Business Analyst - Business Analysis

10+ Years

ESSENTIAL DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Effectively capture business requirements to write clear user scenarios
- Participate in the process to translate business requirements/user stories into defined specifications including communicating with systems analysts and developers to clarify information
- Conduct Joint Application Development sessions with the business users to elicit requirement
- Ability to work in an Agile project team
- Communicate effectively with business stakeholders to acquire user feedback and refine requirements
- Assist with defining test cases per the specifications including clear acceptance criteria
- Assist with the execution of test cases and validate solution meets defined specifications
- Validation Testing - Execute system testing when assigned, lead/facilitate user acceptance testing, ensuring that the software delivered fulfills established use cases and specifications
- Mentor junior level business analysts when called upon
- Assist the Product Managers with smaller projects and operational tasks as lead when assigned.

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE:

- Bachelors degree in computer science, business, or equivalent technical degree required
- At least 5 years experience in an analyst role and/or related business experience, preferably with a focus on the Sourcing space
- High level of comfort working with custom developed . NET Applications
- Experience with software development methodologies and processes, including both package and custom development solutions
- Exposure to product based solution and use case definition
- Experience with defining and maintaining artifacts for the BA practice area
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group; executives, managers, and subject matter experts
- Highly organized and self-driven individual with ability to multi-task and perform in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously

Requirements Gathering and Analysis:

• Working knowledge of requirement management processes and requirement analysis processes, tools methodologies.
• Able to analyze the impact of change requested/ enhancement/ defect fix and identify dependencies or interrelationships among requirements transition requirements for engagement.

Process Modeling:

• Familiarity with standard process modeling notations and tools.
• Ability to create basic process models.

Data Analysis:

• Proficient in various data analysis techniques and tools.
• Ability to perform complex data analysis tasks.
• Ability to conduct data analysis workshops and analyze business data.

Business Process Improvement:

• Familiarity with standard process improvement methodologies and tools.
• Ability to identify basic process improvement opportunities.

Stakeholder Management:

• Familiarity with stakeholder management techniques.
• Ability to manage basic stakeholder relationships.

Solution Design:

• Awareness of solution design techniques.
• Can create simple solution designs using established design patterns and guidelines, to meet business requirements under guidance.

Accountability:

• Takes responsibility for and ensures accuracy of own work, as well as the work and deadlines of the team.

Collaboration:

• Participates in team activities and reaches out to others in team to achieve common goals.

Agility:

• Demonstrates a willingness to accept and embrace differing ideas or perceptions which are beneficial to the organization.

Customer Focus:

• Displays awareness of customers stated needs and gives priority to meeting and exceeding customer expectations at or above expected quality within stipulated time.

Communication:

• Targets communications for the appropriate audience, clearly articulating and presenting his/her position or decision.

Drives Results:

• Sets realistic stretch goals for self others to achieve and exceed defined goals/targets.