We are seeking a Business Analyst with leadership capabilities for a hybrid position (must be local to Austin) with our Austin, Texas client
We are seeking a self-driven, motivated Business Analyst with leadership capabilities who can work across technical teams, project managers, and business stakeholders for a hybrid position (must be local to Austin) with our Austin, Texas client. This role requires a Business Analyst with a strong project management focus who can coordinate multiple IT technical efforts, analyze requirements, and ensure the successful delivery of technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities for this position include:
Project & Technology Leadership
Lead and support multiple IT initiatives within the project portfolio.
Coordinate and manage technical project efforts across cross-functional teams.
Act as a lead Business Analyst or Scrum Master on technology projects.
Collaborate with project managers to ensure the successful execution of project plans.
Business Analysis
Analyze business and technical requirements for IT initiatives.
Gather, document, and validate requirements with stakeholders.
Translate business needs into technical and functional specifications.
Support solution design and ensure alignment with business objectives.
Project Management Support
Assist with IT project portfolio management activities.
Work closely with project managers to monitor project scope, priorities, and deliverables.
Coordinate with technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders to resolve issues and track progress.
Support prioritization of critical technology initiatives.
Technology Initiatives
Support infrastructure and system initiatives including:
Participate in planning and execution of enterprise technology projects.
SDLC & Agile Participation
Participate throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including:
Work Distribution (Approximate)
Project Management / Technology Coordination: ~70%
Business Analysis Activities: ~30%
Requirements:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in management information systems or business administration
Yrs Skills/Experience
8 Experience planning, eliciting, analyzing, and managing business requirements and monitoring throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC)
8 Experience leading simple and complex business process reengineering and transformation efforts that deliver efficiency improvements in quality and
customer experience
8 Experience performing a business relationship manager (liaison) role between functional and technical teams
8 Experience leading project teams and/or operational and strategic organizational efforts that involved managing changes and stakeholder
relationships, tracking and communicating performance, ensuring resource availability and allocation, coordinating third parties/vendors and delegating
tasks
8 Experience with projects addressing some of the following fields:
* data management, data quality, data warehousing, data modeling, data
migration and integration
* secure file transfers
* enterprise system analysis
* enterprise architecture
* information security principles
8 * Experience working in a scrum master role or in an agile scrum environment
8 Experience with information systems implementations and enhancements, enterprise level applications and resolution of issues with complex technology
components:
* M365 implementations
* SharePoint Online implementation
* SharePoint workflow automation
* File transfer processing
* New software security review and evaluation
8 Experience leading successful projects with information systems technologies hardware and software:
* servers, telephony, network, data center maintenance, disaster
recovery
* Identity access management
* information security improvements
* patching, upgrades and enhancements
Preferred:
Yrs Skills/Experience
8 Experience in a wide range of business environments including business consulting
8 Experience with a variety of system implementations and enhancements supporting business areas related to: building operations, finance, benefits
processing, procurement, contracts, legal, audit, human resources, vendor relations, project management, communications
8 Technical expertise and experience in business systems analysis, system configuration, information security, and internal control frameworks
8 Technical expertise and experience with reporting databases, database design development, data modeling, mapping
8 Technical expertise and experience conducting enterprise business analysis such as problem/opportunity analysis, business case and business architecture
development, feasibility studies and comprehensive risk assessments supporting value-based decision-making
8 Technical expertise and experience creating comprehensive system-level documentation, system implementation standards, and training materials for
users with varied levels of technical understanding
4 Experience with MS Azure DevOps for requirements management, and project implementation
4 Experience with project management software
Masters of Business of Administration (MBA), CCBA, CBAP, CSM, CSPO,
PMI-PBA, PMP, ITIL, ICGB, or related