SoftwareAnalyst_Expert (15076)

Provide a short description of the Position:
Position will require candidate to ask as a liason between business stakeholders and technology teams, evaluating business operations to identify and document the as-is and to-be processes. Candidate must analyze data, define project requirements, and create specifications for development teams. Key tasks include elicit, analyze, communicate, validate and verify the requirements for the to-be system.

Provide a list of the day-to-day tasks to be performed by the Selected Candidate:
"Daily Tasks will include but not limited to the following:

1. Work closely with the project manager, technical team members and other project stakeholders to provide guidance throughout the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
2. Work closely with the project team to identify and scope the stated business problem, provide guidance and recommend/execute best approach to problem.
3. Work as a liaison to stakeholders, software users, and Subject Matter Experts to elicit, analyze, communicate, validate and verify the requirements for complex changes to current business processes, policies and information systems and for the development of new business processes, policies and information systems.
4. Conveys the demands of software users to the developers and ensures understanding of requirements clearly articulated artifacts
5. Create as-is and to-be business process flows to ensure that the implemented business process and supporting software meets agency needs.
6. Conduct requirements workshops and JAD sessions with agency subject matter experts as one of the many techniques to be used to elicit requirements.
7. Create business requirements documents (BRD), context diagrams, the system "as-is and "to be states, the system specifications, use cases and workflow diagrams, report and screen mockups, swim lane diagrams, and prototypes.
8. Ensure that artifacts required by ITS governance process and Secure Systems Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) are created and support the project scope.
9. Manage requirements through the life of the contract using a requirements management plan and traceability to ensure coverage between the source of each requirement and the test case(s) it will be tested by. "

Position Mandatory Qualification (Per Attachment 7, Section 1.2.4)
Position Job Title: Software Analyst
Studies the software application domain, prepares software requirements, and specification documents. Liaises between the software users and the software developers. Conveys the demands of software users to the developers. Skills include: working knowledge of software technology; computer programming experience/expertise; general business knowledge; problem solving/reduction skills; interpersonal relation skills; flexibility and adaptability.

Position Skill Level: Expert
84+ months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.

Position Requested Qualifications (Per Attachment 7, Section 1.2.5)

• 84 months experience eliciting then analyzing the stakeholder's business needs using a variety of analysis techniques and converting those into verified and validated functional and non-functional requirements for development including but not limited to eliciting functional requirements, non-functional requirements, report requirements, and business rules.
• 72 months experience managing requirements throughout the requirements management lifecycle, including creation and execution of a requirements management plan, requirements traceability matrix, establishing requirements baselines and managing requirements change control.
• 72 months experience creating test plans and test cases and working with users on User Acceptance Testing
• 36 months Experience with Database: write SQL queries and data analysis
• 36 Months experience working on health care and billing applications.
• Scrum Master Accredited Certification

Required Documentation

• Re sume
• Copy of Candidate Identification (i.e., driver's license and/or passport and Visa if applicable)
• Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (i.e., professional certifications, degrees, etc.)

Mandatory ITS Security Agreements, HIPAA and Confidentiality, and Non-Disclosure Agreement (CNDA)
Yes

Candidate will attend all New York State Office of Employee Relations and Agency mandated training programs, including Internal Controls, Prevention of Workplace Violence, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Information Security and in house sessions to acquaint the candidate with the applications he/she will be supporting.

Will additional training potentially be required during the Engagement?
If YES, provide description of anticipated training:
84 months experience in creating and maintaining software development artifacts for communication of requirements, including end user documentation, specifically business cases, business requirements documents (BRDs), use cases, report mockups, wire frames, and flow diagrams. In addition, context diagrams, textual use cases, swim lane diagrams, report specifications, wireframes, user interface specifications, and non-functional requirements specification.
84 months experience facilitating requirement workshops, such as, JAD sessions and structured walkthroughs. Ensures that requirements are understood, conveyed, and met.

What type and/or manner, of knowledge transfer is requested during the Engagement?
During the term of this assignment, knowledge transfer from the consultant to State employees will be mandated. The knowledge transfer plan will be a written plan with details determined by the State team lead in collaboration with the selected candidate according to the specific program needs.