Job Description :
Business Analyst
Richmond, VA
1-year contract
The rate is depending upon experience
The direct client will disclose during the interview
H1 B Transfer consultants preferred or C2C, W2 contract, 1099
Experience needed 8-10 years’ experience resumes
Our Client is looking for a Business Analyst to join their team! The Business Analyst uses methodologies, analytical techniques and an understanding of business processes to establish clear project guidelines between business and IT units. The BA will be responsible for facilitating, gathering and documenting key business requirements as well as testing and assuring the quality of project initiatives. (Execution of defined processes will be required until additional resources are assigned/acquired to perform the processes. Manual data manipulation may be required to make data conform to desired output until appropriate system enhancements are developed to automate processes The individual in this position is required to have a keen understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and how it impacts the scope and timeline of a project. The individual in this role will also have the qualifications to interpret business needs from project stakeholders and align them with projects leveraging technologies. The BA will then ensure, together with the Business leaders and our IT partners, that the requirements are accurately translated into application development requests in accordance with business practices and methodologies. The BA will be working across a range of projects complex and simple, and with multiple business units such as Operations and Information Technology.
Top 3 Skills:
1 - BA that is able to spearhead requirement gathering (ie understanding of how to improve business processes by sitting with users) Some processes are not clearly defined, so candidate will need seek out SMEs/vendors for various aspects of processes to piece together requirements, document the processes and execute processes until additional resources are assigned/acquired to execute processes.
2 - Experience leading projects in the past (Team Lead, Project Coordinator, Project Admin roles)
They are currently using MS project and MS SharePoint to track (but don't have to have experience)
3 - Optimal candidate will possess report writing skills (i.e. Crystal Reports), proficient in Excel and limited SQL Server experience. These skills may be necessary to refine data during an interim period until processes can be improved with system enhancements.