Senior Business Analyst

Job Description : POSITION OVERVIEW :

• The Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) seeks a Senior Business Analyst (BA) to support our Cloud Migration initiative . The BA will report to the Cloud Project Manager. Responsibilities will include gap analysis, gathering and documenting business requirements, and systems documentation through the project life cycle, including discovery, design, development, testing, and implementation of projects and any enhancements to meet the project objectives. The BA should be well-versed in the systems development lifecycle and testing cycles. Previous Cloud Migration experience desired. Preference will be given to candidates with Medicaid systems, testing, and prior government experience.
• The BA must have sufficient knowledge of working in an Information Technology (IT) environment. Ensure the entire scope of work aligns with standard operational procedures and standard practices. The BA primary responsibility is to support the Cloud PM to oversee delegated areas of responsibility, project vetting of documentation, validation of implemented coding through self-testing or coordination with testing team meets the requirements and conforms to all applicable Federal and state laws.

DETAILED LIST OF JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Lead Cloud migration activities to support design, documentation, and validation.
• Lead and participate in joint application discovery, design, test sessions with stakeholders.
• Conduct and document data analysis and query, as well as gap analysis.
• Develop test strategies, test scenarios and test cases based on written requirements.
• Execute and review test runs and sign off on testing components.
• Document business, functional and systems requirements and participate in their development and testing.
• Provide oversight role, as required, during the stabilization phase of each migration including monitoring of system change execution, the development of system "fix" strategies and the close monitoring of the implementation of those strategies.
• Communicate updates and changes to impacted stakeholders and project teams.
• Collaborate with technical and vendor teams to capture, track and vet requirements and create traceability from requirements to implementation.
• Collaborate, where required, to capture and change activities.
• Provide back up to support PM where required.
• Other responsibilities as required.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, IT or Healthcare administration with minimum 3 years' experience, or equivalent in healthcare administration setting
• Strong business / systems analysis ability and problem-solving skills
• Strong data analysis skills
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal; and presentation skills
• Great follow through skills
• Can work independently and as a team player