Job Description :
Title: Business Analyst
Location: Lansing, MI
Duration: 12 Months
Description:
Years of Experience:
4-7 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Job requires a skillset with an emphasis on infrastructure and SDLC and can work well with stakeholders.
Job Description:
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the IT business analysis/project/operations field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision of Lead BA and management with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment as needed.
- 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.
Skils:
- Infrastructure and SDLC knowledge
- Requirements Elicitation and Documentation
- Customer Service
- System Documentation
- Problem Solving and Resolution Skills
- Agile/Scrum Experience
- Testing Coordination, Documentation, and Facilitation
- Analytical Skills
- Decision Making Skills