For the given job description <<Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective. Familiar with industry standard business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as costbenefit, ROI, buybuild, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.  This position will work on the Grants Management application. This position will perform the duties of a Business Analyst including requirement gathering, analysis of requirements, development of requirements and design for required system modifications, completing business requirement documents, user stories, and business area collaboration andor coordination. Will also work with technical teams to coordinate demos, UAT, code releases, and user communication as necessary. Must have experience working in an Agile environment. Some on-call support may be required depending on the project phase. II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Requirements:Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skillsexperience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.YearsRequiredPreferredExperience8RequiredBusiness Analyst Experience8RequiredSQL Experience8RequiredSystem Reporting (Oracle, SQL)8RequiredSystems Testing (Unit, Integration, UAT)8RequiredExcellent communication skills (verbal and in writing)4PreferredAgile Software Development Methodologies Experience2PreferredProject andor Product Management experience1PreferredExperience with Jira III. TERMS OF SERVICE Services are expected to start 10022023 and are expected to complete by 08312024. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1850 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, andor extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing. IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.
The primary work location(s) will be at 701 W 51st St Austin, TX 78751. Any and all travel, per diem, parking, andor living expenses shall be at the Candidate's andor Vendor's expense. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will provide pre-approved, written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees, including any requirement for original receipts.
The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Health and Human Services Commission. V. OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Remote work Mon - FriLocation: within the state of TexasInterviews will be conducted through Microsoft Teams>> the resume: <<SummaryDiligent and driven Analyst who has achieved success in a variety of roles with increasing levels of responsibility. An effective communicator and team-builder with strong analytical, management and organizational skills.
SkillsMicrosoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Experience03/XXX7toPresentIT Data AnalystBank Of America Corporation|Bedford,NH,Used advanced Excel skills in order to streamline current reporting.Build queries to pull health insurance data for a multitude of audit and reporting purposes.Create business rules and performance metrics to increase speed and accuracy of the Claims Department workflow.Work collaboratively both departmentally and interdepartmentally in order to deliver automated solutions that support the business needs of the Claims Department.Have considerable expertise in Metadata Management, Data Analysis, Data Profiling & Quality, Data Governance and Master Data management (MDM).Experienced in utilizing statistical tools like MS office suite, MS projects, MS Visio and requirement management tools.Developed and maintained various reporting using in MS Excel queries, SQL in Teradata, and MS Access.Produce performance reports and implement changes for improved reporting.Performed in depth data analysis identifying data issues in legacy system and worked with business to develop resolutions to those issues.Prepared test Data sets and performed data testing using the SQL scripts.Also used MS excel for data mining, data cleansing, data mapping, and data dictionary and data analysis.Created Source to target data mapping documents.Manage various projects simultaneously by developing project plans, establishing deadlines, and monitoring milestone completions.Performed data analysis and data profiling using complex SQL on various sources systems including Oracle and SQL Server.Gathered analyzed, documented business and technical requirements from both formal and informal sessions and validate the needs of the business stakeholders.Created decks from various analysis to present to the business.Experienced in data analysis with solid understanding of Business Requirements Gathering, Data warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Mapping and Data Modeling.Environment: MS Office Suite, Hadoop, Teradata, Oracle, MDM (Master Data Management), Data Stewardship, Data Profiling, Clear Quest, Gap Analysis, MDMGUID, Oracle SQL Developer, Teradata SQL Assistant.02/XXX6to03/XXX7Business AnalystVista Equity Partners|Sioux Falls,SD,Working closely with the business users to understand the Business Requirements, Creating Fit-Gap Analysis documents.Executed all aspects related to employee health insurance, worker's compensation, life insurance, long/short term disability, employee discount/store benefits including company events coordination.Provided executives with analytics and decision-support tools used as the basis for reorganization, consolidation and relocation strategies.Collaborated with stakeholder groups across the organization to ensure business and technology alignment.Proposed solutions meeting defined specifications and needs.Created functional specifications documents for new Benefit Programs, Eligibility Rules and Event Rules and Eligibility Configuration fields.Draft and maintain business requirements and align them with functional and technical requirements.Engage client to gather business rules and requirements, and ensure alignment with development teams.Conducted requirements elicitation sessions with the stakeholders to understand and interpret the diverse issues and design solutions that meet stakeholder needs.Partnered with users on continuous improvement of reporting.Develop comparative statements, reports to examine the existing functionalities and present to the stakeholders.Also create Business Process Workflow Diagrams.Performed the requirement analysis, impact analysis and documented the requirements.Extensively worked in Conducting Gap analysis, System analysis, data analysis.Organized and Scheduled user interviews, user meetings, group meetings, and JAD sessions
Writing the specifications by gathering requirements from business owners, stakeholders, and vendors.
Education and TrainingExpected inDec XXX5totoB.S|Healthcare AdministrationFelician University,Rutherford,NJGPA:Healthcare Administration
Skillsstreamline, benefits, Business Intelligence, Business Process, continuous improvement, client, Data Analysis, data dictionary, Data Management, data mining, Data Modeling, Data warehousing, decision-support, functional, Hindi, insurance, meetings, MS Access, MS Excel, Excel, Microsoft Office, MS Office Suite, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Oracle, Developer, Oracle and SQL, Oracle SQL, project plans, Quality, Quest, reporting, requirement, Requirements Gathering, scripts, SQL, System analysis, Teradata, Visio, Workflow>>. The result is, No Fit

Fit assessment: No Fit