Business Analyst in MADISON, Wisconsin

JOB REQUIREMENTS: The State of Wisconsin is moving towards a new digital
online presence, starting with the implementation of MyWisconsin ID, a
platform that will authenticate users in State systems. As part of this
statewide initiative, DHS is seeking a curious and diligent business
analyst with excellent communication skills to help DHS meet this State
goal. This position will assist and partner with project leadership to
identify and prioritize opportunities that achieve the goals set for the
enterprise. Under the supervision of the Project Management Office (PMO)
Manager, this position provides business analysis support to top
priority initiatives and enterprise-wide projects. This includes, but is
not limited to, facilitating requirements sessions, documenting business
needs and business processes, analyzing business processes, and applying
and implementing both technology and non-technology focused solutions to
business problems. In addition, this position partners with our Lead
Business Analsyt and the Project Management Office Leadership as we
develop business analysis standards, best practices, collaboration,
education, and business analysis maturity. WORK DUTY: A. Business
Analysis Support: Elicit business needs from the various DHS program
areas to develop solutions to business problems. Lead requirement
gathering for large initiatives of high complexity. Act as a liaison
among technical and business stakeholders to elicit, analyze,
communicate, and validate requirements for changes to information
systems, business processes, and policies, as applicable. Collaborate
with both the Information Technology (IT) project teams and business
clients, to translate business requirements into design documentation,
from which applications and other non-technical solutions are developed.
Lead requirements gatherings/meetings with PMO customers to gather
requirements for solutions, identify impacted business processes and
determine best process and IT Solution integration where appropriate.
Conduct needs assessments within business areas to identify
deficiencies, streamlining, and process improvement opportunities.
Conduct fit/gap analyses. Analyze alternative methods of meeting
business needs to determine the most feasible cost-effective solutions.
Collect, interpret, and present data using statistical analysis and
other applicable modeling techniques using automated database analysis
mechanisms, including SQL, for data gathering and research purposes.
Document current and alternative business processes, define workflows,
functional and system specifications, and business process
re-engineering artifacts. Coordinate and lead process reviews between
business users and application development staff to ensure a full
understanding by all parties of business requirements and proposed
designs. Incorporate information security policies, principles, and
practices in solutions. Assist PMO customers in translating their
security considerations into requirements. B. Project Management
Support: Work closely with project managers, providing them with
business analyst input and support necessary to successfully complete
project planning tasks. Where appropriate, function in the capacity of a
subject matter expert on projects and provide support to the project
manager in this role throughout the duration of the project. Support
project managers with change control and configuration management
activities as needed during the execution phase of projects. Help with
effort estimates on proposed projects. Where necessary and within the
confines of a project, provide testing support and assistance to the
Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS) testers. Gather
information and materials as requested for inclusion in presentations
made to management and on occasion function in the capacity of a
presenter. Prepare presentations, training materials and documentation
as needed for end user support ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND
QUALIFICATIONS: QUALIFICATION MUST HAVE 8 or more years of experience in
the field to provide business analysis support to top priority
initiatives and enterprise-wide projects Experience
documenting/analyzing use cases, business requirements, process
workflows and swim lanes, and other business analysis deliverables
Ability to analyze disparate information, synthesize a cohesive
narrative, and convey complex ideas in both written and verbal forms
Ability to build consensus Experience using MS Office Suite (Word,
Excel, Visio) Creating business and technical documentation, and user
guides Communicating with technical and non-technical audience
(presentations, briefings, broadcasting, etc.) NICE TO HAVE: Preparing
solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as
cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Software Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) knowledge, in both predictive (waterfall) and adaptive (agile,
scrum) approaches Experience facilitating meetings Identity and Access
management (IAM) experience Experience with data analysis and management
Experience with project management process and documentation Knowledge
of government organization and hierarchy Knowledge of governmental
regulations around identity management High emotional intelligence
Ability to work with a variety of people and develop relationships.
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