Business Analyst

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. The Company is not able to take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time for this position or commit to doing so in the future for individuals with current authorization to work via, for example, CPT or OPT, and would need sponsorship in the future.
Position Summary
This position will work within the Software Development group to facilitate change and improvement in front, mid, and back-office processes. Process change and improvement are primarily achieved through continued improvement and implementation of TPS's proprietary flagship system, PowerTools Platform (PTP).

The primary responsibility of the Business Analyst is to assess overall business objectives within one or more business groups and design business processes in such a way that they may be effectively modeled and configured within the PTP environment. The Business Analyst must also apply a broad knowledge of business strategies, industry specifics, and various technical functions to accurately implement change and anticipate organizational impacts. Training will be provided for PowerTools Platform and other internally developed tools; Business Analysts will internalize the lessons from these training courses and apply lessons learned to a wide range of situations.

Essential Job Functions

• Understand business analysis and process design
• Utilize PTP functionality to satisfy business requirements and business process design
• Gain proficiency with data visualization tools and learn to incorporate best practices
• Read and understand contracts and/or legal documents to facilitate business setup and design
• Ability to effectively document processes, solutions, and decisions
• Work as a liaison among stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate, validate, and document data and system requirements that may result in changes to business processes, policies, and systems
• Develop familiarity with business functions, as well as established priorities and sequences for processes
• Develop business relationships and integrate activities with various IT departments to ensure successful implementation and support project efforts
• Monitor and report to management on the status of project efforts, anticipating/identifying issues that inhibit the attainment of project goals and implementing corrective actions
• Dependable and predictable attendance is required

Education/Experience/Skills
Basic Requirements:

• Dedicated self-starter with a high level of initiative, assertiveness, curiosity, and inquisitiveness
• Quick study with the desire to continuously develop and grow professionally and personally
• Contributes ideas and builds off others' ideas
• A methodical and analytical approach to solving problems
• An ability to explain technical information to non-technical people
• Ability to work effectively, communicate, and relate to a wide variety of personalities at different levels
• Ability to effectively work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Detail-oriented; positive attitude; team-oriented

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science or Management Information Systems preferred
• Experience building complex and visually appealing data visualizations using tools like Tableau, PowerBI, Spotfire, etc.
• Experience with Object Oriented coding languages preferred
• Familiarity with application development the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) preferred
• Writing SQL queries to join and transform datasets
• Basic Git/GitHub usage for version control
• Familiarity with applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Exploratory analysis to support decision making

Benefits
At Tenaska we care about the wellbeing of our employees and their families. That's why we offer our employees a comprehensive benefit package. Benefits included below:

• Health, dental, vison, disability, and life insurance
• Excellent 401(k) plan
• Incentive-based, competitive salary packages
• Health/dependent care flex accounts
• Tuition assistance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Adoption benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Paid vacations and holidays
• Generous sick leave
• Charitable giving program
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Wellness programs

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