Job Description

Title: Business Analyst (Advanced)

Location: Thomas Barry Building, 3185 S. Blairstone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32311 Need Local Only

Duration: 12+ Months

MOI: Skype

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Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Business Analyst (Advanced) to support a full lifecycle Agile/Hybrid software development team .

The Business Analyst will work closely with business offices, executives, subject matter experts, end users, developers, architects, testers, and other technical stakeholders to understand operational needs and translate them into clear, actionable business and technical requirements.

The role will also support application modernization initiatives , including application remediation, migration planning, testing readiness, dependency analysis, application readiness, and system sunset activities.

The ideal candidate will have strong business process analysis, requirements management, stakeholder facilitation, technical documentation, testing, and application modernization experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions with executives, business users, subject matter experts, technical teams, and other stakeholders.
• Analyze, document, and validate current-state ( as-is ) and future-state ( to-be ) business processes.
• Develop process maps, workflow diagrams, system workflows, dependency diagrams, and cross-functional process models.
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications and actionable development requirements.
• Develop and maintain:
  • Business requirements documents
  • Technical specifications
  • Use cases
  • User/business rules
  • Context diagrams
  • Process models
  • Workflow documentation
  • Other business and system analysis artifacts
• Conduct gap analysis between current and desired business/system capabilities.
• Define project scope, identify business and technical dependencies, and develop measurable requirements and performance measures.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies.
• Prepare business cases and feasibility studies , including value, risk, alignment, and modernization considerations.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and summaries for business and technical leadership.
• Participate in solution design activities and evaluate technical issues and potential solution approaches.
• Support application development throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Coordinate testing readiness and support the development of test cases and test scenarios.
• Support functional, regression, data validation, system integration, load, and performance testing activities.
• Track application remediation activities and identify outstanding dependencies and prerequisites.
• Support application migration planning and readiness activities.
• Validate environments, dependencies, data requirements, and other migration prerequisites.
• Coordinate application readiness activities with business offices and technical teams.
• Support application sunset/decommissioning activities when required.
• Maintain accurate and complete project and system documentation throughout development, modernization, migration, and sunset activities.
• Participate in Agile/Hybrid development ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional project teams.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in business process analysis and requirements documentation.
• Demonstrated experience independently facilitating discussions with executives, business stakeholders, and subject matter experts .
• Strong experience translating business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Experience with:
  • Business requirements analysis
  • As-is/to-be analysis
  • Process improvement
  • Scope definition
  • Workflow documentation
  • System analysis
  • Gap analysis
  • Business cases
  • Feasibility studies
• Knowledge of data migration practices .
• Knowledge of software testing and quality assurance methodologies .
• Knowledge of change and release management .
• Experience working within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) .
• Understanding of IT infrastructure and software development practices.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
  • Business Administration
  • Communication
  • Information Systems
  • A related field

Equivalent professional experience may substitute for the degree.

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Visio or a comparable process-mapping/modeling tool.
• Strong proficiency with:
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Professional Skills

• Excellent workshop and meeting facilitation skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences.
• Ability to independently analyze complex business and system requirements.
• Strong documentation and technical writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates with the following experience are preferred:

• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint .
• Experience with Microsoft Teams for collaboration and document management.
• Exposure to Microsoft Power BI .
• Experience using Azure DevOps for requirements management, work items, user stories, and backlogs.
• Knowledge of Florida IT standards and governance practices, including Florida Administrative Code Rules 60GG-1 through 60GG-5 .
• Experience supporting application modernization, migration, remediation, or system sunset initiatives.
• Experience working in Agile or Agile/Hybrid development environments.

Certifications

One or more of the following certifications is required:

• Certified ScrumMaster ( CSM )
• Certified Scrum Owner ( CSO )
• Certified Business Analysis Professional ( CBAP )
• PMI Professional in Business Analysis ( PMI-PBA )
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner ( PMI-ACP )
• Project Management Professional ( PMP )
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library ( ITIL )

Security & Compliance Requirements

• FDOT may require an FBI Level II background check for personnel working on designated systems.
• If required, the candidate must successfully pass the background check before the purchase request is created.
• Selected candidates must complete FDOT Security Awareness Training before receiving network access.
• Personnel must comply with FDOT security, confidentiality, and information-access requirements.
• Access to State data is restricted to approved and authorized personnel within the United States .

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