Business Analyst - Rensselaer, NY - 24 Months - # K18561/300750

Overview Contract Title: Business Analyst - Rensselaer, NY - 24 Months - # K18561/300750 Duration: 24 Months The Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) was deployed in July 2007, replacing the 30-year old legacy KIDS/youth information system. The system is a web-based application using .Net technology; it tracks juvenile justice youth through detention facilities into OCFS placement where they go through Intake, Residential, and CMSO (community multi-service organizations) programs and services, and also provides an automated financial/billing module. JJIS is linked with a restraint tracking module and the reportable incident tracking module. There are still many enhancements and system interfaces (internal and external) that need to be addressed. Examples of priority work include, but are not limited to, a comprehensive Counseling module to include individual and group counseling, single working diagnosis, and psychotropic medications tracking support; Substance Abuse module; Imaging; Internet & Outside Provider Access to Contact Notes; Mental Health uniform working diagnosis; and more. The person in this position works with users to collect and document business requirements and use cases, works with developers on analysis and logical design, assists the developers with unit testing, and is primarily responsible for responding to juvenile justice data requests from JJIS. The person in this BA position functions as the Lead Analyst for DJJOY systems development efforts and is critical to the success of these projects. Responsibilities Work with users to collect and document business requirements and use cases; Work with developers on analysis and logical design; Perform unit and regression testing and work closely with users during UAT; Assist with responding to Juvenile Justice data requests. Compile status reports, schedules and requests from management on the Adoption Systems. The individual in this position will work under the direction of the Technical Lead/Project Manager. Candidates should have at least 84 Months experience, and below should apply Qualifications Experience facilitating meetings with users to identify & gather business requirements Experience documenting functional requirements, business rules & complex security requirements Experience as a lead business analyst, with responsibilities including: Managing the workload of other business analysts Reviewing and editing documentation written by other business analysts Experience leading these tasks for large, complex, object-oriented .Net web systems is preferred Strong SQL coding experience for writing SQL data queries for extraction and/or validation of application data Experience with MS Project and SharePoint for writing and maintaining project schedules and project documentation Associates Degree. Proof of education is to be submitted with all responses. Application Instructions Please respond with updated resume and covering letter with a few sentences on how you meet each requested qualification referring to your earlier projects. 3 references are required with the resume. Please note that our client does allow Skype/remote interviews. However, they reserve the right to require an in-person interview. Notes: Candidate willing to work on our W2 payroll will be considered most. Candidates eligible to work in the USA with valid visa should apply. Third Party Vendors please do not submit your candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr Maganti IT Resources LLC