Job Description :
Sr Business Analyst
Lansing, MI
Long Term
Interview Type: In Person Interview on 3/29 and 4/03
Short Description: Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective.
Detailed Description: Years of Experience:
12-15 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Job Description:
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective. Familiar with industry standard (including Legacy, Core, and Emerging technologies), business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
Prepare and document Functional and Technical Specifications for reporting and data warehouse work. Assist with business warehouse/intelligence support and enhancements. Develops RFPs. Assist in deployment and management of end-user reporting tools and platforms. Work with IT and business project teams to understand reporting and data warehousing requirements and propose solutions. Document and provide knowledge transfer to the rest of the Enterprise Reporting Team for all solutions.
Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Familiar with relational database concepts, and client-server concepts. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a project manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
Skill Number of years of Experience Last Used
Practical, hands on experience with MS Office, and specifically, Powerpoint, and Visio.
Practical experience supporting executives in various capacities ranging from small work assignments, to developing presentations, to research.
Experience in a liaison role between cross functional teams and/or clients.
Experience documenting business requirements from technical specifications.
Fundamental understanding of IT networks, hardware and software.
Practical experience in traditional System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Practical experience in Agile
Experience on large complex IT projects
Fundamental understanding of one or more programming languages
Fundamental understanding of SQL and database design