Business Analyst

Job Title : Business Analyst

Job Location : Albany NY

Job Description :

Technical/Functional Skills

Understand the business process areas assigned and become a subject matter expert in the daytoday operations and activities of those areas of responsibility Utilize business analysis skills to develop recommend and lead new processes and procedure Build and leverage relationships with internal business partners and external partners to deliver technology solutions Responsible for the capturing of business requirements for modules assigned Responsible for assisting the client in developing the use case for the initiative Responsible for the fitgap and design of initiative assigned which describe the functional design of the system its business rules reports interfaces enhancements workflows and gap analysis Responsible for the system design and configuration of the applications in area of responsibility Responsible for the development of use cases testing scenarios and mockups/prototypes for initiatives assigned Create and update key documents as determined by the lead for assigned initiatives Provides quality assurance testing and updates to test plans and script documents as needed Responsible for the successful and timely completion of assigned tasks Provide insights and recommendations from analysis and speak to impacts on the business Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner gather and analyze information develop alternative solutions and work well in individual and group problem solving situations Be a subject matter expert on area of expertise including best practices and technology trends Partner with client and colleagues and develop strategic focus regarding the applications within their specific functional area Manage enhancement requests from users with a view of longerterm strategic vision of operating company goals

Roles & Responsibilities :

Experience working with Public Sector client is preferred Sound knowledge of Business Process Notations and UML Technical knowledge of SQL and Reports preferred Excellent communication skills Ability to lead requirementsgathering sessions with relevant business members Ability to synthesize highlevel concepts surrounding new work requests into a gap document and set of business requirements Ability to effectively present information and training in oneonone and group situations to customers clients and other members

of the organization Selfmotivated internally driven Must be able to analyze and evaluate existing or proposed systems to provide data processing and procedural enhancements Ability to analyze problems and create related solutions in a fastpaced environment Ability to work within the guidelines of a project management framework Clearly and concisely expresses professional opinions with supporting rationale Performs under stress or copes with frequent deadlines of interruptions without loss of efficiency or composure Ability to motivate others to work toward common organizational goals Adapts to both working alone or as part of a larger team for varying durations Comfortable making independent fieldlevel decisions and interpretations of existing organizational policies and procedures