Business Analyst

JOB REQUIREMENTS: IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide. Our client seeks a Business Analyst. The Business Analyst will identify & document business and technical requirements, wireframe/prototype, and perform as a liaison between department and development teams. The Analyst will ensure solution deliverables align with requirements. The analyst will perform quality assurance. Finally, the analyst will provide solution documentation. This position performs difficult and complex work reviewing policies, priorities, recommendations, and/or solutions to IT and business-related issues. This person will serve as the principal authority in the analysis of business process definition/redefinition, with little supervision, and providing expertise in multiple projects of moderate to difficult scope and complexity. This position requires knowledge of project management principles, methods and practices along with technical skills to work with complex data and find meaningful insights from it. Tasks: 30% GOAL A. Leadership, facilitation and coordination of business and operational teams to ensure business needs are being met. 25% GOAL B. Leadership, facilitation and coordination of business process and systems analysis. 25% GOAL C. Management of quality control efforts 15% GOAL D. Participation on the Business Process and Analysis (BPA) Center of Excellence 5% GOAL E. Performance of special assignments and professional development Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Expert ability to analyze enterprise-wide business and technology issues in a large or complex organization and be able to document and communicate business knowledge. Legacy system discovery, reverse engineering and complex multi-interface analysis: experience defining interface requirements. GIS & Geospatial Integration, Awareness with geospatial systems and data. Demonstrated ability to identify appropriate members and develop effective teams with specific knowledge and skills needed to develop solutions and make recommendations. Ability to independently identify and obtain information sources needed to perform responsibilities effectively and efficiently. Advanced ability to recognize how and when to improve a process and to recommend, negotiate, and implement change. NOTE: Candidates must be CURRENT WI residents. No relocation allowed. If the selected hire is local to Madison, they will be expected on site as needs require (up to a few days a week). If they are not local to Madison, they can work 100% remote from within the state of WI. Location: Madison, WI Contract: 1+ years ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Skills Required: Experience creating use cases, user stories and defining requirements and operational process Experience analyzing and documenting solution components and functions Experience creating requirement documents including functional and nonfunctional requirements Experience with end-to-end Quality Assurance from QA Planning to execution and bug resolution for each development phase. Experience performing data analysis against oracle databases, SQL and/or query tool experienced. Skills Desired A plus to have: Certification of Competency in Business AnalysisTM (CCBATM) Designation, Certified Business Analysis ProfessionalTM (CBAP) Designation, or equivalent Experience with Facilitation SQL ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: E-Mail a Rsum: jobs@iodatasphere.com Other: Please submit your resume to jobs@iodatasphere.com with \"Business Analyst 10619WI-J \" in the subject line.