Job Description :
Position Junior BA
Location NYC, NY 10017
Job Type 6+ months contract
Job Description MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Analyze existing business processes and systems functionality
Propose new or updated solutions to growing and changing business needs
Document detailed requirements in a way that will be understandable and clear to all stakeholders
Work with Dev and QA teams to ensure proper delivery of solutions
Drive our Agile-based development cycles, ensuring that customer priorities are represented, the development team is progressing down the right path, and that the team delivers what we’ve committed to on-time and with a high level of quality.
Conduct UAT sessions with business partners gaining acceptance as to what was scoped and built
Build solutions, applications, tools & processes supporting critical functions of A+E enterprise and ensure that the business areas have an overall positive experience in all forms of technology.
Participate in technology driven initiatives that support the advancement of our technology stack creating a secure and up to date environment
Be an active team member of the Technology Department
WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE:
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university and relevant job experience.
5 years working with applications and technology solutions that are vendor supported and custom developed, as well as have experience with implementations of medium-large scale projects.
Analytical skills – The ability to take a scientific approach towards problem solving, whether involving analysis of raw data, observation or conducting interviews with key stakeholders. You can work methodically and in an organized fashion towards solving the problem.
Curiosity – Constantly be looking for new technologies on the marketplace, or new internal processes that innovate how we do things and provide new value to our business. Your attitude is that if you don’t know or can’t figure it out, you figure out a way or find the right person or resources to help you.
Desire to make things better and get it done, whatever it may take.
Integrations – Some understanding of and experience with technology components/systems talking to one another and sharing information.
Proactive – You don’t wait to be told what to do. You’re here to contribute and work hard. You want to ensure that you’re working on the right things at the right time with the right priorities. If you aren’t sure, you aren’t afraid to ask.
Project Management - Ability to manage projects and people, as well as the ability to influence and manage relationships where no direct line of report exists. The ability to make reasonable time estimates for how long work will take and support other team members in doing the same.
Communications and Presentation Skills – You’re comfortable standing in front of a group of people and explaining your work, with a clear understanding of how to gear the message towards for the specific audience.
Business Writing – skilled at clear and concise business writing.
Data – Some understanding of data and databases and how they drive systems. Some SQL experience desirable.
Digital – Some experience with or understanding of HTML, CSS, WordPress (or other content management systems
Microsoft Office – Experience with, or the ability and desire to learn, MS Office analytical tools such as Excel and Visio, and if necessary MS Project.