DBHDS - Business Analyst 4 (807384)
Virginia Information Technology Agency
Title/Role: DBHDS - Business Analyst 4
Region Description:
Req. Status: Open
No. of Openings: 1
Start Date: 08/03/2026
End Date: 07/05/2027
Max Submittals by Vendor: 2 Per Opening
Worksite Address: 220 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Agency Interview Type: Both Web Cam and In Person Interview
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Short Description:
On-site is preferred but see add'l details below. Must be within 3 hr DRIVE (not flight) of their office.
Max Vendor rate - $89.53
Deadline to submit: By 4 pm est on Wed 7/22
Complete Description:
On-site is preferred hiring manager is requesting the candidate be within a three-hour drive (not flight) of the DBHDS office for occasional in case an onsite meeting is required. Any parking costs will be incurred by the candidate.
This project will replace/modernize core functionality of the DBHDS Incident Management System.
• We are seeking a Sr Business Analyst with a technical background to support software development IT Projects at DBHDS using a mix of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid Methodologies.
Requirements
• Perform all tasks related to business analysis, including problem/opportunity identification, elicitation of requirements, and management of stakeholders to meet business and project objectives.
• Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.
• Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team.
• Develop and conduct peer reviews of the business requirements to ensure that requirement specifications are correctly interpreted.
• Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary.
• Communicate changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements — verbally or through written documentation — to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are understood.
• Facilitate collaboration and knowledge transfer between stakeholders and the development team
• Work with other BSAs, Data Analysts, Business Architect, Development, and Data Governance teams to ensure the needs of these partners are incorporated into project requirements.
• Develop user acceptance tests and facilitate their execution and business validation discussions and meetings.
Qualifications
• Exceptional interpersonal skills for leading, collaborating, and building strong team relationships with diverse teams on large projects
• Extensive experience leading business and IT resources through the discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements
• Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems, structures, and methods
• Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing cloud hosted SaaS implementation projects.
• Experience with automated requirements/development management tools
• Ability to analyze and document system processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to simplify and communicate complex issues and technical concepts to multiple audiences.
• Knowledge of both Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project management practices and when to apply each according to organizational and project needs
• Ability to build & provide meaningful project health information and insights to business & IT Leadership.
• Ability accurately and effectively represent the project team in multipleforums and to all levels of leadership.
• Ability to exercise and act on independent judgment
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt
• Highly motivated and self-directed
• Skilled in the use of the Microsoft Office Professional Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio
Additional Preferred Qualifications
• Technical background.
• Experience in healthcare projects.
• Experience with Data Modernization & Enterprise Data Warehouse.
• PMP Certification through PMI or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards
• Experience with VITA's Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) system and ECOS process
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Location
On-site is preferred but not mandatory. However, hiring manager is requesting the candidate be within a three-hour drive of the DBHDS office in case an onsite meeting is required. Parking costs will be incurred by the candidate.
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing cloud hosted SaaS implementation projects. Required 4 Years
Knowledge of both Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project management practices and when to apply each according to organizational and project needs Required 5 Years
Skilled in the use of the Microsoft Office Professional Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio Required 5 Years
Experience with automated requirements/development management tools Required 4 Years
Technical background. Desired 3 Years
Experience in healthcare projects Desired 3 Years
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Desired 2 Years
Proficient in writing user stories Required 4 Years
Knowledge of JIRA or Azure Dev Ops Tools Desired 3 Years