Business Analyst II

Business Analysts II represent the business community and IT in prioritizing, analyzing and documenting business processes, identifying opportunities for improvement/enhancements and negotiating agreements and commitments between business partners (internal and external) and IT from requirements gathering to final implementation and maintenance.  BA’s work directly with clients/leadership at various levels within the company and with outside parties to research and identify operational business requirements with sufficient detail and clarity to allow IT staff to collaboratively develop the solution.

• Demonstrate the ability to drive requirements gathering sessions independently or in conjunction with BAIII assistance. (JAD/JAR sessions)
• Demonstrate strong competency in the requirements management processes and quality assurance (Testing) processes.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations when necessary.
• Communicate with confidence and facts (supported by analysis and data) the impacts of scope changes to the delivery of projects.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members, internal partners, customers and others through the use of strong interpersonal skills.
• Coordinate with respective areas to resolve issues and develop processes to accomplish shared goals.
• Utilize rigorous logic and methods to analyze and understand why problems occur. 
• Generate and implement creative, cost effective and realistic solutions.
• Obtain cooperation from others, seek, and encourage win-win alternatives and effective at conflict resolution.
• Effectively deal with change in a fast-paced demanding environment while maintaining a positive and cooperative attitude.
• Meeting the physical requirements – listed below
• Other duties as assigned

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Bachelor’s Degree

Work Experience:

• 4 – 6 years of experience designing technical business processes.
• Experience with Project Management Methodology (PMM) including the development of project documentation.
• Experience with Use Case development.
• Experience with JAD/JAR sessions including functional and technical requirement gathering, development, and translation to technical teams.
• Experience with analytical tools and flowchart tools such as Visio.
• Experience at working independently and in a team environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to shift priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Competent and good understanding of platforms such as Windows and UNIX.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle Methodology (SDLC).
• Testing knowledge across various testing cycles.
• Solid knowledge of current Internet, Intranet, Extranet, and client server architectures, including Share Point.
• Strong verbal communication skills.

Physical:

• Seeing
• Ability to Travel
• Listening