Business Analyst

!! Candidate must be able to work on W2 !! Job Title: Business Analyst – AdvancedLocation: 1801 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201Work Type: Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 days remote)Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)Interview Process: 1 Round – Virtual/OnlineResponsibilities • Serves as a liaison between the business programs community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. • Possesses expertise in the business unit(s) they support, as well as, an understanding of the IT organization's systems and capabilities. • Analyzes business partner's operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions. • Assists in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology.• Translates high level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization and manages changes to such specifications. Educates the IT organization on the direction of the business. • Negotiates agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation. • Possesses an understanding of technological trends and uses this knowledge to bring solutions to business units supported to enhance the enterprise's competitive edge.• Requirements development execution, including the elicitation, analysis, specification and validation.• Documenting and analyzing agency business processes and recommending improvements.• Documenting and analyzing data requirements and relationships.• Participating in the requirements management processes, including change control, version control, tracking and status reporting, and traceability.• Providing requirements interpretation and guidance to technical and test teams.• Proactively identifying risks, issues, and action items leading to possible solutions.• Interacting with internal and external organizations (i.e. vendors, State and Federal government agencies, State providers and beneficiaries, and other stakeholders).• May make recommendations for buy versus build decision.• Research business rules, requirements, and models.• Maintain business rules, requirements, and models in a repository.• Other project-related duties.Required Skill • 5 years' experience in government IT projects as a business analyst or related duties• 5 years' experience eliciting, mining, and documenting business rules, processes• 3 years Medicaid or healthcare experiencePreferred Skill • General Subject Matter Expertise as it relates to Medicaid or other healthcare insurance experience (project or operations)• Microsoft Office Project/Project Server• Microsoft DevOpsRequired Education • Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field.