Job ID :
2198
Company :
State of Iowa
Location :
DES MOINES, IA
Type :
Contract
Duration :
6 Months
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
28 Nov 2012
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Short Description:

 

The Business Analyst (BA) plans, develops, tests and documents computer programs, applying knowledge of programming techniques and computer systems.

 

Complete Description:

The Business Analyst (BA) plans, develops, tests and documents computer programs, applying knowledge of programming techniques and computer systems: Evaluates user request for new or modified program.  Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies.  Leads analysis and solution definition.  Understands the business issues and data challenges of the organization.  Identifies organization’s strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement.  Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.  Develops functional and non-functional specifications, uses cases and system design specifications for systems.  Conducts effective joint applications development and brainstorming sessions.  Interviews and surveys subject matter experts and stakeholders to gather requirements. Understands the agile development and the universal modeling language.

 

Candidate will work closely with Senior Project Manager and will assist with project work load.   Will need ability to gather requirements on systems such as a new asset management system or new processes for a consolidated help desk.  This resource will be given information about various projects and would be assigned pieces of those projects to execute and report to the senior project manager.   A business analyst with some project management skills would be successful in this position.   

 

Skills:

Ability to gather data and compile into requested reports

Required 3 Years

 

Requirements Gathering

Required 3 Years

 

Project Management skills

Required 3 Years

 

Create templates for Service Desk Solutions

Required

 

Establish procedures to implement a new asset management solution

Required

 

Demonstrated initiative to take assigned tasks and see to completion with minimal supervision

Required

 

Experience creating reports for performance measures

Nice to have

 

Experience implementing an Asset Management System (Service Now, LAN Desk, BMC Remedy)

Nice to have