Business Analyst-10928

Optimal Solutions & Technologies (OST, Inc.) is focused on excellence. We specialize in providing Management Consulting, Information Technology, and Research Development and Engineering services. OST is one of an elite set of companies worldwide to be externally appraised CMMI Level 5.

The fundamental distinction of the OST team is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the aerospace & transportation, association & nonprofit, defense, education, energy, financial, healthcare, and technology & telecommunications industries. OST is successful because we listen to our clients, we learn from our clients, and we know our clients.

Engagement Length in Months:

30 Months

What are the daily work hours?

08:00am -6:00pm

Where is the physical work office located?

Alfred E. Smith Building, 80 South Swan Street, Albany, New York, 12210

Description of specific Duties in a typical workday for this position:

This individual will be expected to provide expertise and participate in following areas:

• Work with end users and/or review/analyze existing documentation or system artifacts to document business system requirements and processes, develop process model, and document requirements for the development/implementation and improved processing of various types of systems.

• Develop or maintain system requirements in detailed, clear and well-organized functional documents (business requirements documents, business or system use cases, reports) and/or process flow diagrams

• Develop or maintain test plans and detailed test cases. Develop or maintain training or user acceptance testing plans and Tier 1 support guides.

• Develop detailed functional and system tests from documented system requirements. Ensure appropriate test coverage by mapping system requirements to test cases. Develop or contribute to the development of regression tests and/or user acceptance tests.

• Execute functional and system test, including regression tests. Participate in user acceptance testing.

• Identify and document application defects and track to resolution, performing retesting as required.

• Identify and document deficiencies in system documentation (e.g. missing or ambiguous requirements) identified during the testing process.

Position Requirements:

• 7 years of experience eliciting/extracting detailed business requirements form customer/project stakeholders or system artifacts.
• 7 years of experience developing/maintaining test plans and detailed test cases, executing those tests, validating test results, and logging/tracking related defects.
• 2 years of experience using Client Quality Center.
• 2 years of experience with automated testing using Quick Test Pro(QTP)/Unified Functional Testing (UFT)
• 2 years of experience identifying and remediating inefficiencies in business processes/systems and identifying potential for automated solutions.

OST is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, religion, gender, native origin, age, disability, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.