Job ID :
4014
Company :
Virginia Information Technology Agency
Location :
RICHMOND, VA
Type :
Contract
Duration :
6 Months
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
12 Sep 2013
Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com

Short Description:

Data and Business analysis for VITA applications as well as for Virginia.gov portal development, enhancements and COTS/SaaS interfaces, including holding business requirements sessions, documenting business and data requirements, gap and data mapping.

Complete Description:

 

•             Strong business and technical analytical skills, attention to detail and logical thinking.

•             Ability to run requirements meetings and translate requests into clear business requirements.

•             Ability to decompose business requirements into testable system requirements for development and testing purposes.

•             Ability to understand the business data reporting needs and translate into data models (DFDs and ERDs).

•             Ability to create ETL specifications and develop data mappings.

•             Ability to engage in detailed analysis of data discrepancies to determine the source and resolution of errors.

•             Clear and concise documentation skills

•             Experience working with diversified stakeholders and understanding the project needs

•             Excellent presentation, communication and customer service skills while maintaining a professional manner.

•             Self motivated team player – able to work cooperatively in a team environment.

•             Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines when required.

•             Effectively manage and solve complex business problems

•             Remain flexible on changing workloads and priorities

•             Ability to document process flows

•             Aptitude for learning new technologies/applications/businesses

 

 

Preferred Skills/Competencies:

•             Ability to develop timelines, project plans and risk assessments.

•             Experience/knowledge with SharePoint Services integration is a plus but not expected.

•             High level knowledge of programming practices

•             Familiarity with relational database concepts and SQL

 

Experience:

•             5+ years Business Analyst experience (systems analyst experience and data analyst experience a plus)

•             Experience with testing scripts and system testing a plus

•             Experience with business process reviews a plus

•             Experience with use cases a plus

•             Public Sector background/experience a plus

•                    Experience with Project Management methodologies

 

Preferred Education:

Bachelor degree in related field is preferred, but not required

 

 

Skills:

Skill        Required / Desired          Amount               of Experience

Ability to decompose business requirements into testable system requirements for development and testing purposes

Required             10           Years

Experience working with diversified stakeholders and understanding the project needs

Required             10           Years

Excellent presentation, communication and customer service skills while maintaining a professional manner.     

Required             10           Years

Ability to create ETL specifications and develop data mappings  

Nice to have       5              Years

Ability to run requirements meetings and translate requests into clear business requirements  

Required             10           Years

Ability to develop timelines, project plans and risk assessments               

Required             7              Years

Experience/knowledge with SharePoint Services integration is a plus but not expected

Nice to have       5              Years

Experience with testing scripts and system testing a plus

Nice to have       5              Years

Experience with business process reviews a plus             

Nice to have       5              Years

Experience with use cases a plus             

Nice to have       5              Years

Familiarity with relational database concepts and SQL    

Nice to have       5              Years

High level knowledge of programming practices               

Nice to have       5              Years

Knowledge of project management methodologies.      

Highly desired   5              Years