Requirements
- Equivalent to possession of a bachelor’s degree, preferably with major course work in computer science.
- 10+ years experience of IT overall experience.
- 7+ years experience designing and implementing large, enterprise-wide applications.
- 5+ years of experience as business systems analyst, eliciting and documenting requirements, documenting functional specifications, use cases, training materials, and conducting training.
- Experience with the principles of full life cycle systems design and development.
- Experience with the system analysis and requirements gathering principles and techniques.
- Experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML) tools and techniques.
- Experience with quality assurance test methodologies and techniques.
- Experience with the principles and techniques of systems implementation including conversion, data reconciliation, user training, and documentation.
- Thorough knowledge of relational database management systems concepts.
- Experience using SQL to write ad-hoc queries needed to support analysis and testing activities.
- Extensive experience eliciting and documenting functional requirements, designing and documenting proposed business processes, and developing functional specifications.
- Extensive experience developing and executing test plans and test scripts.
- Extensive experience developing training materials.
- Extensive experience conducting training staff in the use and operation of custom applications.
- Excellent analytical capabilities and the ability to breakdown complex ideas into manageable pieces.
- Excellent verbal, written, analytical and communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
- Demonstrated experience adhering to project plans and schedules.
- Proficiency with MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Project, and Visio.
Nice to Have
- Recent experience within government agencies or public bodies with projects of a similar type.
- Experience with tools used to develop web-site page designs, such as Dreamweaver and Photoshop.
- Experience with Agile development processes and techniques.
- Experience using application development tools, including Clear Quest, Subversion, and To, and Toad.
- Knowledge of system test plan development and automated testing software.
- Knowledge of other technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML).
