Business Analyst

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or comparable discipline, or equivalent combination of experience, certification and education Six plus years of relevant experience analyzing business processes and data Experience working on technology and application development projects including developing technical requirements Experience developing functional and non-functional requirements Understanding of systems engineering concepts Ability to conduct cost/benefit analysis and business case development Demonstrate expertise in business analysis methods and modeling techniques Experience developing use cases Experience developing data and process flows Demonstrated understanding of client relationship management, process mapping and improvement, project management, and production support Demonstrated understanding of business analyst tools and techniques; demonstrated proficiency using MS Office and Visio tools

Roles and Responsiblities

Opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst supporting the application development and support needs of various Applications. This BA will be working closely with the business owner and stakeholders to identify business needs, document functional requirements, set priority and establish timelines and expectations on delivery. The BA will also be responsible for planning and managing User Acceptance Testing. Planning Ensures business opportunities and objectives are clearly articulated Performs current state analysis and/or root cause analysis as required Plans modeling techniques to be used in requirements analysis (scope, process, rule, data, interface models, etc.) Facilitates management of project scope, user acceptance, installation and deployment; helps determine metrics Performs feasibility analysis as required for projects Coordinates planning activities to meet objectives and timelines of overall program or project. Works with resource manager to forecast required time and resources Implements strategies for gathering, reviewing and analyzing data requirements Performs requirements elicitation using techniques per plan Documents requirements, establishes scope and objectives and determines strategy for evaluating requirements implementation in systems to achieve business goals Organizes requirements by release and other needed categories and sets up traceability matrix; articulates requirements relationships and dependencies Translates and simplifies requirements for appropriate use; performs gap analysis and requirements analysis working with technical team Prioritizes requirements and creates conceptual prototypes and mock-ups Performs requirements management and communication; apply best practices for effective communication and problem-solving Obtain requirements approvals per project plan; Uses requirements to drive the design or review of test cases, process change requests Provides consulting to all stakeholders regarding requirements management working with Project Management

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