Job Description :
Business Analyst 5
Richmond, VA
12 Months
Need Locals
GC and Citizens
Job Description:
The applicant will write detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs. Facilitate the business requirement gathering for creating RFPs and SOW’s. Document and provide knowledge transfer to the rest of the Enterprise Reporting Team for all solutions. The applicant will have familiarity with relational database concepts, client-server concepts, and web based solutions. The applicant must rely on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The applicant will perform a variety of tasks simultaneously working in a matrixed environment. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
Scope:
This position will be primarily responsible for analysis and documentation to support Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing work stream for ERP to include:
Gathering integration requirements for data to include identification and assessment of data sources and creation of source/target mappings
Identifying and documenting data transformation logic
Defining metadata and rules associated with data integration processes
Designing and implementing data cleanup processes
Adapting current integration processes to accommodate changes in source systems and new business user requirements
Gathering reporting requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience using an Business Intelligence reporting tool such as Oracle’s BI Publisher, Crystal Reports, IBM Cognos, SSRS, etc.
Experience with cubes and dimensional data warehouses is preferred
Experience with common integration or ETL tools is preferred
BSA Role
Provide business analysis support for project requests making sure to examine build vs. buy options that may be available and align with business strategic goals.
Work with technical teams to plan and conduct project design sessions prior to development iterations to identify and specify logical system design
Elicit and document business requirements, business processes and flows
Articulate and document user system requirements
Assist Product Owners with UAT, if needed
Make recommendations for the logical design of system enhancements
Understand how change to a component/application impacts the whole system
Work with Development Lead / System Engineer as liaison to communicate business requirements
Have full understanding of business vision
Make recommendations to business on best practices
Ensure SDLC processes are being followed
Proficiency with MS Office 2013 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio)
Document and gather requirements
Process Flows and Data Mapping
Cost / Benefit Analysis
Effectively facilitate meetings
Required Skills:
Experience with Business Systems Analysis software applications tools, and techniques.
Gathering integration requirements for data to include identification and assessment of data sources and creation of source/target mappings.
Defining metadata and rules associated with data integration processes.