Lead Business Analyst, 06 Months, Richmond, VA (On Site) , Client : State of Virginia, **Candidate must work onsite at the downtown Richmond, Virginia office.
Lokesh Kaveri
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Title: Lead Business Analyst
Location: Richmond, VA (On Site)
Duration : 06 Months
Client : State of Virginia
Job Description:
Experienced Lead Business Analyst
The Lead Business Analyst is a strategic, people‑focused role responsible for improving the quality, consistency, and impact of Business Analysis across the organization. This position combines mentorship, facilitation, and strong analytical leadership to strengthen requirements, improve delivery outcomes, and support alignment between busine ss and technology teams.
You will serve as a servant leader for a team of 8 to 10 Business Analysts. You will remove obstacles, coach their growth, and promote strong BA practices. This role is ideal for someone who leads through influence, builds trust quickly, and enjoys helping teams reach clarity and shared understanding.
Key Responsibilities
1. Standards and Requirements
- Establish, refine, and promote consistent BA methods, templates, and documentation standards.
- Ensure high‑quality requirements such as BRDs, RTMs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and data requirements.
- Validate requirements to confirm business value, technical feasibility, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Provide clear and constructive feedback to improve BA deliverables and reduce rework.
- Ensure BA outputs are accurate, complete, and delivered on time to support project milestones.
- Support testing approaches that include functional, non‑functional, and data‑related needs.
2.Support Teams and Build Alignment
- Create a collaborative and supportive environment across business units, IT teams, and vendor partners.
- Act as a trusted liaison who brings clarity and alignment to complex business needs.
- Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and cross‑team discussions that support decision‑making.
- Support change management through clear and proactive communication.
- Work with product owners, project managers, and leadership to prioritize requirements, manage risks, and maintain project momentum.
3.Communicate Clearly and Influence Decisions
- Communicate complex ideas in a clear and simple way for executives, technical teams, and end users.
- Translate business needs into structured, actionable requirements and documentation.
- Present recommendations, findings, and updates to senior leadership with confidence.
- Produce well‑organized documentation that supports planning and solution design.
4. Coach and Develop the BA Team
- Mentor and develop Business Analysts, building confidence and strong analytical skills.
- Identify opportunities to improve BA processes, tools, and team capabilities.
- Lead improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, and quality across the BA function.
- Ensure alignment with leadership and the team before introducing new methods or standards.
- Remove roadblocks, provide direction, and address risks that affect BA performance.
- Model accountability, transparency, and a commitment to high‑quality work.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field
- 7 or more years of Business Analyst experience, including at least 3 years mentoring or leading analysts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Solid understanding of elicitation techniques, requirements documentation, and process modeling
- Experience with Agile methods such as Scrum or Kanban
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience with enterprise‑level or multi‑module systems
- Proficiency with BA and ALM tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
Preferred
- Experience shaping BA practice standards or contributing to a BA Center of Excellence
- Background in data governance, data integration, or data quality
- Familiarity with testing methods and ALM or automated testing tools
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to use data for insights
Skills and Competencies
- Servant leadership and mentoring
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Analytical mindset and focus on continuous improvement
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement and facilitation
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and support several projects at once
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and process modeling tools
Skills:
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Skill |
Required / Desired |
Amount |
of Experience |
|
Business Analysis - Expert level knowledge in business analysis functions (requirements, stakeholder management, testing, etc) |
Required |
10 |
Years |
|
Leadership - Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience leading and guiding experienced teams. |
Required |
7 |
Years |
|
Communication - Effectively conveying ideas to both technical and non-technical teams at various levels of an organization |
Required |
7 |
Years |
|
Stakeholder Management - Ablity to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders within the organization |
Required |
7 |
Years |
|
Support - Guide and help experienced professionals in achieving their goals and support in removing obsticles. |
Required |
7 |
Years |
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Lokesh Kaveri
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Title: System Administrator
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
Duration : 06 Months
Client : State of Virginia
Job id: 791969
Job Description:
Provides senior-level enterprise IT operations support, including system monitoring, batch processing, incident response, and production support. Coordinates with technical teams
to ensure system availability, stability, and timely issue resolution.
The Systems Operations Contractor provides advanced operational and service desk support by responding to production problem reports, service requests, and project-related operational needs. This includes researching complex issues, communicating status and next steps to stakeholders, documenting activities in service management systems, and ensuring issues are resolved in accordance with established workflows and timelines.
The contractor maintains and updates operational documentation, including runbooks and playbooks, to ensure procedures remain accurate and effective. The role also involves consulting with application support, development, and operations teams to support system changes, new functionality, deployments, and ongoing production readiness. This includes reviewing technical documentation, identifying operational risks, and communicating potential impacts to management.
Participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation is required as part of a team-based operations model. The contractor is expected to manage multiple priorities, work independently with minimal supervision, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and consistently demonstrate sound judgment, professionalism, and customer service orientation.
Skills:
|
Skill |
Required / Desired |
Amount |
of Experience |
|
Enterprise systems monitoring and incident response across Linux and Windows environments. |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Production operations support for online, batch, and file transfer systems. |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Batch job scheduling, execution, and failure analysis using enterprise schedulers such as BMC Control-M or equivalent. |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
Root cause analysis and troubleshooting of system, application, and infrastructure issues. |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
ITIL-aligned operational support, including incident, problem, and service request management. |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
Service desk and customer support skills, including clear communication of technical issues to non-technical stakeholders. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
Operational documentation development and maintenance, including runbooks and playbooks. |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
Ability to work independently while coordinating with cross-functional technical teams. |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Strong written and verbal communication skills for documenting issues, workflows, and resolutions. |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Ability to support a 24x7 operations environment, including on-call rotation. |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
UNIX / Linux administration experience, including CRON scheduling and shell scripting (BASH, Perl). |
Highly desired |
3 |
Years |
|
Familiarity with enterprise monitoring and alerting tools. |
Desired |
2 |
Years |
|
Experience supporting large, multi-user enterprise environments. |
Desired |
2 |
Years |
|
Knowledge of application lifecycle support and production readiness practices. |
Desired |
3 |
Years |
Lokesh Kaveri
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Title: Oracle HCM Technical/Functional
Location: Richmond, VA (Remote)
Duration : 06 Months
Client : State of Virginia
Job Description:
Oracle HCM Technical/Functional resource for Oracle HCM SAAS system administration/ Development, configuration set up, Report and Dashboard development, security,
workflow and journeys to support Redwood conversion and maintenance across HCM modules
Oracle HCM Technical/Functional resource for Oracle HCM SAAS system administration work specific to configuration set up and maintenance, Report and Dashboard development, complex issue resolution, security enhancements, HDL and interface activities.
Would be tasked with helping create new and make updates to existing set up/configurations and develop enhancements in Prod environment. Including working with functional and IT teams to asses and mitigate impact of upcoming patches and logging/working SRs
to resolution with Internal business, technical and Oracle teams. And providing critical configuration and technical help to support migration to Redwood of implemented modules and support new module implementation when and where needed
Specific tasks :
Report enhancements to add subject area reports and make the existing reports available in report or dashboard format using RFT, OTBI, and BI tools and implementing Data Fusion analytics
Creating new journeys- specifically contextualized and guided to support and enhance transactional processes
Provide technical expertise to production enhancement activities related to Talent areas such as performance evaluations, touch points, goals and talent review and succession planning set up
Work with IT and functional teams to facilitate conversion from Responsive UI to Redwood for existing functionality and enhancements possible via this conversion. Including HCM, Talent Management, Compensation, Health and Safety, Help Desk/Knowledge Center,
Case Management, Succession Planning
Assist with complex user issue resolution
Work with functional and technical teams to address functional changes in system modules including ORC, Comp, HCM, Health and Safety, Case Management/help desk, Profiles, Learning etc.
Support, build and set up HDL and interfaces activities. This will be critical but not limited to for support in position workforce structures, job and position profiles.
Skills:
|
Skill |
Required / Desired |
Amount |
of Experience |
|
Ability to create, edit, reports via RTF, BI, OTBI in Oracle HCM/Data Fusion analytics |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
Ability to create Dashboards - global and secured |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
set up and configuration of HCM modules - Core, Talent, compensation, Recruiting, Help Desk, Safety, ORC, learning |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
ability to create and maintain journeys including contextualized, guided and regular |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
familiarity with trouble shooting end user issues |
Highly desired |
3 |
Years |
|
Experience with HR functional teams |
Highly desired |
3 |
Years |
|
Ability to set up and trouble shoot transactional workflows |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
Experience with gathering functional user requirements and translating to deliverable |
Highly desired |
3 |
Years |
|
creating testing scripts to support functional changes |
Desired |
|
|
|
Experience with creating automated integrations |
Highly desired |
|
|
|
Experience HDL loads |
Required |
|
|
|
Experience creating forms |
Nice to have |
|
|
Lokesh Kaveri
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Title: TMA Administrator (Web TMA / CMMS Administrator)
Location: Fayetteville, NC (Remote)
Duration : 12 Months
Client : State of North Carolina
Job Description:
TMA Administrator (Web TMA / CMMS Administrator)
Primary Purpose of the Position
The TMA Administrator provides enterprise-level administration, oversight, and optimization of Fayetteville State University’s Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS), currently Web TMA. This position is responsible for maintaining system integrity, supporting facilities operations through data-driven reporting, enhancing workflow automation, and ensuring alignment with University policies, UNC System standards, and regulatory requirements.
The role serves as the central functional and technical liaison between Facilities Management, Information Technology Services, and other campus stakeholders to ensure CMMS performance, scalability, and operational excellence.
Primary Responsibilities
1. CMMS Administration & System Management
- Administer and manage the University’s Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS), including configuration, data integrity, and user access.
- Execute and monitor established procedures for corrective, preventive, routine, and predictive maintenance plans.
- Develop and refine workflows to improve efficiency and service delivery.
- Expand CMMS capabilities to support additional departments as directed.
- Maintain and update related policies, procedures, and documentation.
- Implement industry best practices to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.
2. Reporting & Data Analytics
- Create and distribute standard and custom reports including preventive maintenance compliance, work order tracking, backlog management, and asset lifecycle reporting.
- Develop dashboards using Power BI or similar tools to support leadership decision-making.
- Perform routine database reviews to ensure space inventory, asset records, and equipment documentation are current and accurate.
- Support capital planning, asset replacement forecasting, and operational performance metrics through data analysis.
3. Workflow Optimization & Strategic Alignment
- Analyze and enhance workflows within Facilities Management to improve service response times and operational efficiency.
- Align CMMS functionality with FSU’s Strategic Plan and Enterprise Operations objectives.
- Support compliance with regulatory, safety, and UNC System reporting requirements.
- Participate in system upgrades, testing, validation, and implementation initiatives.
4. Technical Support & Integration
- Serve as primary liaison between Facilities Management and Information Technology Services for CMMS integrations.
- Support interfaces between WebTMA and related enterprise systems.
- Research and evaluate software and hardware enhancements to support operational needs.
- Provide just-in-time support for complex system or workflow issues.
5. Training & Customer Support
- Develop training materials and user guides for CMMS users.
- Deliver 1:1 and small group training sessions for Facilities staff and campus partners.
- Provide regular communication and updates to service requestors.
- Serve as backup support for work order intake processes when necessary.
Work Schedule
This position primarily works Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Facilities Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience
- Minimum 1–3 years of experience in software administration, database support, or application management.
- Experience working with stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into system solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience administering Web TMA or other CMMS platforms in a higher education environment.
- Working knowledge of building systems and facilities operations.
- Experience with Power BI or similar data visualization tools.
- Familiarity with capital planning systems, asset lifecycle management, or APPA best practices.
- Ability to interpret construction documents and technical drawings.
Competencies
- Analytical and data-driven decision-making
- Service excellence and customer orientation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Process improvement mindset
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills
Skills:
|
Skill |
Required / Desired |
Amount |
of Experience |
|
Previous experience working with Web TMA |
Required |
1 |
Years |
|
Experience in software administration, database support, or application management. |
Required |
1 |
Years |
|
Experience working with stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into system solutions. |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities. |
Required |
3 |
Years |
Lokesh Kaveri
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Title: Oracle HCM Technical/Functional
Location: Richmond, VA (Remote)
Duration : 12 Months
Lokesh Kaveri
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Title: AWS Data Engineer / Database Migration Engineer
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
Duration: 06 Months
Client: State of Virginia
Job Description:
We are seeking a Database Administrator / Data Engineer with strong experience in migrating on-premises databases to AWS. The candidate will support data platform modernization by assisting with database migration, Python-based data processing, and building AWS data pipelines supporting applications using Amazon RDS and DynamoDB.
Responsible for supporting SQL Server/Cloud BAU operations. supports production stability and performance monitoring by building operational metrics and dashboards for database performance. Develop data quality and performance dashboards to monitor system efficiency and ensure reliable data for reporting and analytics.
The role requires hands-on experience in database migration, data modeling, and AWS data services.
Must Have Skills (Screening Required)
1. On-Prem SQL server to AWS and snowflake source Data Migration experience
• Experience migration/archiving databases from on-premises environments to AWS
• Experience with AWS Database Migration Service(DMS) or similar tools preferred
2. AWS Database Technologies
• Strong experience with:
• Amazon RDS
• DynamoDB
3. Python for Data Processing
• Experience developing Python scripts for data creation, transformation, and data loads
4. Data Pipeline Development
• Experience building AWS-based data pipelines
• Familiarity with services such as:
• S3, Glue, Lambda
5. Data Modeling
• Experience designing logical and physical data models
• Ability to support application teams with schema design
Preferred Skills
• Experience with AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)and data migration service (DMS)
• Experience working with large datasets and ETL pipelines
• Knowledge of data lake architecture
• Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Dynamo Db
• Experience supporting application data environments
Experience Required
• 5+ years in Database Administration, Data Engineering, or similar role
• 3+ years of AWS and Snowflake experience
Responsibilities
• Support migration of on-prem databases to AWS
• Develop Python scripts for data generation and bulk loads
• Build and maintain AWS-based data pipelines
• Design and support data models
• Support application teams using RDS and DynamoDB
• Assist with data validation, migration testing, and performance tuning
|
Skill |
Required / Desired |
Amount |
of Experience |
|
On-Prem SQL server to AWS and snowflake source Data Migration experience |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Experience migration/archiving databases from on-premises environments to AWS |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Experience with Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) and AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) or similar tools preferred |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Experience developing Python scripts for data creation, transformation, and data loads |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Experience building AWS-based data pipelines using s3, Glue, Lambda |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Experience supporting application data environments, Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Dynamo Db |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Hands on experience in using AWS db services including S3, RDS, Postgres, DynamoDB, and Snowflake. |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Core experience of configure data management practices on AWS using native services such as AWS Glue, AWS Data Zone, AWS Glue Data Catalog, API Gateway |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
Familiarity with version control using tools like Github, and AWS Code Pipeline |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
5+ years in Database Administration, Data Engineering, or similar role (AWS, Snowflake) and Sql server |
Required |
5 |
Years |
Lokesh Kaveri
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Title: Senior Scrum Master
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months
Client: State of Virginia
Job Description:
The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic
and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently
driving a culture of continuous improvement.
Liaison & Communication
· Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
· Communicate with other management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues.
· Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, develop high quality user stories, estimating and delivery)
Development
· Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
· Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
· Maintain process documentation.
· Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Application Support
· Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
· Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
· Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.
Management
· Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.
· Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process.
· Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.
· Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
· Empower the team to self-organize.
Position Requirements
Formal Education & Certification
· Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
· Must be a Certified Scrum Master,
· Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus
Knowledge & Experience
· Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.
· Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
· Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
· Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages.
· Ability to understand technical issues.
Personal Attributes
· Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
· Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
· Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
· Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
· Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
· Collaborative in driving decisions.
· Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
|
Skill |
Required / Desired |
Amount |
of Experience |
|
Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
· Must be a Certified Scrum Master, |
Required |
5 |
Years |
|
· Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus |
Required |
3 |
Years |
|
· Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred. |
Highly desired |
4 |
Years |
|
· Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. |
Highly desired |
4 |
Years |
|
· Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. |
Highly desired |
4 |
Years |
|
· Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages. |
Highly desired |
4 |
Years |
|
· Ability to understand technical issues. |
Highly desired |
4 |
Years |
|
· Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
· Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
· Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
· Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
· Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
· Collaborative in driving decisions. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
· Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. |
Required |
4 |
Years |
|
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. |
Required |
4 |
Years |