Business Analyst

Brandon Consulting Associates, Inc.

Job Location:

Des Moines, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Business Analysts . This is a hybrid position that may require resources to be available to be onsite 2-3 days per week.

Job Description - Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to:

Working directly with business leaderships SMEs and technical partners on system-aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
Creating presenting and maintaining user stories acceptance criteria and designing documents in Client defined systems to be used by team members at all levels.
Directly responsible for documenting tracing maintaining prioritizing and assessing changes to business practices workflows and associated system processes.
May act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts.
Conducting research to query data analyze problems and determine solutions such as the installation of alternate methods and procedures implementing changes in processing methods or the redesign of products or services.
Consistently updating project information statuses risks issues and timelines for reporting purposes.
Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome.
May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis.

A successful candidate for this role is expected to possess the following skills and experience:

Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members including executives managers IT professionals and subject matter experts.
Experience in process mapping group facilitation data gathering and analysis and all phases of a project life cycle (requirements design development testing deployment documentation training and measuring effectiveness.)
Experience delivering software as part of an Agile delivery team.
Strong ability to work effectively and autonomously against deadlines and potential priority shifts.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel Word PowerPoint Project and Visio.
Experience with requirement gathering software such as Azure DevOps TFS Jira or RTC.
Ability to analyze business strategies and user needs document specifications and translate business objectives into proper system requirements and specifications.
Guide stakeholders through business case development for new applications/functionality including cost benefit analysis risks and issues and impact analysis.
Ability to recognize value through benefit realization avoidance of cost new opportunities and organizational modernization.
Experience with continuous process improvement via underlying technologies and system support.
Strong ability to break down complex concepts into smaller simply defined tasks while maintaining a focus on end-to-end business processes.
Work closely with other Business Units to identify and deliver Enterprise value.
Skilled at consulting with executive-level stakeholders to define business needs or problems.
Experience providing consulting services to governmental entities is a plus.

Required Skills

Experience working on large complex IT systems (8 years)
Experience eliciting requirements writing user stories and design documents defining acceptance criteria testing outcomes and facilitating communication between business stakeholders developers and project teams. (8 years)
Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies. (8 years)
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities. (8 years)
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology required templates and reporting). (8 years)
Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment. (8 years)
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines. (8 years)
Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software. (8 years)
Experience in an Agile environment. (6 years)
Experience with Application Lifecycle Management ALM tools; Microsofts Team Foundation Server (TFS) Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) Azure DevOps (ADO) Atlassians Jira IBMs Rational Team Suite (RTC). (5 years)
Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)
Familiarity with advanced information management practices data modeling standards and/or architecture design and analysis. (3 years)
Bachelors degree in management information systems Business or related field and/or relevant experience (8 years)

Brandon Consulting Associates Inc. is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and has been in business for 29years.

Local/regional resources from IOWA -person Interview Business Analysts . This is a hybrid position that may require resources to be available to be onsite 2-3 days per week. Job Description - Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to: Working directly with bus...

Local/regional resources from IOWA -person Interview

Business Analysts . This is a hybrid position that may require resources to be available to be onsite 2-3 days per week.

Job Description - Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to:

Working directly with business leaderships SMEs and technical partners on system-aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
Creating presenting and maintaining user stories acceptance criteria and designing documents in Client defined systems to be used by team members at all levels.
Directly responsible for documenting tracing maintaining prioritizing and assessing changes to business practices workflows and associated system processes.
May act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts.
Conducting research to query data analyze problems and determine solutions such as the installation of alternate methods and procedures implementing changes in processing methods or the redesign of products or services.
Consistently updating project information statuses risks issues and timelines for reporting purposes.
Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome.
May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis.

A successful candidate for this role is expected to possess the following skills and experience:

Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members including executives managers IT professionals and subject matter experts.
Experience in process mapping group facilitation data gathering and analysis and all phases of a project life cycle (requirements design development testing deployment documentation training and measuring effectiveness.)
Experience delivering software as part of an Agile delivery team.
Strong ability to work effectively and autonomously against deadlines and potential priority shifts.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel Word PowerPoint Project and Visio.
Experience with requirement gathering software such as Azure DevOps TFS Jira or RTC.
Ability to analyze business strategies and user needs document specifications and translate business objectives into proper system requirements and specifications.
Guide stakeholders through business case development for new applications/functionality including cost benefit analysis risks and issues and impact analysis.
Ability to recognize value through benefit realization avoidance of cost new opportunities and organizational modernization.
Experience with continuous process improvement via underlying technologies and system support.
Strong ability to break down complex concepts into smaller simply defined tasks while maintaining a focus on end-to-end business processes.
Work closely with other Business Units to identify and deliver Enterprise value.
Skilled at consulting with executive-level stakeholders to define business needs or problems.
Experience providing consulting services to governmental entities is a plus.

Required Skills

Experience working on large complex IT systems (8 years)
Experience eliciting requirements writing user stories and design documents defining acceptance criteria testing outcomes and facilitating communication between business stakeholders developers and project teams. (8 years)
Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies. (8 years)
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities. (8 years)
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology required templates and reporting). (8 years)
Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment. (8 years)
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines. (8 years)
Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software. (8 years)
Experience in an Agile environment. (6 years)
Experience with Application Lifecycle Management ALM tools; Microsofts Team Foundation Server (TFS) Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) Azure DevOps (ADO) Atlassians Jira IBMs Rational Team Suite (RTC). (5 years)
Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)
Familiarity with advanced information management practices data modeling standards and/or architecture design and analysis. (3 years)
Bachelors degree in management information systems Business or related field and/or relevant experience (8 years)