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OverviewAllied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 30 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced
Business Analyst to be a key resource on a technical services team.Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background checkAllied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.ResponsibilitiesOverview:A State of Texas agency requires Business Analysts to assist the IT Division’s Systems Development Resources work unit with planning and coordinating continued modernization development activities for the complex casework system (IMPACT). The Worker(s) will work with nine-member technical teams comprising of business analysts, technical team leads, developers, UX engineers, and technical/functional testing analysts. The Worker(s) will facilitate meetings, elicit details and document requirements for development projects focused on continuing modernization activities of existing client's Enterprise Java web applications including IMPACT, PEIRS, SSCC, Child Placement Portal, Incentives and Remedies, Community Based Care, and other operational projects as required. The Worker(s) will also work in concert with various technical leads (e.g., PMO, CTO, and Systems Development Resources) to prioritize assigned work and develop recommendations, options, or alternatives as required.Responsibilities:- Seeking, gathering and analyzing information and data from stakeholders and subject matter experts
- Converting findings into meaningful documentation for use by the development team.
- Communicating with technical, non-technical, functional, management and executive staff.
- Working within cross-functional teams.
- Taking initiative to develop a foster a collaborative approach among teams before, during and after the requirements gathering process to achieve a common mission, vision, values and goals.
- Tracking software development life cycle activity metrics as it relates to requirements and other established metrics.
- The workers must have a strong Business Analysis background with extensive experience in the following:
- Experience as a Business Analyst within an Enterprise-level application development environment.
- Experience developing solid requirements documents with a strong attention to detail to capture project need and scope.
- Robust skills facilitating and leading groups to clarify and define project requests, needs, scope and priorities, as well as delivering presentations for meetings involving cross-functional teams and including stakeholders.
- 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.
- Knowledge of Case Management applications a plus but not required.
- Communicating and listening in a way that is focused on clear expression of, as well as understanding of ideas and concepts that ultimately lead to positive outcomes and results.
- Prefer knowledge of Texas Project Delivery Framework.