gonzer is hiring: Business Analyst in Schenectady

Details: L.J. Gonzer Associates is looking for individuals to join our pool of qualified candidates for potential assignment as a Business Analyst. Gather requirements using different methodologies: interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis. Evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information info details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from underlying true needs. Communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Use Cases, GUI, and Screen and Interface Designs. Exhibit strong analytical and project management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret critical business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements. Perform a daily use of verbal and written communication skills, which requires the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts. Job Requirements Details: 7 years of experience working in a healthcare-related industry that is serving individuals with special needs, translating and documenting technical information for business/program consumption to ensure consistency and common understanding across stakeholder groups. 7 years of experience analyzing and documenting business systems or processes, writing deliverables, business and functional requirements, test plans, training guides, deployment plans, documenting workflow processes, develop use cases, context diagrams, descriptions of data elements, and overall program goals, objectives, and external considerations such as federal and state mandates are required. 3 years managing projects using a defined project management methodology. 7 years of experience performing business analysis for software applications. 7 years of experience facilitating requirements gathering sessions with business/program subject matter experts, eliciting requirements from key stakeholders, conducting JAD sessions and training in person and via WebEx and Conference Calls. 7 years of professional experience communicating and working with high level staff in the public sector. 7 years of experience in Quality Assurance including defining test plans, tracing requirements, managing defect identification and resolution. A Bachelor's degree.