Business Analyst

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Business Analyst to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

The agency is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support a public health data modernization project within SHARP. The Business Analyst will gather and document business, functional, reporting, data, security, and user-access requirements. The role will facilitate stakeholder workshops, document current and future processes, develop user stories and acceptance criteria, support data mapping and testing, manage requirements traceability, and coordinate reviews between program and technical teams. The role will support the project manager and assist in keeping the project on schedule and on budget.

8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Min 5 years of experience, served as a liaison between the Business community and Customer IT Teams (i.e., Architecture, Project Delivery, Application Sustain, etc.). Strong experience as a Data Analyst in analyzing raw data, and as a Business Analyst in requirements gathering, understanding technology, and any project management experience with PMP are a huge plus.

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 cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.

The successful candidate may be considered for a similar FTE position with this project.**Location of job: Hybrid, 2 days remote with 3 days (manager’s decision of required days on site). Candidates must be local to Austin, TX**

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

8

Required

Business analysis, requirements elicitation, documentation, validation, and requirements traceability.

8

Required

Business process analysis, current-state and future-state workflows, gap analysis, and process improvement.

5

Preferred

Supporting and performing system testing, user acceptance testing, defect resolution, and requirements validation.

5

Preferred

Business analysis for data integration, data warehousing, analytics, or reporting projects.

3

Preferred

Experience as a project manager

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