The Business Analyst is responsible for the requirements and analysis phase of small to medium projects The Business Analyst is also responsible for ensuring that the final deliverable of a software development project meets all of the intended needs of the business. The Business Analyst will need to be able to understand the SDLC models and what their specific activities are to manage an application development project, deliver a solid set of requirements artifacts, to understand the project standards, and to maintain detailed and accurate documentation per all project standards.
- Develop, manage and lead various small to medium projects to include: development and management of project plans, define and deliver individual project deliverables as a part of the overall program deliverables, manage the expectations of all stakeholders, manage all project relationships, manage project teams in delivering the projects, communicate and manage tasks and activities to a schedule with the team, and provide feedback to team members as appropriate.
- Effectively manage smaller project efforts, to include: project plan, scope/budget/resource management, time management (activities & task planning), communications, risk management, preliminary testing, user training, ongoing maintenance and support.
- Perform requirements gathering and analysis to include: analytical techniques, interview techniques, data gathering techniques, current system documentation, business modeling methods, business process, rules and logic, data gathering to solve complex issues, development of implementation plans, development of requirements, JAD sessions and key analytical troubleshooting.
- Develop and implement test plans/scenarios to ensure successful delivery of a project.
- Lend support to various business and technology teams as necessary during project delivery.
- Accurately determine, assign, track and manage project task, activity, documentation, time information per internal standards. Accurately assess the risks associated with each solution design/project.
Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree plus at least one year related experience; or at least three years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field is highly desired.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Thorough working knowledge of the SDLC models/methodologies, IT systems and their direct implementation to projects.
- Ability to apply common, object-oriented modeling techniques, including use case, activity and sequence diagrams.
- Experience in data gathering and facilitation techniques (i.e. meetings and JAD sessions).
- Strong analytical and planning skills/experience with software development projects.
- Communicate effectively in both verbal (i.e. day-to-day discussions, team meetings) and written (requirements and design specifications) form, as well as have an overall ability to be clear and concise in all communications.
- Effectively manage multiple priorities.
- Effectively work with technical personnel through the delivery of software development projects.
- Strong business and systems analysis skills, test planning and testing skills, troubleshooting skills and experience with numerous environments and architectures.
- Experience with applying and general knowledge of various analysis and gathering approaches, methodologies and models including use case, activity and sequence diagrams.
- Experience in data gathering and facilitation techniques (i.e. meetings and JAD sessions).
- Attention to detail skills through prior experience at the strategic and tactical/implementation levels.
- Travel is required at 10% of the time.