Business Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies.
• Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective.
• Familiar with industry-standard business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc.
• Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
• · 8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Min 5 years of experience, served as a liaison between the Business community and Customer IT Teams (i.e., Architecture, Project Delivery, Application Sustain, etc.).
• Strong experience as a Data Analyst in analyzing raw data, and as a Business Analyst in requirements gathering, understanding technology, and any project management experience

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Years Required/Preferred Experience

• Required Extensive experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating business systems and user needs.
• Required Thorough understanding of the business analysis areas of knowledge and its associated activities and tasks.
• Required Experience participating in software development reviews and providing advice and assistance to other team members in analysis, design, and test.
• Required Experience performing or participating in unit testing, support system testing and user acceptance testing.
• Required Extensive skill in planning and organizing work to meet goals and complete multiple assignments without compromising accuracy.
• Required Thorough knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Required Extensive skill in effective verbal and written communications with both IT and business professionals and clients.
• Preferred Experience with the implementation of case management systems.
• Preferred Experience with Jira project management software.