Senior Business Analyst
- Recruiter
- ActioNet, Inc.
- Location
- Vienna
- Posted
- 14 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 16 Sep 2018
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Responsibilities: The Business Analyst will solicit, understand, and document the customer's business requirements, processes and workflows developing both written and visual depictions of requirements and process flows. The analyst is expected to also work with developers to create the functional specifications that meet those requirements, serve as a subject matter expert to the developers building those functions, and work with the QA team to test the developed functionality. This role works closely with other BAs, Developers, Testers, and Production Support through each stage of the software development lifecycle and also demonstrates both existing and new functionality to the customer stakeholders. This job requires an experienced analyst who can collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization, proactively identify and resolve problems, and make challenging decisions. The candidate will be responsible for recommending and instituting business analysis best practices, tools and methodology towards standardization of deliverables and procedures, and collaborating with Development and QA Leads to uphold and improve Agile processes. Skills Required: Health Plan Management System experience working in support of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services delivery of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D programs Understanding of business analysis principles, processes, and techniques. Written and verbal communications. MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Bachelor's Degree or higher in technology-related field or relevant experience in implementing software in the Health industry. Ability to prioritize and work on multiple assignments simultaneously. Skills Preferred: Ability to develop and prepare use cases, functional specifications, and technical requirements. Ability to understand and represent the needs of the end user in a software development environment. Consultative and advisory skills. Experience working on software development projects using waterfall and/or agile methodologies is a plus. MS Visio skills. Prior experience working with projects other than HPMS at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). ITIL certification or Six Sigma Certification a plus. SDL2017