Business Analyst - HR Automation

Summary

Title

Business Analyst - HR Automation (On-site)

Location: Tallahassee, FL || Duration: Long-Term

Required Skills and Experience

* Candidate must have a minimum of 6 years of experience in business analysis, requirements engineering and quality assurance documentation.
* This experience must also be in a professional environment, preferably workflow automation, human resources systems, or state government applications.
* Candidate will be expected to describe multiple past experiences with business analysis tools and methodologies, and how they were deployed for a successful outcome that met customers objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

* Coordinate the development of project schedules, implementation plans, and documentation for HR automation releases and present to management, customers, and technical staff.
* Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles with HR Office stakeholders; confer with impacted personnel such as Budget Office to ensure systems are performing as required.
* Oversee the development of testing strategies, data scenarios, and test plans to ensure functional requirements are addressed.
* Evaluate critical information gathered from multiple resources. Summarize detailed data into executive level formats as well as breaking down aggregate information into meaningful pieces.
* Develop standardized desk procedures that include the purpose, prerequisites, process flows and narratives of business processes.
* Manage user stories, project backlog, sprint backlogs, participate in SCRUM meetings including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives within Azure DevOps.
* Produce deliverables including, but not limited to, project schedules, implementation plans, business requirements, functional specifications, supporting business processes, quality assurance plans, and user acceptance testing artifacts.
* Use subject matter expertise, industry methodologies and best practices, and automated tools to analyze and make recommendations on behalf of the Department for required changes to HR automations supporting HR workflow processes.
* Prepare business specifications to communicate Department specific functional requirements for remediation efforts and address dependencies with other interfacing systems and external stakeholder interfaces.
* Assist in business process redesign and documentation as needed to support ongoing efforts in the Office of Work Program and Budget and Enterprise environment.
* Work with functional and enterprise system support staff during technical assessments of the Departments internal HR-related systems and integrations as needed.
* Facilitate work sessions with HR subject-matter experts to elicit and prioritize remediation requirements. Identify any functionality seen as needed, but missing, in Department maintained systems.
* Translate high level business requirements into detailed business documents and/or functional specifications.

Preferred Skills and Experience

* Azure DevOps experience for backlog management, spring planning, and test execution.
* Skill in performing QA reviews in determining that standards are met.
* Experience with state government human resources systems, payroll systems, or position management applications.
* Skill in data analysis techniques, data validation approaches and validating data relationships.

Education

* Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Systems, or financial related field and 6 years professional work experience. Work experience can substitute on a year for year basis for the degree.

Join Our Team

Do you want to make an impact on the world around you? The work we do at Kyra Solutions directly impacts government entities and the citizens they serve. In Transportation, our solutions are designed to save lives on the roadways and in our Regulatory practice, we are designing solutions to make government digital for your accessibility. Kyra works hard to offer long-term growth potential, competitive wages, and continuous professional development for our employees.

If you are interested in furthering your career with Kyra and help us improve the way governments serve their citizens, please send your resume to Be sure to include salary expectations, availability, and contact information. You do not want to miss this opportunity!

Why Kyra?

Founded in 1997, Kyra Solutions is a national leader of transportation technology and regulatory solutions in government. We specialize in the art and science of digital transformation in government. Our commitment to providing the highest level of service and tailored solutions has supported our consistent double-digit growth for over a decade. We are headquartered in the greater Tampa Bay area with other offices across Florida and an innovation center in Silicon Valley, CA.

Because of our dedication to our employees, we have won one of the Best Companies to Work for in Florida 2 years in a row by Florida Trend magazine. Kyra has won other numerous awards including the coveted INC magazine s one of America s Fastest Growing Companies several years in a row. Kyra s commitment to our employees, to best practices in project management and business analysis, and to solution development has led to our achievement in becoming the first Project Management Institute certified company in Florida. Our proven successful track record has resulted in several prestigious awards including the State of Florida's Diversity Business of the Year Award. We are proud to be a sponsor for the TaxWatch Productivity Awards and partner to Florida TaxWatch. for more information.

Background & References

Verifiable professional references will be required along with the resume; however, references will be checked/contacted after the interview and before the project starts. Level two background check will be done on the selected candidate for employment, criminal (State & Federal), education, and others as mandated by the client. Please make sure your resume and all other information provided are accurate. Any misrepresentation will mean permanent disqualification by the client. Equal employment opportunity employer.