Senior Business Analysts/Consultants-3 positions!

Established in 1996, Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) is a global information technology solution provider. VIP's unwavering commitment to understand the business needs and goals of its customers allows the company to partner with clients to increase business performance, mitigate risk and resolve challenges. The VIP family of solutions includes business intelligence and data integration, human capital management, technology integration and operations, quality management, management consulting, and SAP professional services. For more than 12 years, VIP has delivered quality solutions nationwide to more than 900 clients that include various industries in the commercial sector as well as federal, state and local government. VIP maintains its headquarters in Folsom, California with a foreign subsidiary headquartered in Bangalore, India. With 800 staff, VIP was among the Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S. as published by INC Magazine and was named the Best Place to Work in Sacramento. For more information, visit www.vipconsulting.com or email at moreinfo@vipconsulting.com .

VIP is looking for 3 Business Analysts/Consultants to support a long term project in Sacramento. The team of Business Analysts/Consultants will be responsible for the following:
-Serve as advocates for ISAWS counties, participate in the ISAWS System Development Lifecycle and encourage and coordinate the participation of the counties.
-Manage the criteria by which the Client committees prioritize MCRs.
-Prepare a semi-annual MCR prioritization plan based on Client needs as determined by the Client.
-Participate in the weekly Change Control Board (CCB) meeting.
-Prepare and chair the monthly stakeholder meeting
-Work with the maintenance Vendor to pursue and receive policy clarification from State agencies.
-Review and comment on Vendor deliverables through every phase of the  System Development Cycle. Deliverables may include: Impact Analysis, MCR Planning Document, Requirements, Functional Design, System Detail Design, Integrated Testing Plan & Results, Regression Testing Plan & Results, County  Change Summary, and Post Implementation Report.
-Promote, encourage, and coordinate the participation of the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as part of the MCR Integrated Team.
-Promote, encourage, and coordinate the participation of Client staff in the testing phase.
-Attend and participate in the Daily System Status meetings.
-Attend and participate in the weekly Application Status meeting.
-Assist in the development of manual processes in lieu of automated solutions as migration draws closer.
-Facilitate the Monthly/Quarterly Ad Hoc/Help Desk Committee Meetings
-Meet with the Customer Support Manager - Bi-weekly
-Provide Committee Feedback for MCR Closure
-Request/Monitor Ad Hoc/Help Desk Training activities
-Share information with the Central and Local Help Desks
-Attend and participate in bi-monthly Quick Fix and Minor Maintenance meetings.
-Review performance reports for adherence to Service Level Agreements
-Co-chair all committees and workgroups and develops and distributes communications in accordance with a well-defined Communications Plan.
-Respond to e-mail, telephone, and pager inquiries from the Client operations staff and other relative stakeholders.
-Provide support to Client through site visits, regional meetings, and workshops.
-Coordinate with Customer Support to send vital information to various departments/divisions regarding current or upcoming maintenance and operation initiatives.
-Develop manual processes in support of existing county business processes.
-Prepare a semi-annual MCR prioritization plan.
-Participate in process improvement workgroups to advocate best practices and bring forth the needs of the Client.

Qualifications
-Minimum of two (2) years of experience facilitating meetings.
-Minimum of two (2) years of experience using Microsoft Office Suite applications.
-Minimum of two (2) years experience with system development and/or maintenance best practices.
-Minimum of two (2) years experience in communicating customer business needs.
-Minimum of two (2) years of Welfare Program/Regulations experience in any combination of the following programs:
--TANF/CalWORKs 
-- Foster Care
--Food Stamps
--Medi-Cal
--Refugee Cash Assistance
--WTW
-Minimum of two (2) years of experience in county business practices.
-Minimum of two (2) years of experience with large-scale mission critical systems comparable in size and complexity to the ISAWS and Welfare to Work systems.

Qualified and interested candidates, please send resumes to resumes@ats-tech.com for consideration.

Sorry, due to the number of applicants, we are unable to respond to inquiries by telephone. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. EOE/F/M/DV.