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Della Infotech

Team Lead, Business Analyst

Della Infotech, Montgomery, Alabama, United States, 36136


Position Description:

Senior Systems Analyst works closely with Functional teams, Product Owners and Technical team to provide functional, technical and management support of Eligibility & Enrollment application of Medicaid. This position will independently perform a full range of responsibilities including analyzing diverse problems and determining solutions and understanding and applying industry best practices. This position also serve as a lead for business analyst team. Provide the following duties: • Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis. • Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs. • Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements. • Utilize experience in using enterprise-wide requirements definition and management systems and methodologies required. • Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously (working on parallel development teams) • Work independently with users to define concepts and under direction of project managers • Drive and challenge programs on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans • Serves as the conduit between the customer community (internal and external customers) and the software development team through which requirements flow. • Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language. • Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs. • Be the liaison between the programs, development teams and support teams. • Fully utilizing Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) from a BA perspective, tracking: requirements, work items, bugs, deliverables, builds, and source code. • Track progress and review project tasks to make certain deadlines are met appropriately. • Follow Scrum/Agile Methodology

Skills Required:

Strong analytical, technical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements. • Skills in facilitating Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions • Extensive experience with Change and Configuration Management • Extensive experience with project development methodology and able to apply methodology in a practical manner • Ability to work independently and not rely on State or other team members for direction • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts • Proficiency with MS Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) and Visio • Proficiency with MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) • Fully utilizing Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) from a BA perspective, tracking: requirements, work items, bugs, deliverables, builds, and source code. • Track progress and review project tasks to ensure certain deadlines are met appropriately. • Follow Scrum/Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid/SDLC Methodologies. • Follow State Medicaid and CMS policies, procedures and standards. • Refer to and use Medicaid guidelines, templates and examples. • Skills to work on Business Case documentation, gather and document Business, User, Functional, and Technical requirements • Skills to create Use Cases, prepare GUI wireframes (Screen and Interface designs), prepare and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix • Knowledge with COTS and SAAS products requirements

Skills Preferred:

Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements. * Knowledge of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts. • Proficiency with MS Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) and Visio • Proficiency with MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) preferred

Experience Required:

Seven years' experience as a System Analyst or Business Analyst: * Experience facilitating requirements sessions • Experience with Change Management • Working hands-on with all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to develop and negotiate win/win solutions to project issues • Extensive experience with system requirements and their constraints/dependencies • Experience with software development methodology • Experience with Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) business areas required • Must be able to work independently on all assigned tasks

Experience Preferred:

Experience with State Government, Medicaid, CHIP and DHR business area or healthcare industry

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field. Or equivalent work experience

Education Preferred:

Certifications

Additional Information:

Candidate will work 100% onsite in Montgomery, AL. No remote work will be considered at this time. Submittals must be of submitting vendor. Submitting vendor can use only one (1) level of sub-vendor candidates for submittal if necessary. - This position has the possibility of converting to merit. Position does not offer sponsorship.