Business Analyst -CBAP

Location: Albany - 100% On siteDuration - 18 MonthsJob Qualifications: Minimum Bachelor's Degree with coursework in Information Technology, Business or Public Administration, Project Management and/or Communications. Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.Preferred Job Qualifications:Current Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or similar.Job Duties: Performing gap analysis of COTS applications and their ability to meet implementation requirements. Documenting business requirements and creating context diagrams. Managing all aspects of a business capability to build and maintain its business architecture (e.g., requirements, policies, applications, etc.) Developing and presenting justifications for system or business process requirements. Analyzing quantitative data to drive recommendations and decisions. Providing oversight and feedback on vendor deliverables and/or artifacts throughout the project life cycle. Coordinating the elicitation, documentation, review, and approval of requirements from key stakeholders using industry standard methods Creating or improving existing templates for the business analysis functions. Participating in project meetings and calls with stakeholders. Providing other business analysis support as required.Required Skills: Minimum of five (5) years of experience working on complex projects with two (2) or more years in a leadership role as a Business Analyst that include elicitation, documentation, review, and approval of business requirements from stakeholders using industry standard methods. Minimum of five (5) years of client focused business and requirements analysis experience and documentation including: Conducting and leading requirements gathering sessions; Analyzing requirements gathered; Identifying, documenting, and validating system requirements for continuous integration and deployment. Minimum of three (3) years of experience conducting business process analysis and optimization in a technology environment, while documenting the As Is and proposing the To Be states. Minimum of three (3) years of experience creating requirements documentation such as: use cases, screen prototypes, specifications while adhering to pre-established templates and utilizing a requirements management tool. Minimum of one (1) year of experience on projects analyzing, extracting, transforming, and documenting legacy systems' functionality, system logic, business rules, and context diagrams. Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.Preferred Skills: Familiarity with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK). Experience with iServer and other business architecture tools. Ability to apply industry best practices and state/federal mandates to system requirements. Experience identifying project risks/issues and proposing solutions. Ability to work independently and manage work to a defined schedule.