3 days remote, 2 days onsite. Must be a CURRENT SC resident. No Relocation allowed.Description:The Business Analyst position will support the application migration.Position Summary/Job Purpose:The Business Analyst leads the Office of Technology (OT) application migration efforts by bridging business and technical teams, streamlining processes, and ensuring readiness through testing, training, and stakeholder collaboration.Key Responsibilities/Job Functions:Program Area Facilitation and Migration Readiness - Facilitate program area analysis and implementation, serve as a liaison between program area staff and development teams, including vendors, stakeholders, and OT staff. Lead and document meetings to collect configuration artifacts, establish system and business context, and prepare migration-related deliverables, e.g. roadmap. Lead the effort of developing and categorizing configuration into processes in preparation for modifications, migration, testing, and production.Testing, Training, and User Readiness for Migration - Lead the development and execution of test plans, continuously providing feedback to program area and development staff. Assist with minor configuration based on discussions and feedback with the program area. Assist in providing training before, during, and immediately after implementation as needed and appropriate. Ensure the application is viable for the user and that the user experience is as effective and efficient as possible, continuously evaluating and recommending improvements to enhance usability and satisfaction.Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure user requirements are understood and integrated into the development process.Process Engineering and Migration Support - Analyze existing and target system processes to identify opportunities for efficiency and cost savings during application migration. Serve as a subject matter expert for highly technical content, processes, procedures, and system functionality. Review configuration and migration-related tickets for technical accuracy and completeness. Support product owners in assessing system enhancement requests stemming from migration gaps or user feedback and ensure routing through appropriate channels.Allow flexibility to support smaller client application projects or consultation. Participate in client meetings that support understanding the scope of application migration within client goals and strategies.Must Have/Required Skills:5 years’ experience with government IT projects as a business analyst or in related roles5 years’ experience in eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business rules, processes, and requirementsSkilled in interviewing stakeholders and mining policy documents for requirement gatheringSuperb written and verbal communication skills with ability to craft clear requirements and status reportsFluent in English with the ability to communicate across executive, project, and technical teamsProficient in business modeling and graphical process flow techniquesHands-on experience with the system development life cycle (SDLC)Ability to analyze and organize complex technical data logically and efficientlySkilled in translating business needs into functional and technical specificationsExpertise in developing and executing test scenarios for system validationExperience in process analysis, re-engineering, and simulationProven problem-solving and troubleshooting skillsEffective collaborator with users, vendors, and IT personnelExperience planning, directing, and reviewing work of technical teams and staffAbility to search and understand the framework of SQL databasePreferred/Nice to Have Skills:International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Certifications such as CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) or Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA)Certification such as PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis)Leadership experience in technical teamsFamiliarity with business feasibility assessments and recommending IT solutionsExperience managing system modifications and coordinating with business unitsSubject matter expertise in complex content, processes, and proceduresAbility to lead special projects and direct outcomesExperience in estimating analysis and development effort with developersCandidates should be self-starters and creative problem solvers and have the flexibility to learn new products and technologies quickly.Experience using JIRA and Microsoft Office products.Basic understanding of mainframe systemsRequired Education and/or Certifications:A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related area and experience in computer system development and modification. Relevant experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree on a year- for-year basis.Notes:3 days remote, 2 days onsite. Must be a CURRENT SC resident. No Relocation allowed. VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status
Description:The Business Analyst position will support the application migration.Position Summary/Job Purpose:The Business Analyst leads the Office of Technology (OT) application migration efforts by bridging business and technical teams, streamlining processes, and ensuring readiness through testing, training, and stakeholder collaboration.Key Responsibilities/Job Functions:Program Area Facilitation and Migration Readiness - Facilitate program area analysis and implementation, serve as a liaison between program area staff and development teams, including vendors, stakeholders, and OT staff. Lead and document meetings to collect configuration artifacts, establish system and business context, and prepare migration-related deliverables, e.g. roadmap. Lead the effort of developing and categorizing configuration into processes in preparation for modifications, migration, testing, and production.Testing, Training, and User Readiness for Migration - Lead the development and execution of test plans, continuously providing feedback to program area and development staff. Assist with minor configuration based on discussions and feedback with the program area. Assist in providing training before, during, and immediately after implementation as needed and appropriate. Ensure the application is viable for the user and that the user experience is as effective and efficient as possible, continuously evaluating and recommending improvements to enhance usability and satisfaction.Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure user requirements are understood and integrated into the development process.Process Engineering and Migration Support - Analyze existing and target system processes to identify opportunities for efficiency and cost savings during application migration. Serve as a subject matter expert for highly technical content, processes, procedures, and system functionality. Review configuration and migration-related tickets for technical accuracy and completeness. Support product owners in assessing system enhancement requests stemming from migration gaps or user feedback and ensure routing through appropriate channels.Allow flexibility to support smaller client application projects or consultation. Participate in client meetings that support understanding the scope of application migration within client goals and strategies.Must Have/Required Skills:5 years’ experience with government IT projects as a business analyst or in related roles5 years’ experience in eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business rules, processes, and requirementsSkilled in interviewing stakeholders and mining policy documents for requirement gatheringSuperb written and verbal communication skills with ability to craft clear requirements and status reportsFluent in English with the ability to communicate across executive, project, and technical teamsProficient in business modeling and graphical process flow techniquesHands-on experience with the system development life cycle (SDLC)Ability to analyze and organize complex technical data logically and efficientlySkilled in translating business needs into functional and technical specificationsExpertise in developing and executing test scenarios for system validationExperience in process analysis, re-engineering, and simulationProven problem-solving and troubleshooting skillsEffective collaborator with users, vendors, and IT personnelExperience planning, directing, and reviewing work of technical teams and staffAbility to search and understand the framework of SQL databasePreferred/Nice to Have Skills:International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Certifications such as CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) or Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA)Certification such as PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis)Leadership experience in technical teamsFamiliarity with business feasibility assessments and recommending IT solutionsExperience managing system modifications and coordinating with business unitsSubject matter expertise in complex content, processes, and proceduresAbility to lead special projects and direct outcomesExperience in estimating analysis and development effort with developersCandidates should be self-starters and creative problem solvers and have the flexibility to learn new products and technologies quickly.Experience using JIRA and Microsoft Office products.Basic understanding of mainframe systemsRequired Education and/or Certifications:A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related area and experience in computer system development and modification. Relevant experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree on a year- for-year basis.Notes:3 days remote, 2 days onsite. Must be a CURRENT SC resident. No Relocation allowed.
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