Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst (Local Candidates Preferred) Location: Atlanta, GA Duration: 12 Months Pay Rate: 40- 45$/hr on C2C/1099 Job Description: Responsible for both recommending and capturing business requirements, functional, and non-functional requirements for the various systems that DECAL uses. Participates in, and in some cases may lead, business requirement gathering sessions with internal stakeholders, business vendors, and partner programs and agencies. Participates in the planning, creation, testing, deployment, and evaluation of the SDLC for DECAL s systems. Evaluates and provides feedback on system requirements created by other vendors, programs, or agencies. Participates in or assists with user acceptance testing. Develops, documents, and reports recommendations for solving and/or addressing problems, questions and issues based on research conducted. Clearly communicates management's views on major policies or current issues to individuals and entities both within and outside the organization. Creates and manages logic for robotic process automation used in DECAL s systems and processing. Uses sound judgment to respond appropriately to internal and external contacts. Accurately and clearly conveys directives, assignments, instructions, and other information from management to other staff as directed. Independently establishes and monitors deadlines to ensure timeliness of staff's responses to inquiries, complaints, and other issues. Serves as a member of the CAPS Program Administration section and supports the work of other team members as needed. Coordinates with vendors and technical staff to ensure that functionality of automated systems is consistent with, and in adherence to, program policies, laws, regulations, and best practice standards by users. Develops and administers training, training documents, and user guidance for system changes or workarounds. Develops and documents business processes for users of new or upgraded systems. Assists with development of change management plans for transition to new or upgraded systems. Provides business user support and oversight statewide in the use of all data systems for the program. Serves as liaison between business users and technical staff in the implementation and development of business process automation. Agency Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university OR Associate's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Two years of related experience OR Two years of experience at the lower-level IT Business Analyst 1 (ITP060) or position equivalent. Agency Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with data systems and acting as a liaison between business users and technical staff. Experience automating and documenting business processes. Experience working on multiple complex projects simultaneously. Experience organizing and analyzing data to inform decision making. Experience managing business functions and processes. Knowledge of or experience with Georgia Gateway Integrated Eligibility System. Knowledge of system development and configuration. Advanced skills in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP), Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA), Project Management Institute Business Analyst (PMI-PBA), or similar certification Technical Competencies: Knowledge of eligibility requirements and systems. Experience creating user stories based on collected requirements and well-defined acceptance criteria on a software project management platform such as JIRA, DevOps, Microsoft Project, or TFS. Understanding of the needs and processes necessary for process automation. Particular expertise gathering requirements for reporting on PowerBI/SSRS, ETL (SSIS), and .NET applications with Angular front-ends. Understanding of business user needs, and ability to translate those needs to technical staff that are responsible for the coding and development of data systems. Understanding of how data systems interact. Intermediate or advanced skills in Microsoft Word and Excel. Intermediate skills in SharePoint and relational databases. Ability to execute high quality customer service by anticipating customer needs, providing services accurately,