Position Overview
The Business Analyst supports Robotic Process Automation (RPA) initiatives across CMS, providing process analysis, requirements development, and documentation support to identify, design, and validate automation solutions. This role works with CMS stakeholders and technical teams to analyze existing workflows, identify automation candidates, and translate business needs into clear requirements that enable effective RPA development and deployment. The Business Analyst bridges the gap between business operations and technical delivery, ensuring automation solutions are well-defined, accurately scoped, and aligned with CMS objectives. Public Trust Clearance required.
Location: Baltimore, MD
Clearance: Public Trust
Please do not apply if you are on H1 or OPT H1 or OPT
Key Responsibilities
Process Discovery & Automation Analysis
- Engage with CMS stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and prioritize business processes as candidates for robotic process automation
- Conduct process discovery sessions and document current-state workflows, decision logic, exception handling, and business rules in sufficient detail to support RPA development
- Assess automation feasibility and develop business cases that articulate the expected value, effort, and risk of proposed automation solutions
- Maintain an automation candidate pipeline, tracking process submissions through intake, assessment, and prioritization stages
Requirements Development
- Translate discovered processes into well-formed RPA requirements, process definition documents (PDDs), and solution design documentation
- Work with RPA developers and technical leads to ensure requirements are complete, unambiguous, and ready for development
- Support backlog refinement and sprint planning by ensuring automation user stories and acceptance criteria meet the definition of ready
- Maintain requirements traceability and ensure documentation remains current as process designs evolve
RPA Testing & Validation Support
- Support RPA testing and validation activities, working with developers and CMS stakeholders to verify that automated solutions accurately replicate defined business processes
- Document test scenarios, expected outcomes, and exception cases to support structured validation
- Facilitate stakeholder walkthroughs of completed automations, capturing feedback and coordinating resolution of issues prior to deployment
- Support post-deployment monitoring and documentation of automation performance and exceptions
Documentation & Knowledge Management
- Develop and maintain RPA process documentation including PDDs, solution design documents, standard operating procedures, and user guides
- Maintain accurate, accessible documentation in Confluence and SharePoint throughout the automation lifecycle
- Support knowledge transfer activities to ensure CMS stakeholders and operations teams are equipped to manage and monitor deployed automations
Flexible work from home options available.
About Us
At CognoStrategy, we envision a future where technological prowess is synonymous with ethical leadership and innovation.
Mission
We forge the future of technology through strategic consulting, robust information technology infrastructure services, cutting-edge artificial intelligence & data science solutions, innovative application development, and unwavering cybersecurity. As an AI-first company, our mission is to empower businesses with intelligent, secure, and forward-thinking IT services, driving transformative success in the digital era.
Innovation Meets Integrity in an AI-First World.