Business Analyst

A NYS Agency located in Albany, NY is looking for a Business Analyst for a long term contract.

• Level II - Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of client focused requirements analysis experience in performing the duties of a business analyst, including but not limited to: conducting business and/or systems analysis, elicitation and validation of requirements; and producing requirements documentation.
• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of experience working on enterprise level software development projects with an active role in working with a wide range of stakeholders, including but not limited to: Customers, Project managers, Technical team, and other Business Analysts.

• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of experience performing analysis, documentation and validation of business requirements in a software development environment.
• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of experience analyzing and validating system requirements and rules for existing legacy systems, in particular for Mainframe and COBOL systems.
• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of creating requirements documentation, including with not limited to: User stories, Use cases, Screen prototypes, Specifications, and adhering to pre-established templates.
• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of experience of working independently in conducting the full analysis of a project.
• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of experience with business process reengineering and optimization, including analyzing and formulating To-Be processes and requirements.
• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of experience identifying, documenting and leveraging business requirements across multiple business and technical area stakeholders.
• Between four (4) and seven (7) years' of experience utilizing requirements management tools similar to Blueprint Storyteller.

• The consultant will conduct requirements analysis of existing systems processes and elicit, analyze, and document requirements for the implementation of the Fair Hearings System.
• Identifying and documenting as-is and to-be agency system requirements and design using the agency prescribed business analysis methodology, processes, toolkit and tools including but not limited to context diagrams, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrix, user interface specifications and mockups.
• Conducting system analysis and documentation on legacy mainframe systems.
• Meet with relevant stakeholders, including agency and local district subject matter experts, users, and executive teams to elicit requirements.
• Produce work products that reflect and ensure system planning, design, and delivery are in line with business needs.
• Conduct work product peer reviews and assist in internal review process.
• Understand and adhere to project timelines and priorities.
• The consultant is expected to travel during the engagement.
• Travel may range from 10-25% of the consultant's time depending on the consultant's work assignments.
• Travel will occur throughout New York State and may involve several overnight stays depending on the location and the work required; length and mode of travel will vary depending on the work assignment.