Job Title: Appian Business Analyst
Location: Local to NJ as they will be working from the Piscataway, NJ location (Hybrid)
Job Type: C2C/W2/1099
Job Description:
We are seeking a
detail-oriented and proactive Appian Business Analyst to join our team.
The successful candidate will act as a vital link between the business
stakeholders and the development team, ensuring that requirements are
accurately captured, analyzed, and translated into effective Appian solutions.
This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to facilitate the
successful delivery of automation projects and process improvements.
Responsibilities:
• Elicits and documents
requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops,
business process descriptions, task and workflow analysis.
• Evaluates information gathered
from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, and synthesizes findings.
• Proposes actionable solutions
based on analysis.
• Serves as the conduit between the
customer community and the development team through which requirements
flow.
• Develops requirements
specifications using standard templates (e.g., Jira epics and stories).
• Works with developers and subject
matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyzes tradeoffs
between usability and performance needs.
• Liaises between business units,
technology teams, and support teams as needed.
• Effectively applies fundamental
concepts; works on assignments of moderate scope and complexity, with
limited oversight.
• Makes recommendations for
procedural changes and performs varied tasks requiring some originality or
ingenuity.
• Assists in user acceptance
testing (UAT) and documents testing results.
• Contributes to the continual
improvement of processes and methodologies.
• Supports end-user training and
provides post-implementation support.
• Keeps updated on Appian platform
features and industry best practices to drive innovative solutions.
• Ensures compliance with
organizational standards and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications:
• Proven experience as a Business
Analyst, in a BPM or low-code platform environment.
• Jira experience is must
• Strong understanding of Appian
platform and its components.
• Excellent analytical,
problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with
cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
education/experience.
• Up to 2 years of experience in
testing and/or systems background.
• Thorough understanding of
operational procedures and systems.
• Strong analytical,
problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and
as part of a team.
• Experience in requirements
gathering, process analysis, and documentation.
• Programming and/or IT background