Business Analyst

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to lead and support a major data migration project for our Baltimore City. The successful candidate will play a critical role in migrating financial, billing, and tax data and processes from a legacy Cobalt mainframe environment to a modern Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. This role requires a seasoned professional with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, in-depth experience in public sector projects, and a proven track record of delivering complex data migrations and process transformations. Key Responsibilities: Data Migration Leadership: Lead and facilitate data migration efforts from a Cobalt mainframe environment to a modern SaaS platform, ensuring accuracy, security, and integrity of financial, billing, and tax data. Business Process Analysis: Analyze current financial, billing, and tax processes, identify gaps, inefficiencies, and dependencies, and propose optimized solutions for integration with the new SaaS solution. Requirements Gathering and Documentation: Work closely with Baltimore City stakeholders to capture and document business and technical requirements, including data mapping, transformation rules, workflows, and reporting needs. Collaboration with Technical Teams: Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams, including developers, database administrators, data analysts, and SaaS vendors to design, test, and deploy the migration solution. Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between Baltimore City departments and the project team, facilitating clear communication, status updates, and alignment of expectations. Testing and Quality Assurance: Develop and execute testing strategies, including data validation, system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-implementation reviews. Change Management: Support change management initiatives, including end-user training, documentation of new processes, and ensuring a smooth transition to the new SaaS solution. Education and Experience Experience in Local Government: Minimum of 5 years of experience working on projects within local government agencies, with a strong understanding of public sector processes, regulations, and priorities preferred Data Migration Expertise: Proven experience leading large-scale data migrations, specifically involving financial, billing, and tax systems, preferably from mainframe environments to modern platforms. Mainframe Knowledge: Familiarity with Cobalt mainframe systems, including data structures and processing workflows, is highly preferred. SaaS Solutions: Experience working on projects involving the implementation or integration of SaaS solutions, with a focus on financial or billing systems. Business Analysis Skills: Strong analytical skills for eliciting and documenting requirements, creating process diagrams, and defining data transformation and migration strategies. Skills Requirements Required Skills and Qualifications: Technical Acumen: Understanding of data transformation, ETL (extract, transform, load) processes, data mapping, and SQL queries. Communication and Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience working with diverse stakeholder groups. Ability to lead workshops, meetings, and presentations. Project Management Support: Familiarity with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and experience supporting project delivery milestones and schedules. Preferred Qualifications: Certification: Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or equivalent certification is a plus. Change Management: Experience in change management strategies for technology transitions. Familiarity with SaaS Platforms: Experience with SaaS solutions related to financial and billing systems such as Oracle ERP Cloud, Workday Financials, or other comparable platforms.