Business Analyst

Neos Consulting
Austin, TX
12 Nov 2024

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Neos is a leading Austin-based IT Staffing and Consulting firm. Neos was recognized as a one of the Best Places to Work in Austin by the Austin Business Journal. Neos is currently seeking a Business Analyst for a long-term contract position with our client in Austin, Texas.

Only Candidates Local to Texas Need Apply

Onsite work requiredThe Business Analyst position will report to the Director of the Medicaid/CHIP Systems team. This team is a part of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Information Technology - Applications. The Business Analyst will assist with the Exceptional Item #8 initiative.This position will aid in analysis and documentation of systems necessary to support the Exception Item #8 initiative.The Business Analyst's responsibilities include:
  • Working with subject matter experts across the HHS system to collect and update business and system data.
  • Documenting business and system requirements using approved agency formats.
  • Collaborating closely and priorititzing activities with different business units that may have conflicting requirements.
  • Facilitating and documenting AS-IS and TO-BE process flows
  • Writing test cases and scripts to validate code is working as documented.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to provide clear and consistent status updates and inform stakeholders and agency leadership of project progress.
  • Solid experience with the Microsoft Suite of tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, MS Project, and Visio).
  • Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) methodologies.
  • Able to take direction and delegate activities as needed.
  • Maintaining project repository in SharePoint.
  • Other duties as assigned

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND 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.YearsRequired/PreferredExperience4RequiredExperience within HHS system (or other large healthcare or insurance entity) as a business analyst3RequiredSharePoint expertise and ability to make design changes to SharePoint sites3RequiredProven ability to work successfully with technical and non-technical groups, and manage multiple responsibilities3RequiredFunctional and technical requirements gathering, analysis and documentation with a strong attention to detail3RequiredDeveloping Use Case documentation and User Stories that lead to clearly defined and numbered project requirements3RequiredExperience in executing test scripts and verifying test results using tools like ALM3RequiredPossess strong verbal and written skills in communicating with peers and different levels of users including executive staff.3RequiredExperience working with full agile system development lifecycle (SDLC)3RequiredExperience facilitating productive meetings to formulate business requirements and communicate stakeholder needs to technical staff2RequiredExperience in System Integration testing including end to end and batch job testing2RequiredExperience in Load testing2RequiredAbility to work on multiple projects or project assignments2PreferredExperience with HHSC programs.2PreferredExperience with testing for Accessibility.2PreferredExperience with Long Term Care systems2PreferredKnowledge of the Texas Project Delivery Framework
  • ID: #22597224
  • State: Texas Austin 73301 Austin USA
  • City: Austin
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2021-11-12
  • Deadline: 2022-01-09
  • Category: Software/QA/DBA/etc