ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

BUSINESS ANALYST SENIOR

Job Location:

Address:

Information Technology (IT) Bureau
701 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details:

Salary:  $77,760.00 - $93,000.00

Grade: 26

Closing Date: 3/12/2025

Job Summary:

Are you an expert in Information Technology (IT) and business administration? Are you certified in Project Manager Institute (PMI) or Project Manager Professional (PMP)? Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Join our team of IT professionals. Apply today!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for a Business Analyst Senior for our agency’s IT department who directly reports to the Senior Program Manager in the PMO. This position works across departments and external entities to gather, analyze, organize, and document business and functional requirements for assigned projects. Conducts quality assurance checks, works with users to write test scripts, initiates test programs, works with vendors to design modification activities and any documentation of programs and changes. Includes working with cross-functional internal teams and project managers to manage timelines, risks, issues, and team activities. Carries out of the agency's key business processes specific to various applications while contributing to the calculated planning of information systems and upgrades. Also works with project managers to prepare and deliver informative, well-organized presentations and project status reviews to stakeholders including process owners and customers.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

- Gathers, analyzes, and documents user requirements/requests, enhancements and changes
- Interfaces with vendors to complete requirements
- Interfaces with stakeholders, cross-functional teams and end-users to organize all requirements and project data
- Manages, plans and implements various project activities under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Project Manager
- Adheres to repeatable project management standards and practices where possible, and may require defining new approaches while assisting in resolving conflicts specific to the focus area or across functional teams
- Coordinates activities between team and vendors
- Reviews vendor program documentation and Instructions for the operating systems
- Assists with the creation and coordination of training materials, end-user training, implementations, and deployments
- Manages deadlines and completes work to contribute to overall project timelines
- Presents project status reports to executive leadership and other stakeholders
- Coordinates project intake processes and completes all project-related documentation specific to their role
- Confers with the supervisor and users to resolve questions about program input/output requirements, parameters, modifications and other relevant matters
- Ensures corrective action is taken to meet agreed project timelines and customer requirements
- Works cross-functionally to solve problems, implement project changes and analyze potential project risks
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

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