competitiveness. For over 25 years, we have built trusted partnerships with our clients, helping us grow into a $200MM+ enterprise. With the collective resources of over 1,200 associates covering the full spectrum of IT expertise, we anticipate and meet the unique needs of our clients, consistently delivering exceptional quality that exceeds expectations. Job Summary: The principal duties of this position are evaluating agency needs, as-is and to-be business processes, and technical designs providing analysis and advice on strategies for information technology and non-technical solutions. The consultant will provide detailed analysis and document business processes and requirements. Responsibilities: Serves as a liaison between the business programs community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. Analyzes business operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions. Assists in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology. Translates high level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization and manages changes to such specifications. Educates the IT organization on the direction of the business. Negotiates agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation. Development of requirements, including the elicitation, analysis, specification and validation. Documents and analyzes agency business processes and recommends improvements. Documents and analyzes data requirements and relationships. Provides requirements interpretation and guidance to technical and test teams. Proactively identifies risks, issues, and action items leading to possible solutions. Researches and maintains business rules, requirements, and models in a repository. Other project-related duties. Note: Looking for only independent contractor who does not need any sponsorship and who are only open for W2. Qualifications: REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): 5 years experience in government IT projects as a business analyst or related duties 5 years experience eliciting, mining, and documenting business rules, processes Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to write requirements and Use Cases. Experience and ability to obtain business processes and requirements information by interviewing business personnel and by mining laws, regulations, and policy documents. Knowledge of formal business process documentation. Understanding of business modeling techniques, including the use of graphical process flow software Ability to effectively communicate to executive management, line management, project management, and team members. General Subject Matter Expertise as it relates to Medicaid or other healthcare insurance experience (project or operations) PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): MMIS experience (project or operations) Microsoft Office Project/Project Server An understanding of technological trends to bring solutions to business units supported to enhance the enterprise's competitive edge. REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field or equivalent experience. 2 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for 1 year of education System Soft Technologies is a proud equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.