Senior Business Systems Analyst_Baltimore, MD_5 years+

Position: Senior Business Systems Analyst
Location: Baltimore, MD
Duration: 5 years+

Duties/ Responsibilities:1 Provide, on a continual basis for all assigned tasks, the personnel required in this TORFP within the timeframe required as specified by the TO Manager.

2 Provide support during normal business hours.

3 Provides technical and administrative direction for personnel performing software development tasks.

4 Reviews work products for correctness, adherence to the design concepts and to the user standards.

5 Review progress in accordance with schedules. Coordinates with the TO Manager to ensure problem solution and user satisfaction.

6 Make recommendations, if needed, for approval of major system installations. Prepares milestone status reports and deliveries/presentations on the system concept to colleagues, subordinates, and end user representatives.

7 Create User Guides and Functional Requirement Specifications of current and future systems.

8 Develop, maintain and present test plan, test cases, and test scripts.

9 Conduct functional testing of current systems prior to UAT.

10 Develop and maintain defect management. Document issues found and verify fixes once they have been addresses by programming staff.

11 Create GAP Analysis by reviewing system documentation (file layouts, specification manuals, etc.) for upcoming collection period comparing to previous year collection.

12 Be able to interact between users and developers. Receive feedback from users on enhancements and changes to applications. Document user enhancement requests so developers understand modifications to make to applications.

13 Attend internal MSDE staff meetings as requested.

14 Produce weekly status report.

Minimum Requirements:Education:

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline.

General Experience:

Must have five (5) years of computer experience working independently or under general direction on complex application problems involving all phases of systems analysis

Specialized Experience:

· At least five (5) years of experience in analysis and design of business applications for complex large-scale or mid-tier computer systems, or LAN-based systems, to include experience in Database Management Systems (DBMS), and use of programming languages. Knowledge of current storage and retrieval methods and demonstrated ability to formulate specifications for computer programmers to use in coding, testing, and debugging of computer programs.

Other Requirements:· General Industry Experience: At least two (2) years’ experience working in PreK-12 education system.

· Good Oral and written communication skills: This will be validated during the interview process. Candidates will be required to submit samples of past written communications for review. Sensitive information can be redacted. Oral communication skills can and will be validated during the interview process.

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