Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Atlanta, GA
Duration: 12 Months
Note: Selected candidates need to be on board Onsite. They need to pick their on- boarding documents and equipment manually. No expenses will be paid for travelling
Job Description:
The Business Analyst will support the SHINES Application within the Office of Information Technology and will be responsible for interfacing with the business unit to review requirements, lead JAD sessions, schedule meetings, prepare test plans, and create system requirement documents for use by system analysts to produce detailed design documents for specific projects.
Role and Responsibilities:
Facilitates training for business users
Analyzes business requirements and proposes effective and user-friendly solutions to business stakeholders
Assists in the development phase and serves as a strong liaison between development team and business stakeholders
Consults with vendors or technical staff to ensure functionality of automated system is consistent with laws, regulations and best practice standards; ensures that users adhere to relevant laws, regulations and best practice standards
Develops change management plans for transition to new or upgraded systems
Document's business processes for users of new or upgraded system
Participate in evaluation of new technologies or solutions to improve service and efficiency of systems
Participates in establishment of standards and procedures to be used in development of systems
Provides customer support for maintenance of systems
Researches and analyzes system/user problems by applying a variety of analytical and research techniques
Tests or coordinates testing of new installations or upgrades
Performs other professional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university
AND
Five (5) years' experience as an IT Business Analyst (requirements gathering, business process
mapping.)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience implementing business analysis techniques.
Experience with various project life cycles and methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, project management, etc.)
Experience executing project life cycle from end to end and involvement in all phases of project life cycle.
Experience with Use Case Modeling [e.g., Specifications, Packages, Diagrams]
Experience facilitating user requirements sessions
Experience conducting Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions
Experience supporting the business in conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Experience writing use cases
Excellent analytical skills
Experience documenting Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs) and Traceability Matrices
Excellent oral, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
Strong proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, Visio and/or standard software applications typically used in a corporate office environment
Required/Desired Skills
Skill Matrix
Skill Matrix |
Technology | Years of Experience |
Overall IT Experience | |
Communication (1 - 10) | |
A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field | |
Experience implementing business analysis techniques | |
Experience with various project life cycles and methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, project management, etc.) | |
Experience executing project life cycle from end to end and involvement in all phases of project life cycle. | |
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