Senior BA

Senior BA

Location: PA local preferred

Experience: 10+

State experience is must

Senior Business Analyst level is defined as:

Ten year business analysis experience

Capable of applying the listed knowledge, skill, competency, or performing the activity independent of supervision

Able to instruct and mentor others in the exercise or performance of the business analysis responsibilities

Mastery of industry standards and best practices for the business analysis responsibilities with the ability to contribute improvements to the practice

Experience and/or familiarity with agile development methodologies is preferred, but not required

Experience and/or familiarity with AWS and/or Ruby on Rails is required

**Currently the position is 100% remote, but that could change if the Governor decides to call Commonwealth employees back into the office on a full-time or hybrid basis. The current telework policy is subject to change at the Governor's discretion. There may be additional in-person requirements but those would be communicated in advance (team building opportunities, conferences, trainings, etc.). Local candidates are preferred.***
***For first day processing, possible badging and to pick up commonwealth-issued equipment candidate must physically report to The Keystone Building, located at 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120. There is metered, on-street/parallel parking in front of and around the building. PennDOT is not responsible for parking costs.***
***Interviews will be virtual via Microsoft Teams.***
***This requisition's current PO is funded through 6/30/26, so use that date in the RTR. Contract end date is dependent on the final schedule and projected needs. Historically additional funding should then last a year and occur from 7/1/26-6/30/27.***

EPS Modernization BA Job Description

The Senior Business Analyst (BA) will work with stakeholders and development team members as directed by the PennDOT Bureau of Business and Service Management to provide requirements gathering, testing, and related support throughout the project lifecycle.

Senior BA will (but not limited to):

Provide a comprehensive, independent evaluation of existing efforts

Support requirements elicitation, prioritization, validation, and documentation

Document process changes as needed for improved business processes

Participate in the planning, conducting, and evaluation of testing activities

Provide guidance and serve as a liaison between the development team, vendor, and project stakeholders to report and resolve issues

Provide meeting agendas and meeting minutes for specified meetings

Support the creation and submission of project documentation and coordinate approval of all documentation

Assist with implementation support and outcome documentation

Be knowledgeable of, adhere to, and contribute to established digital accessibility regulations and standards

The Senior BA will perform various testing and validation activities surrounding the EPS Modernization iterative releases as agreed upon by the project's governance team. The Senior BA will perform the following testing support activities:

Create test scripts

Prepare test data

Execute and support user acceptance testing (UAT)

Coordinates and tests accessibility conformance

Document testing outcomes, identify gaps, and report system defects and issues

Collaborate and triage found issues and track to ensure timely resolution

The Senior BA will compile testing documentation into reports that include various documents such as:

Test Scripts and Outcomes Reports

The Senior BA will provide design and implementation support services surrounding the implementation of the EPS Modernization releases. Sample services include:

Supporting Go-Live activities

Capturing and communicating implementation schedule changes

Updating project documentation based on implementation outcomes

Maintain work products and track modifications through the BA Services documentation change management processes

The Senior BA will compile implementation documentation into Implementation Outcome Reports that include various documents such as:

Session Notes

Requirements Change Management Reports

Recommendations for subsequent Go-Live planning