Position Overview

The primary function of the Business Analyst is to work with project stakeholders to identify and prioritize system requirements, identify the solution goal, and the series of individual steps that explain an end user's interaction with the system. The Business Analyst might also create a graphic model, mathematical equations, or a storyboard to record system requirements. The Business Analyst communicates with project stakeholders and the development team regarding test results and changes to the end-product requirements. The Business Analyst will work with the Scrum methodology to ensure the sprints deliver the requirements as expected by the stakeholder.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Schedule and conduct meetings with product owners, subject matter experts, and other business partners to understand current and future state business processes, pain points, and product vision. Proactively communicate business knowledge to the development team.
• Create, manage, and maintain internal documentation and external deliverables across the life of the project. Documentation should fully cover the business domain and may include vision documents, business process and system flows, business rules and logic, user personas, PowerPoint decks, project management, and status report documents.
• Conduct necessary research and analysis to verify that the appropriate information and context is available for the development team during requirements sessions.
• Support the forward movement of the project management process through team and cross-functional meetings, including but not limited to daily scrum, sprint planning, requirements reviews, application demos, and business partner engagement.
• Manage a regular cadence for story definition, story writing, story review, and story prioritization to maintain a well-defined and prioritized backlog of sufficient length to support the team's velocity.
• Assist in the creation and revision of stories to support web application development. Identify story dependencies to help facilitate backlog refinement and prioritization. Ensure stories are written at the appropriate level and size to allow the team to deliver value at the end of each sprint.
• Work closely with project management to ensure that the product roadmap is kept up-to-date and reflects any changes in business priority.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and three years of experience with business analysis, databases, software, technology solutions, computer information science, data science, applied mathematics or related technical experience in a service delivery environment supporting a varied customer base; or any equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with software development and Scrum/Agile methodologies
• Experience with visual design to include infographics, data interpretation, storytelling
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently
• Self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail
• Ability to interact effectively with individuals of diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Good interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Ability to gather, define and articulate user requirements to developer team

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, and climb a ladder; stoop, kneel, crouch or bend; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or tools; reach with hands and arms; and lift and carry up to approximately 50 pounds unassisted. The employee is required to see for the safe operation of a motor vehicle and other material handling equipment. May occasionally be exposed to extreme temperatures, other inclement weather, and loud noises.

FLSA status: Exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 12 Months/ 248 Day/ 8 Hours

Reports to: Supervisor, Data Science and Digital Solutions

Primary Location:
Enterprise Solutions Office
Salary Range:
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Shift Type:
Full-Time