100% remote, with 1-2 in person meetings per year.Description:The client is seeking two Business Analysts who will serve as a member of the Data Warehouse and Decision Support (DWDS) section in the client Services. The client team is responsible for the statewide longitudinal data warehouse (SLDS), development, system testing, analysis, and maintenance and integration of data in the SLDS, Edash and other reporting systems (Microsoft Fabric/Power BI). These systems require extensive K-12 sector knowledge and experience integrating complex data and developing dashboards and reports to convey that information to client staff, school districts and the general public. This person will be a member of a team practicing the Agile/Scrum development methodology.This person will work on the transition of reporting and software features into technical requirements, such as epics, features, and stories following Agile/Scrum-based software development, as well as determine release plans and project scope. This position will work with and serve as a liaison between management and business units within client, external stakeholders, product owners, developers, and the scrum master and product owner to identify and analyze opportunities for improving reporting processes and business systems.This position will be responsible for conducting research, analyzing and documenting system requirements and business rules, and creating user stories. This position will also be responsible for creating functional requirements and specifications, preparing process flow diagrams, and assisting with quality assurance. Under general supervision of the client section manager, this person will work closely with others to accomplish project objectives, or function independently to accomplish daily work requirements as a member of the client team. Objectives, priorities and deadlines are established in consultation with the department program area leaders, project managers, and DWDS and IT managers.Required Skills:Prior experience in data warehousing or reporting projects (3-5 years)Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting facilitation skills.Ability to work in a team environment as well as independentlyPossess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer dashboard use integration and dependenciesExperience preparing business requirements and functional specificationsExperience writing user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteriaAbility to estimate phases of work and contribute to project planning.Ability to create test plans and perform application, reporting and system regression testsAbility to synthesize requirements and work with developers to create options/recommendation papers for decisions to be made by any stakeholder level.Required Technical Skills:Ability to work with both business/program area owners and translate their needs to developers.Experience using Azure DevOps or similar tools to manage user stories and sprint backlogs.Experience using relational databases (writing queries, etc.) using SQL ServerKnowledge of Microsoft Fabric and Power BI reporting solutions.Preferred Experience:Minimum 2-5 years’ experience using Agile/Scrum Development MethodologyExperience working with education software or reporting systems at the school, district, or state levels.Knowledge of data warehousing and reporting in the education sector (K-12/P20W).Experience using Asana to track and report on project milestones.Top Required Skills & Years of Experience: 3-5 years of experience in the below:Prior experience in data warehousing or dashboarding projects (3-5 years)Ability to estimate phases of work and contribute to project planning, including experience writing user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria.Notes:100% remote, with 1-2 in person meetings per year.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 client is seeking two Business Analysts who will serve as a member of the Data Warehouse and Decision Support (DWDS) section in the client Services. The client team is responsible for the statewide longitudinal data warehouse (SLDS), development, system testing, analysis, and maintenance and integration of data in the SLDS, Edash and other reporting systems (Microsoft Fabric/Power BI). These systems require extensive K-12 sector knowledge and experience integrating complex data and developing dashboards and reports to convey that information to client staff, school districts and the general public. This person will be a member of a team practicing the Agile/Scrum development methodology.
This person will work on the transition of reporting and software features into technical requirements, such as epics, features, and stories following Agile/Scrum-based software development, as well as determine release plans and project scope. This position will work with and serve as a liaison between management and business units within client, external stakeholders, product owners, developers, and the scrum master and product owner to identify and analyze opportunities for improving reporting processes and business systems.
This position will be responsible for conducting research, analyzing and documenting system requirements and business rules, and creating user stories. This position will also be responsible for creating functional requirements and specifications, preparing process flow diagrams, and assisting with quality assurance.
Under general supervision of the client section manager, this person will work closely with others to accomplish project objectives, or function independently to accomplish daily work requirements as a member of the client team. Objectives, priorities and deadlines are established in consultation with the department program area leaders, project managers, and DWDS and IT managers.
Required Skills:Prior experience in data warehousing or reporting projects (3-5 years)Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting facilitation skills.Ability to work in a team environment as well as independentlyPossess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer dashboard use integration and dependenciesExperience preparing business requirements and functional specificationsExperience writing user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteriaAbility to estimate phases of work and contribute to project planning.Ability to create test plans and perform application, reporting and system regression testsAbility to synthesize requirements and work with developers to create options/recommendation papers for decisions to be made by any stakeholder level.Required Technical Skills:Ability to work with both business/program area owners and translate their needs to developers.Experience using Azure DevOps or similar tools to manage user stories and sprint backlogs.Experience using relational databases (writing queries, etc.) using SQL ServerKnowledge of Microsoft Fabric and Power BI reporting solutions.Preferred Experience:Minimum 2-5 years’ experience using Agile/Scrum Development MethodologyExperience working with education software or reporting systems at the school, district, or state levels.Knowledge of data warehousing and reporting in the education sector (K-12/P20W).Experience using Asana to track and report on project milestones.Top Required Skills & Years of Experience: 3-5 years of experience in the below:Prior experience in data warehousing or dashboarding projects (3-5 years)Ability to estimate phases of work and contribute to project planning, including experience writing user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria.Notes:100% remote, with 1-2 in person meetings per year.
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