Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst - Contract - Remote - $80.00 - $92.00/hr

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking a Senior Business Analyst in for a remote opportunity

Role Description

You will be part of the team supporting the internal systems for Marvel Comics. You should be comfortable being part of a cross-functional team and working with a diverse group of business stakeholders and technologists. We expect you to have a deep understanding of Business Analysis, to be passionate about technology and the business, to keep up with the latest trends, and to have ownership in your project
deliverables.

Project Initiation
Develops an understanding of customers' needs and applies it in researching potential solutions.
Participates in clarification, rationalization and documentation of project requests.
Participates in preparation of project initiation documents.
Application Development
Analyzes and documents relevant business processes.
Conducts interviews with customers to define functional requirements.
Participates during detailed design and/or configuration.
Participates in software selection process, where applicable.
Work closely with the development team to deliver quality solutions.
Participates in Integration Testing, including development of test plans, test cases and scenarios and documentation of results.
Conducts User Acceptance Testing on small to medium size projects.
Assists in the preparation of end user documentation, training materials, curriculum and schedule.
Conducts training classes, including train-the trainer, one-on-one and classroom style training.
Provides first line post implementation support to users regarding functional issues.
Participates in change management activities.
Production Support
Takes ownership of functional issues by identifying underlying problems, analyzing potential solutions and implementing system resolutions, including workarounds.
Provides front-line user support for Marvel Comics and related business applications. Work to be performed includes answering, documenting, analyzing, tracking, escalating and responding to application support requests.
Participates in functional analysis for production support activities.
Applies department change control policies & procedures.
Coordinates with other IT departments on integrated system support.
Conducts end-user training for supported business applications.
Test Planning
Works with business analysts and application developers to develop test plans based on functional specifications.
Develops additional testing documents based on test plan, such as test scenarios, test cases and test matrices.
Creates test data to support test execution.
Assists in the setup of test environments to mirror production environment.

Skills & Requirements

Works with clients and project team members to ensure requirements and development standards are met.
Executes test plans.
Validates and documents test results.
Makes recommendations to project team and Production Acceptance regarding "quality readiness".
Assists with test environment refreshes.
Adheres to QA and departmental standards.
Participates in project meetings as required.
Documents and tracks program defects.
Provides cursory analysis of defects to developers and other project team members.
Provides research assistance to developers and other project team members to resolve open defects.
3-5+ yrs of experience performing business analysis within a large covering both business and information technology domains
Ability to use querying languages to extract and analyze data (e.g. SQL)
3-5+ yrs of experience working with Oracle (Oracle R12 preferred)
Functional knowledge in as many of the following as: P2P, OTC, Project Accounting, Inventory, WIP, BOM
Experienced in using the standard Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft
Working knowledge of testing methodologies, tools and techniques Familiarity with standard IT practices related to business application developmentand implementation.
Understanding of the concepts behind distributed and multi-tiered applications, as well as SaaS and PaaS solutions.
Strong business process definition capabilities, including the ability to capture process flows visually according to standard methodologies
Responsive to business needs and highly motivated to improve the skills and capabilities of his/her organization
A sense of ownership and responsibility for delivery
Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies
Must be able to work independently, support several projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively
Bachelors Degree
Entertainment industry experience strongly preferred

Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there's a position you really want, you're fully prepared to get it.

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