Business and Systems Analyst

Location: Evanston, IL

Job type: contract to hire

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a hard-working professional individual. This position requires an individual with strong interpersonal communication, project management capabilities, and analytical and documentation skills to coordinate the maintenance and development of various application and infrastructure projects for the corporation. This individual will work with IT vendors, internal business and technical staff, and external subject matter experts to gather and document the business and system requirements and oversee the design, testing, and implementation efforts. This individual will facilitate the resolution of system issues, design and implement the solutions to approved system enhancements, and perform project SDLC management. All of this must be accomplished in a cost-effective manner to help the corporation meet the full potential of its mission.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Business, or related field
• 3-5 years of experience in business and systems analysis
• 3-5 years of project management experience
• Strong analytical and project management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with a diverse group of executives, managers, subject matter experts, and vendors in a detail-oriented, professional organization with extremely high standards
• Must be able to work independently and with groups of various sizes

Desired Experience/Skills:

• PMI certification
• Any certification in Agile or Scrum methodologies
• Demonstrate ability to learn and strong desire to learn
• Experience with systems engineering concepts
• Experience with multiple project/SDLC methodologies desired (e.g., waterfall, Agile/Scrum)
• Experience working with Microsoft Teams Foundation Server (TFS) or similar project tracking software
• Experience with test management software
• Experience with web-based application projects
• Experience with managing project teams from various vendors in dynamic office environments (on-premises and remote working)
• Experience with relational database technologies (ability to run complex SQL queries)
• Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Effective people management (soft skills) to foster and grow highly performing collaborative teams
• Experience with secondary or post-secondary educational institutions is a plus