Under general supervision, the IT Business Analyst (BA) analyzes enterprise-wide customer business needs & participates in the planning, design & implementation of new or enhanced systems or reporting/analysis on multiple IT development projects.

Job Summary:
The Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT) seeks a Business Analyst (BA) who will primarily assigned to compiling and documenting scope/statement of work and other documentation to facilitate new IT procurements/contracts.

**Only candidates with proven working experience with the following will be considered:**

A scope/statement of work defines the applicable boundaries, requirements, activities/tasks, deliverables/milestones, terms and conditions, etc. for purchasing goods/services. The BA will incorporate or gather requirements and related exhibits/appendices. BA will collaborate with business, IT, IT Security, Legal, and Procurement/Legal stakeholders. BA will obtain and assess vendor provided agreements and related materials. BA will prepare any additional documents as needed to facilitate procurements. BA will facilitate reconciling any conflicting items between parties. BA will assist in gathering and documenting selection criteria for proposal evaluations. Candidate shall represent GDOT interests and comply with Ethics/Code of Conduct rules of the State of Georgia. Candidate will be preparing materials to support procurements but will not be participating in the actual GDOT evaluation, selection, or contracting processes.

As time permits, BA may be assigned to GDOT IT Project teams to gather and translate business needs into in-house custom developed product/solution requirements. The BA will work hand-in-hand with business, project, and management teams. BA will solicit, understand, and analyze business needs, data, objectives, and processes. BA will translate user need into materials for successful IT initiation, design, and development. BA will conduct user interviews and joint-application-development (JAD) sessions. BA will identify business “pain points” and rank user stories/use cases potential to improve business effectiveness/performance. BA will clarify and document IT project scope, current/future state, business/application workflows, functional/system requirements, system interaction diagrams, reporting and training requirements, data mapping, logical data models, metadata, screen mock-ups, and test cases. BA will actively participate in the software development life cycle (SLDC) and transfer information to IT Project teams. BA will be responsible for demonstrating requirement traceability within work products. BA will validate requirements were met within developed products and facilitate completion of user acceptance testing. BA will assist project manager in getting dates from business units to complete reviews.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in the demand management process to assist the business in establishing business cases, scope, and requirements relating to requests for new systems or existing system changes
• Primarily support IT acquisition of products or services by developing scope/statements of work, compliance documents, and procurement documents
• Consults with project teams and architects to identify currently know solutions or performs market research
• Gathers information/documentation from vendors or contractors
• Translates business needs into requirements and functional/non-functional specifications
• Gather, clarify/define, and document scope, business scenarios, workflows, requirements, etc.
• Conduct interviews, workshops, and JAD sessions
• Analyzes and validates business requirements and processes, identifies opportunities for process enhancement to benefit the Department, identifies gaps in information
• Uses a structured process to define priorities and opportunities and/or works with stakeholders to define the minimum viable product (MVP) and options for improvements via subsequent phases
• Produces required work artifacts
• Communicates and presents client’s business requirements to implementation teams
• Creates systems models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and system architects 
• Works with the team to define acceptance criteria or other metrics/performance goals for the system
• Provides status updates, completes weekly work time logs, updates work tickets weekly
• Provide estimates and target dates for task completion for incorporation into project schedules or work tickets

Work Terms and Conditions:

• 8 Hour workdays on a fixed schedule (i.e. not a flex-schedule), starting no earlier than 7:00AM Eastern Time, starting no later than 9:00AM Eastern Time, Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
• GDOT has NOT specified a number of days onsite vs remote. However, local candidates (i.e. able to come in office) will be preferred over out of state candidates (i.e. remote worker). GDOT prefers candidates who can demonstrate they have the capability to work a hybrid work schedule which is a combination of remote and in-office work. Candidate capacity (i.e. days they could come into the office) to work a hybrid work schedule will be discussed during interviews.
• The consultant will follow all applicable State of Georgia and GDOT policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and accepted best practices.
• The position end date is set for the end of the GDOT Fiscal Year. GDOT may exercise the option to renew contracts in one-year increments. Several successful consultants have continued working for several years with contract extensions. However, GDOT is under no obligation to extend contracts and may terminate employment at any time.
• When teleworking or working remotely, consultant must have suitable internet connection and environment to comply with GDOT telework policies.
• GDOT will reimburse authorized travel expense lodging and meals. GDOT will reimburse authorized travel use of a personal vehicle. Any travel expenses to start work or relocate to Georgia or will not be reimbursed. All travel expense reimbursement shall be in accordance with State Accounting Office Travel Policy: https://sao.georgia.gov/travel/state-travel-policy
• The Department has 13 holidays, which consultants are not allowed to work nor make up any time for those holiday weeks without management's approval. Consultants are not to take extended leave during their first year of service (e.g. greater than 1week).
• Consultant must have cell phone which can be used for business calls.
• GDOT does not provide free parking. All routine commuting expenses are the responsibility of the consultant.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	of Experience
BS/BA in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, etc.)	Required	4	Years
IT busines analysis work experience in software development, project management, or technology implementations/support	Required	5	Years
Experience with Microsoft Office Professional, including Visio	Required	5	Years
Experience with data and business process analysis	Required	3	Years
Experience in developing statements/scope of work for contracting and procurement	Required	3	Years
Work experience in reviewing software license, service, or support level agreements	Required	0
Experience with procurements or solicitations, developing scopes of work or statements of work.	Required	3	Years
Strong analytical/technical skills, able to provide impact/risk assessments	Required	0
Excellent communication, teamwork, and collaboration skills	Required	0
Strong problem solving and organizational skills	Required	0
Detail oriented, analytical mindset	Required	0
Able to manage multiple projects/tasks at once; Results oriented and highly organized; Able to work in a fast-paced environment	Required	0
Strong interviewing, active listening, communication, presentation, moderating meetings, and interpersonal skills - influencing, negotiating, etc.	Required	0
Strong written communication skills with the ability to prepare presentations and write scope/specifications for procurement/contracting	Required	0
Able to provide portfolio or examples of scopes of work or statements of work they prepared.	Required	0

Questions

No.	Question
Question1	Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you agree to this requirement?
Question2	What is your candidate's email address?
Question3	If selected for engagement, your candidate's hourly Pay Rate must be at least -? Your candidate can be paid more; however, the hourly SRP Rate cannot exceed -? Do you agree to these requirements?
Question4	The maximum mark-up for this engagement’s SRP rate is 35%.  To be competitive on pricing, a mark-up below the 35% threshold is suggested.  Do you agree to propose a mark-up at or below 35%?
Question5	This assignment is contingent upon customer renewal and availability of adequate funding. Do you agree to this requirement?
Question6	If selected for engagement, your candidate will be expected to start no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) after the client's selection date? Do you agree to this requirement?
Question7	This position is Hybrid (Remote and Onsite). The candidate first day is onsite and onsite on demand basis. Preference will be given to candidate local to Atlanta Metro area / State of Georgia. Indicate if candidate has full-time residency within the Atlanta Metro area, within the State of Georgia, or if candidate resides outside of the State of Georgia.
Question8	Preference will be given for candidates who are US Citizens, Permanent Residence Card (aka "Green Card") or have Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Indicate if candidate citizenship or visa status is a US Citizen, Permanent Residence Card, EAD, H1B, or Other.
Question9	This position is in Atlanta, GA. Your consultant is required to travel to Atlanta for their first day for onboarding. Travel will be at no expense to GDOT in order to obtain your candidate's computing equipment and ID/Security badge. Do you accept this requirement?
Question10	GDOT will not be providing any raises within the first 2 years. After that point the rate increase will be based on performance and budget dependent. Do you accept this requirement?
Question11	While the intent may be a long-term tenure, this position is subject to annual budget restrictions. The initial contract is through the end of this fiscal year and is anticipated to be renewed July 1st. Do you accept this requirement?