Delan Associates is looking for ITS professionals as a Business Analyst for our client located in the New York City area.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Location: Must live in the New York City area

Contract Period of Performance : 1-3 years long (1 year with (two) additional years to renew)

Overview:

The company ITS is a full-service provider of information technology services. ITS provides The company with centralized network services that will encompass, but will not be limited to, systems development / design, security analysis, information processing, telecommunications and data center support services, data communications infrastructure, platform hosting, an e-mail system, internet and intranet access data security and exchange, desktop/client support, help desk, project management, applications development and quality assurance.

The company's hardware and software platforms include, but are not limited to, IBM and UNISYS mainframe, Microsoft Windows client servers and SUN/UNIX.

ITS requires assignments to be completed within a specific time frame provided by ITS during normal work hours. The consultants assigned to these positions may be asked to work off-hours, weekends, or holidays. ITS estimates the various assignments associated with a position will be worked simultaneously and will be required over the life of the contract.

PROJECT NAME: IT Development and Management

HRA JOB TITLE: Business Analyst

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The company has a constant increased need for the provision of full systems life cycle applications development on various computer platforms, including a variety of client eligibility and recertification systems, employment/work engagement services, claims systems, etc., that are critical to the operation and functioning of company programs, requiring periodic refinements to maintain the applications at optimum service levels. Having a project portfolio which properly reflects the user's business needs and company's workload is crucial. Therefore, there is a need for IT consulting resources for the expanding responsibilities.

Tasks & Duties

• Co-ordinate Testing of application
• Develop test cases and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate QA testing and acceptance between QA staff, developers, and stakeholders.
• Implement information technology quality assurance standards.
• Develop business and technical requirements
• Identify user stories and translate them into technical requirements as required.
• Develop user stories and break down requirements into deliverable functionality.
• Review the requirements with the stakeholders for their approval.
• Provide Management Reporting and Information dissemination
• Analyze and document current systems and processes as currently implemented.
• Make recommendations for improvements based on client feedback.
• Work directly with business stakeholders, clients, designers, developers, and engineers to coordinate the building of applications to spec and on time.

Required Skills

• Minimum 4 Years Gathering business requirements, writing user stories, and conducting user acceptance testing.
• Minimum 4 Years Experience in Business Analysis tools such as: JIRA, Balasamiq & MS Visio.
• Minimum 4 Years Experience in overseeing large project deliverables.
• Minimum 4 Years Experience in designing Data model and application Prototypes.