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Senior Business Analyst/Product Owner
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Overview
Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced
Senior Business Analyst/Product Owner
to be a key resource on a technical services team.Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check.Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.Responsibilities
The Claims Management Division (CMD) within the Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) Department is responsible for Long Term Care (LTC) Claims Adjudication through management of the Claims Management System and related support operations maintained by the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP).The Worker will serve as a senior Business Analyst/Product Owner for the modernization projects. The Worker will be responsible for delivering quality products that meet the state's desired operational and technical requirements. The worker will have considerable latitude to use their experience and judgement to ensure successful completion of their assigned tasks. The Worker will be required to multi-task, analyze priorities, communicate clearly, and set expectations for the phases of the project. The worker will be responsible for communicating with multiple internal and external stakeholders including program and technical staff, and other contracted and vendor resources. The Worker will participate in meetings, track deliverables and schedules, and alert management of any issues that may impact providers.The services to be provided include, but are not limited to the following:Analyzes program policies, procedures, and processes to determine the impact on business systems and functional areas.Analyzes and reviews system, data, and project deliverables such as business user requirements, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans to ensure business and technical requirements are met.Works with program area staff to solicit, analyze and document business processes and requirements.Acts as a liaison between state staff and vendors to translate operational and business requirements to vendors.Serves as the Product Owner for an agile team, including working with agile/scrum teams of contracted software vendors to implement system changes.Analyzes and writes User Stories with Acceptance Criteria based on business needs and according to the Agile methodology.Develops and maintains business user test scenarios and participates in systems and user acceptance testing.Creates use case scenarios, test plans, and exit criteria that accurately map back to the documented business requirements or user stories.Reviews, analyzes and executes test cases with a formal testing tool.Tracks, documents and reports the status of testing.Evaluates proposed test strategies to ensure appropriate test coverage.Identifies potential project risks and issues and develops mitigation strategies.Reports project status to management on established timelines.Documents action items and business decisions.Conducts meetings and/or presentation tasks as needed.Manages schedule for deliverables as established.Other duties as assigned related to the project.Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the
minimum
stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.8 Required
Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation.8 Required
Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.8 Required
Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.8 Required
Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.8 Required
Experience utilizing business analysis skills and interacting with business end users to gather, validate and document business requirements and translate into technical solutions to satisfy the business needs.8 Required
Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.8 Required
Experience with Microsoft Office products (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).8 Required
Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria and test scenarios.8 Required
Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment.8 Required
Experience using testing management software.8 Required
Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project management software.8 Required
Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology.8 Required
Experience as Senior Business Analyst and Agile Product Owner.8 Required
Experience with Medicaid systems and processes.8 Required
Experience in claims processing.4 Preferred
Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs.2 Preferred
Experience with long term care services.
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Overview
Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced
Senior Business Analyst/Product Owner
to be a key resource on a technical services team.Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check.Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.Responsibilities
The Claims Management Division (CMD) within the Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) Department is responsible for Long Term Care (LTC) Claims Adjudication through management of the Claims Management System and related support operations maintained by the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP).The Worker will serve as a senior Business Analyst/Product Owner for the modernization projects. The Worker will be responsible for delivering quality products that meet the state's desired operational and technical requirements. The worker will have considerable latitude to use their experience and judgement to ensure successful completion of their assigned tasks. The Worker will be required to multi-task, analyze priorities, communicate clearly, and set expectations for the phases of the project. The worker will be responsible for communicating with multiple internal and external stakeholders including program and technical staff, and other contracted and vendor resources. The Worker will participate in meetings, track deliverables and schedules, and alert management of any issues that may impact providers.The services to be provided include, but are not limited to the following:Analyzes program policies, procedures, and processes to determine the impact on business systems and functional areas.Analyzes and reviews system, data, and project deliverables such as business user requirements, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans to ensure business and technical requirements are met.Works with program area staff to solicit, analyze and document business processes and requirements.Acts as a liaison between state staff and vendors to translate operational and business requirements to vendors.Serves as the Product Owner for an agile team, including working with agile/scrum teams of contracted software vendors to implement system changes.Analyzes and writes User Stories with Acceptance Criteria based on business needs and according to the Agile methodology.Develops and maintains business user test scenarios and participates in systems and user acceptance testing.Creates use case scenarios, test plans, and exit criteria that accurately map back to the documented business requirements or user stories.Reviews, analyzes and executes test cases with a formal testing tool.Tracks, documents and reports the status of testing.Evaluates proposed test strategies to ensure appropriate test coverage.Identifies potential project risks and issues and develops mitigation strategies.Reports project status to management on established timelines.Documents action items and business decisions.Conducts meetings and/or presentation tasks as needed.Manages schedule for deliverables as established.Other duties as assigned related to the project.Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the
minimum
stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.8 Required
Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation.8 Required
Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.8 Required
Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.8 Required
Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.8 Required
Experience utilizing business analysis skills and interacting with business end users to gather, validate and document business requirements and translate into technical solutions to satisfy the business needs.8 Required
Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.8 Required
Experience with Microsoft Office products (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).8 Required
Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria and test scenarios.8 Required
Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment.8 Required
Experience using testing management software.8 Required
Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project management software.8 Required
Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology.8 Required
Experience as Senior Business Analyst and Agile Product Owner.8 Required
Experience with Medicaid systems and processes.8 Required
Experience in claims processing.4 Preferred
Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs.2 Preferred
Experience with long term care services.
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