Business Analyst
Typical Day in the role:
– Taking design changes into technology
– Perform the analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of all applications
– Works with key stakeholders within all business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies
– Gathers requirements from business units and translates those to programmers and developers
– Create test cases and execute end-to-end testing of solution
– Demonstrates an informed knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities
– Supports one or more highly complex business processes
– Works on multiple projects as a project team member
– Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs
– In July will start business requirement documentation then leads into writing user stories for system build. Then they will have to write test scripts in September/ October then provide post implementation support.
Must have skills:
1. 8+ years of Business Analyst experience
2. Experience in current vs. future state analysis
3. Project management skills in order to handle diverse projects, often times simultaneously, and meet aggressive deadlines
4. Ability to translate data into something meaningful (reporting, pivot tables)
5. 5+ years of Excel and PowerPoint
Nice to have skills:
1. Compliance experience
2. Banking experience
3. Data Analytics experience
4. Experience reporting processes
Soft Skills:
– High level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills
– Ability to analyze complex situations and problems to arrive at innovative solutions
– Flexible and adaptable (willing to jump into something new)
– Team player, self awareness
Education/ years of overall experience: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required preferred