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Tanaq Health · 1 month ago

Sr. Business Systems Analyst

United States

Full-time, Contract

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Tanaq Management Services (TMS) delivers professional and technical services to federal agencies. They are seeking a Sr. Business Systems Analyst to lead enterprise-level analysis efforts, uncover organizational needs, and guide the development of high-value solutions for federal clients.

Management Consulting

Responsibilities

Conducts analysis with project stakeholders, plans the execution of business analysis tasks and communication, updates or changes the approach to business analysis as required; assesses effectiveness of and continually improve business analysis practices

Identifies and defines business needs and opportunities for improvement, develops the business case, understands organizational culture and structure, determines solution approach, and defines the solution scope

Develops advanced business analysis within a significant segment of the organization where the advice given and decisions made will have a measurable impact on the effectiveness of the organization

Determines requirements using workshops, interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, user stories, scenarios, task and workflow analysis, prototyping, focus groups, and use cases

Establishes the contribution that technology can make to business objectives, defining strategies, validating and justifying business needs, conducting feasibility studies, producing high-level and detailed business models, preparing business cases, overseeing development and implementation of solutions, taking into account the implications of change on the organization and all stakeholders

Evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, segments high-level information into details, and abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding

Progressively elaborates the stated requirements to sufficient level of detail that accurately defines the business need within the specified solution scope. Validates that requirements meet the business need. Verifies that requirements from other business analysts are of acceptable quality and maintainability

Documents business, task, and workflow processes using industry standard methods including business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, diagrams, flow charts, etc., ensuring that these deliverables can be used to design a solution to the stated business problem

Assesses solutions to ensure that strategic goals are met and requirements are satisfied, including assessment of internal designs, test cases, test plans, and manual procedures. Defines acceptance criteria, identifies defects, and defines and validates corrective actions. Assesses organizational readiness for the solution. Develops metrics and key performance indicators to align solution with desired business outcome

Ensure all stakeholders share a clear, consistent understanding of business and solution requirements and facilitate the resolution of conflicts, issues, and requirement-related risks, escalating only when necessary. Secure formal approval of solution requirements from appropriate decision-makers. Provide stakeholders with timely access to business analysis deliverables and supporting documentation. Tailor communication methods and messaging to effectively engage senior executive stakeholders. Maintain full requirements traceability and oversee the end-to-end requirements management lifecycle

Collaborates with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyzes tradeoffs between usability and performance needs

Serves as liaison and resource to project managers, developers, and other project team members throughout each phase of the process to help clarify and/or resolve issues related to requirement, design, testing and acceptance specifications

Collaborates with project manager (s) in project scoping and planning

Guides senior management towards accepting change brought about through process and organizational change. Serves as a leader to demonstrate the utility of business analysis to the project community and promotes the value of business analyst work

Qualification

Business analysisApplications architectureQuality frameworksStrategic planningSharePointMicrosoft 365Business process modelingAnalytical skillsTeamworkConflict resolutionPresentation skills

Required

At least 7 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified

Strong organizational and critical thinking skills

Advanced experience with quality frameworks such as SDLC, Agile, ITIL, Six Sigma, etc

Knowledge of project management practices

Ability to develop and deliver presentations to senior stakeholders

Teamwork and interpersonal skills

Skill in fact-finding and data collection

Strong analytical and product management skills to include effective documentation

Business process and data modeling

Ability to lead and facilitate meetings and groups

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to interpret and evaluate client informational needs and to determine appropriate alternative solutions

Broad IT Domain expertise, particularly applications architecture

Business Domain expertise or the ability to rapidly gain domain expertise

Conflict resolution and negotiation skills

Experience with strategic planning and business case development

Applications design experience

Ability to consume and clarify large amounts of information

Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis