Business Analyst Specialist

Cayuse Holdings is a company focused on providing innovative solutions in civil services. The Business Analyst Specialist serves as a key liaison between technical teams, business stakeholders, and government clients, ensuring business goals are translated into actionable plans and overseeing the lifecycle of government projects.

Responsibilities:

• Develops, manages, and implements the WIC MIS requirements documentation project plan
• Coordinates all project activities, including reviewing the current MIS, translating current MIS functionality into usable system requirements, gathering and documenting business needs and system requirements, and performing a gap analysis of existing system documentation against federal, state and program requirements
• Utilizes project management methodologies to develop a plan for the creation and documentation of business requirements for the existing WIC MOSAIC system, ensuring accuracy and effective communication with leadership and relevant stakeholders
• Provides support, direction and guidance to team members in analyzing current systems and supporting documentation to develop business requirements and conducting a gap analysis of existing system functionality documentation against current documentation and program requirements
• Develops expertise and assist team members in developing expertise in the assigned application, obtain stakeholder sign-off on requirements and priorities, (20%)
• Collaborates daily with team members to monitor progress, proactively identify issues, and report status
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 10 years Business analysis experience, including requirements elicitation and documentation
• 10 years of Project Management Framework
• 10 years of knowledge of large-scale IT operations and information technology industry trends
• 10 years of defining all types of requirements, functional specifications, and other deliverables
• 10 years of interpersonal relationships, ability to negotiate among multiple parties, resolve conflicts, and maintain effective working relationships with various levels of personnel
• 10 years with the ability to create clear, complete, and actionable requirements documentation
• 10 years with the ability to ensure accuracy in documenting system functionality and regulatory requirements
• Must be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and articulate manner
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Possesses effective presentation skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with high-level attention to detail
• Proven ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast past environment with changing priorities; adaptable to change and a quick learner
• Must be self-motivated and able to work well independently as well as on a multi-functional team
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Proficient in MS Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Graduation from a four-year college or university with major coursework in business, communications, computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, or a related field
• 8 year of experience in interpersonal relationships, negotiate among multiple parties, resolve conflicts, and maintain effective working relationships with various levels of personnel
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with government regulations or compliance frameworks
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading a team or workgroup
• 5 years of Skill in policy interpretation and translating regulations into system requirements
• 5 years if requirements elicitation techniques such as reviewing current MIS functionality and translating into requirements
• 2 years of experience gathering management information systems requirements at a large organization
• 2 years of experience creating solicitation or contract requirements
• 1 year of PMI-PBA or IIBA CBAP