Technical Business Analyst skilled at consulting with business and development staff to define requirements and processes for the Unemployment Insurance Tax Modernization project at Iowa Workforce Development.


Only submit local resources to this position.  The contractor will be expected to work onsite a minimum of 2 days/week.  


Project Name: Unemployment Insurance Tax Modernization

Details:
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is a state agency committed to providing employment services for job seekers, including re-employment programs and Unemployment Insurance (UI). IWD is looking to hire an experienced Business Analyst for the UI Tax Modernization Project. This individual will be part of a talented software team that works on mission-critical applications using Agile methodologies. The project aims to modernize IWD's UI Tax system by re-architecting its components to industry leading architecture and frameworks, with the goal of providing better service to both the agency staff and the end-users while positioning the agency for future technological improvements. The ideal candidate is a leader and strong team contributor who is eager to learn and develop their craft as a software professional and will find great satisfaction in the patient pursuit of excellence. This individual will be responsible for preparing gathering and validating requirements, preparing requirement and process mapping documentation, and facilitating requirements sessions with business stakeholders and leadership.


REQUIREMENTS:
• Involvement in prior technology implementations – 10 years
• Leading requirements gathering and validation with staff – 10 years
• Developing requirements documentation - Use Cases – 10 years
• Testing system functionality against requirements and specifications. – 10 years
• Training staff on system functionality as developed. – 10 years
• Providing general technical assistance – 10 years
• Experience using Atlassian Suite – Jira, Confluence, etc
• Background in Finance/Accounting projects – 10 years

Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	of Experience
Involvement in prior technology implementations	Required	10	Years
Leading requirements gathering and validation with staff – 10 years	Required	10	Years
Developing requirements documentation - Use Cases – 10 years	Required	10	Years
Testing system functionality against requirements and specifications.	Required	10	Years
Training staff on system functionality as developed.	Required	10	Years
General technical assistance	Required	10	Years
Experience documenting end to end processes	Required	10	Years
Background in Finance/Financial projects	Required	10	Years
Experience mapping and documenting process flows	Required	10	Years
Experience using Atlassian Suite - Jira, Confluence, etc.	Required	5	Years

Questions

No.	Question
Question1	The Contractor must report any disciplinary action, misdemeanor or felony convictions to the State for any temporary IT staff provided. Do you agree to this requirement?
Question2	Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI Management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that a resource can be reached during his or her absence. The client has the right to dismiss the resource if she or he does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question3	This requirement falls under the e-RTR process. The candidate MUST submit their Right to Represent electronically following the process to be considered. Do you accept this requirement?
Question4	Please list candidate's email address HERE that will be used when submitting E-RTR.
Question5	The Vendor Rate for this position is -. Do you accept this requirement?
Question6	PROVIDE candidates CURRENT PHYSICAL LOCATION [HERE],
Question7	INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on [April 26, 27, 28] . Only submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided.
Question8	INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on [April 24, 25, 26] . Only submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided.
Question9	SHOW YOUR WORK - In the summary of qualifications field under the details tab of the candidate's profile, you should explain why your candidate is the best fit for this position. Please confirm that you have thoroughly validated and attested to the accuracy of the credentials listed throughout this candidate's VectorVMS profile and resume according to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm? Candidates will get rejected if an agency cuts and pastes the candidates' resumes into this field.
Question10	DOM DoIT contractor personnel are now required to undergo additional background check investigations (run by DOM DoIT) before starting, requiring the completion of several waiver forms & fingerprint processes. The selected candidate will be responsible for completing all the necessary waiver forms, scheduling and completing the fingerprinting process, and returning all completed items to DOM DoIT for processing. Please confirm you have discussed this with your candidate, and he/she will comply if selected.