Technical Business Analyst

Title: Technical Business Analyst

State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist III

Hiring Range: Up to $120,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public

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Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking a tech savvy individual to join the Enterprise Project Management Office's Intake Services team to serve as a Technical Business Analyst. This position will document the business case of proposed projects, and partner with the DBHDS Deputy CIO of Enterprise Architect to evaluate proposed projects and ensure alignment with the agency's enterprise architecture strategy and technology roadmap. This position will also perform project management of smaller requests, with already established funding, to be fast tracked through the existing Enterprise Investment Board workflow.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Working with users, business units, internal and external stakeholders, to research and identify current and target states, policies, and operations of the organization to identify requirements, and solution expectations.

• Organizing, planning, and managing information technology related projects that are low risk/complexity.

• Utilizing MS Project to manage project schedule(s) and MS Project Web App to document project status, risks, and issues.

• Collaborating and building relationships across the agency, partner organizations, vendors, and project stakeholders.

• Supporting the DBHDS Strategic Plan.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of business ecosystems, software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), service-oriented architecture (SOA), APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.

• Knowledge of all components of enterprise architecture, business and IT principles, and processes.

• Familiarity with basic graphical modeling approaches, tools, and model repositories.

• Organizationally savvy, with situational and contextual intelligence of the political climate of the enterprise and how to navigate obstacles and politics.

• Balances the long-term ("big picture") and short-term implications of individual decisions and organization goals.

• Rapidly comprehends the functions and capabilities of new technologies.

• Understands cloud implementations/integrations and can drive appropriate adoption strategies.

• Vendor and technology-neutral; focused on achieving targeted business outcomes.

• Demonstrated experience in organizing, planning, and managing information technology related projects.

• Strong leadership skills with exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.

• Strong consulting skills such as targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business development.

• Excellent analytical, planning, and organizational skills.

• Ability to operate effectively in a changing environment with multiple priorities.

Additional Considerations

• PMP certification or Business Analysis certification

• Experience in strategic and operations planning.

• Experience in the following disciplines: business, information, solution, data, security, network or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management, or operations in a multitier environment.

• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Visio.

• Proficient in project and portfolio management tools.

• Understanding of and experience with Commonwealth of Virginia project management standards.

• Experience as a business systems analyst in healthcare environment.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

For any technical assistance with the jobs.virginia.gov website, please contact applicantinquiry@dhrm.virginia.gov.

Contact Information

Name: Keiana Bobbitt

Phone: N/A

Email: keiana.bobbitt@dbhds.virginia.gov

• Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.