Direct Client Need_Business Analyst_Baltimore, MD_5 years

Position:               Business Analyst
Location:              Baltimore, MD
Duration:             5 years

Responsibilities:

  • Preparing scope and requirements documents
  • Working collaboratively with State staff (contractors and State employees)
  • Prepare business processes, functional and non-functional requirements and associated procurement re-writes to secure the appropriate vendor for COTS and/or SaaS solution,
  • Creating and regularly updating project schedules, staff task work plans, issues list, risk lists, and other documents required by Client for management and governance of information technology projects,
  • Maintain standard project management SDLC waterfall documentation using the requirement templates for the Maryland Department of Information Technology (MITDP),
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholder, explaining the client’s  SDLC waterfall methodology in a way that non-IT Project Management type individuals can understand,
  • Manage the entire project success and assure the successful attainment of each and every goal set out at the onset of the project,
  • Complete other duties as assigned.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or other related discipline

General Experience:

  • At least five (5) years of experience in project management.
  • PMI certification as a PMP

Specialized Experience:

  • At least five (5) years of experience in managing IT related projects.
  • Must demonstrate a leadership role in at least three successful projects that were delivered on time and on budget.
  • AND at least two (2) years of experience with planning a COTS and/or SaaS financial system from a legacy system, preferable Payroll related