Systems Developer Expert

NYS Office of Child & Family Services (OCFS) is seeking a Systems Developer Expert

Day to Day task include:

• Work closely with the Portfolio BA Team, project manager, ITS Client manager, technical team members and other project stakeholders to provide guidance throughout the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Work as liaison to stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts to elicit, analyze, communicate, validate and verify the requirements for changes to current business processes, policies and information systems and for the development of new business processes, policies and information systems.
• Create as-is and to-be business process flows to ensure that the implemented business process and supporting software meets agency needs, as well as provide an effective and efficient means of referral and tracking
• Conduct requirements workshops and JAD sessions with agency subject matter experts as one of the many techniques to be used to elicit requirements.
• Create business requirements documents, context diagrams, business requirements document (BRD), system "as-is” and "to be” states, system specifications, use cases and workflow diagrams, report and screen mockups, swim lane diagrams, and prototypes.
• Provide development team with clearly articulated artifacts, and ensure development team understanding.
• Ensure that artifacts required by ITS governance process and Secure Systems Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) are created and support the project scope.
• Manage requirements through the life of the contract using a requirements management plan and traceability to ensure coverage between the source of requirements and their test case(s) it will be tested by.
  
  

Requested Qualifications:

• 84 Months experience performing requirements elicitation. Researching and understanding 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.
• 84 Months experience creating and maintaining software development artifacts for communication of requirements, including context diagrams, textual use cases, swim lane diagrams, report specifications, wireframes, user interface specifications, and non-functional requirements specifications.
• 84 Months experience facilitating requirement workshops, JAD sessions and structured walkthroughs, practicing effective communication to ensure requirements are understood, conveyed, and met.
• 72 Months experience creating test plans/cases, managing defects with development teams, and working with users on User Acceptance Testing.
• 72 Months experience managing requirements throughout the Requirements Management Lifecycle, including creation and execution of a Requirements Management Plan, Requirements Traceability, establishing requirements baselines and managing requirements change control
• CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) certification by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA
  
  

Work hours and location:

• Full time role with engagement length of 24 months
• Daily hours: 8am-5pm (negotiable)
• Physical office location: 40 N Pearl Street, Albany NY
• Telecommuting options: 50%
  
  

Spruce Technology, Inc. is a mid-size, award-winning (Inc 5000, SmartCEO, Entrepreneur of the Year) technology services firm with a steadily growing portfolio of commercial and government clients. Spruce provides innovative technology solutions, specialized IT staff, and IT strategy consulting nationwide. Spruce maintains partnerships with major technology vendors and continually develops leading-edge offerings in service areas such as digital experience, data services, application development, infrastructure, cyber security, and IT staffing.

Spruce Technology, Inc. is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of Spruce Technology, Inc. to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process