Job Description

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Business Analyst to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

**Location of job: Onsite. Local candidate only and must be in a 50 mile radius of Austin, TX.**

Responsibilities

The client seeks highly qualified candidates to fill the Business Analyst position within the client's Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registries Section. This position will perform senior level consultative services and technical assistance work in the area of client's analysis for program related activities. Work involves analyzing client's priority initiatives and special projects utilizing business analysis best practices in coordination with agency business and program units. Duties include: assessing, analyzing, researching, facilitating and documenting requirements, assuring the use of best practices and standards, assisting in the coordination and optimization of client's operations and program functions and providing recommendations.

This position is responsible for assisting with the facilitation and analysis across numerous related initiatives and leading special projects as assigned by agency leadership. These responsibilities include: developing business analysis tools; defining requirements; reporting progress on key projects to management; providing recommendations to agency leadership.

This position will also work with staff to initiate, facilitate or participate in projects to maximize the success of multiple and diverse projects. Works under limited direction with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective. Familiar with industry standard business process mapping, and reengineering.

Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

8 years of:

• Ability to research, gather, assemble, correlate and analyze system requirements; to devise solutions to problems; and to prepare concise reports and/or to analyze and solve complex and difficult problems and prioritize information and issues.
• Ability to develop and present reports identifying gaps in functionality and operational effectiveness to executive stakeholders.
• Develops or contributes in the development of as-is / to-be process models to identify opportunities for greater operational efficiencies. Skilled in effectively mapping business processes and identifying process improvements and skilled in planning .
• Experience with the analysis of program policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems and system functional areas.
• Works with the functional teams to understand current and upcoming needs not currently met with existing processes and technology solutions.

Preferred:

5 years of:

• Experience creating strong relationships with project stakeholders. Must possess strong communication and presentation skills. Work with stakeholders to identify, define and document requirements
• Experience developing strategic and project SDLC materials, including gap analysis, recommendations, roadmaps, requirements, design documents, test cases, and use cases.

1 year of:

• Possess UX design experience

Overview

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
• Life insurance
• A 401(K) plan with company match
• Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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