IT - DPH - Business Analyst - Project Lead

Our client is looking for a Business Analyst - Project Lead to join their team! Required Skills Top skills you need to have: • 5+ Years of Experience with Data Analysis & Data Mining using Excel and SQL • 5+ Years of Experience with Workflow and Process modeling • 5+ Years of Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), MS SharePoint • 5+ years of experience in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), driving and supporting modernization initiatives. About Golden Technology Golden Technology was founded in 1997 with the goal of developing people and driving innovation. In other words, our aim is to pair world-class technologists like you with amazing companies that are doing impactful work. After an initially slow start, and way too many late nights playing Final Fantasy 7, Golden Technology built a unique recruiting engine that would quickly prove itself to deliver top-tiered talent to fortune 500 clients across the US, time and time again. Golden Technology has built a culture around family and helping the people we touch succeed in both their work and personal lives. Oh, everyone says that? Try us, you’ll see it. We’re helping people find their calling and their dream jobs; and through our Golden Community initiatives we are actively working to improve the communities in which we work, live, and play. Title: Business Analyst - Project Lead (Data Analysis & Data Mining) Location: Cayce south Carolina- Hybrid Duration: long term Contract Daily Duties / Responsibilities Emphases for the System Business Analyst (BA) candidate will be part of a team focusing on agency efforts to understand current and future state associated with agency financial and administrative systems. The BA will need to learn system capabilities, analysis data and reports, work with system owner and SME to define business and technical requirements, future state workflows, and work breakdown. This role supports project team by performing administrative and project tasks such as developing, and reviewing draft project documents, task tracking, develop test plans, conduct testing, communicating with stakeholders and general assistance for assigned managers. The candidate will work in a team environment with other Information Technology staff and Program Area system Owners and Subject Matter Experts (SME). Specific duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following: • Study and learn system capabilities assigned associated with Financial and administrative systems • Work with Program Area System Owners to learn their business requirements and needs • Prepare and manage project documents. • Scheduling stakeholder meetings and facilitating communication between the project team and stakeholders throughout the project life cycle. • Support project team to help them complete project tasks. • Monitoring project progress and creating project status reports for Finance and Operations and Office of Information Technology. • Create supporting work requests in ticketing system when needed to support a project task or other approved solution like DevOps • Assist with creating future state workflow and digagrams to streamline processes to meet business needs • Maintain system protocols by writing and updating procedures. • Problem solving to resolve minor issues without assistance and escalation. • Develop of test plans and work with program areas to develop their test plans • Assist with testing and tracking outcomes to include successful results, issues and/or bugs that require remediation • Assist with ensuring customer and technical needs are met as the project advances. • Create a positive project outlook to keep the team motivated. • Managing project management documents such as, without limitation, the project plan, schedule, work breakdown, lessons learned, or scope statement, as assigned. • Support team members when implementing risk management strategies. • Develop reporting and dashboard capabilities using excel and Power Bi. • Adheres to Information Technology application development standards and security requirements. • Assist with gap analysis of current state to future state to ensure business and process requirements are meet • Work with Finance Program Area System Owners and Subject Matter experts to learn their business functions, processes, and needs • Update SharePoint content associated with system collaboration sites • Assist with system validation to ensure technical requirements are met. • Assist with production rollout to ensure minimal disruption of services. • Assist with the system software life cycle process • Work with Finance Program Area and IT to present key information for improvements. • Maintain system protocols by writing and updating procedures Preferred Skills • Experience with security and data classification related to CDC, HIPAA, and CJIS. • Experience with NIST Industry Standard Information Security Practices • Experience with MS Project, MS Planner, MS DevOps