Business Analyst

Tasks:

• Models and documents value chain/streams business processes roles capabilities and data.
• Elicits and analyses business needs requirements and user stories
• Supports business experts and product owners during definition of requirements and software development
• Maintains and tracks requirements/user stories in systems lifecycle
• Transfers business users and technical needs into business requirements specification
• Maps business goals project benefits priorities components system features
• Analyses available systems
• Supports identification of options for potential solutions
• Supports preparation of business cases and feasibility studies
• Contributes to systems design testing quality assurance change management.
• Responsible for designing validating and testing business processes for achieving business process excellence
• Responsible for taking a holistic approach in the planning and managing of a programmes for continuous improvements of business processes
• Responsible for coaching the staff on upcoming changes ensuring that a plan is in place to teach new skills and/or process changes
• Collaborates with owners of end-to-end processes to continually seek out process improvements
• Identifies opportunities for business process improvement leading to improved customer service lower costs or higher revenue (effectiveness and efficiency gains)
• Communicates project objectives business case requirements and scope to all stakeholders in order to better provide rapid responses to business needs
• Quantitatively analyses business processes performing cost-benefit and what-if analysis
• Plans organizational changes process
• Implements performance monitoring systems for business processes
• Supports business users in developing strategic and tactical plans (e.g. sector strategies implementation plans etc.)
• Supports definition of transition roadmaps for business architectures

Knowledge & Skills:

• Has gone at least 1 time through the complete lifecycle of the software solution
• Knowledge in business processes modelling using BPMN notation
• Knowledge in requirements/user stories elicitation and analysis
• Knows analysis/modelling notations like UML (capability diagram activity diagram state diagram logical data model etc.)
• Is proficient in using modelling tools like Sparx Enterprise Architect Aris Architect or others
• Presents excellent analytical and communication skills
• Holds ability to create and maintain analytical and project documentation effectively
• Presents problem solving skills

Specific Requirements:

• Has experience in the role of Business Analyst in a project(s) aimed at analysis design implementation and deployment of ICT Solution that was part of or was querying Schengen Information System.
• Has experience in the role of Business Analyst in a project(s) aimed at analysis design implementation and deployment of ICT Solution that enabled (1) scanning fingerprints (at least two (2) fingers) using NIST format or (2) scanning documents that have MRZ e.g. passports national IDs driving license visa stickers residence permit or (3) scanning biometric documents that have RFID chip data e.g. passports national ID.
• Has knowledge/experience in the area of Data Privacy Data Protection Impact Assessments and Information Security Risk Assessment in the environment of EU Institutions understands its challenges and methods for conducting effective analysis

At least 2 certifications among:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or equivalent
• Certified UML Professional certificate at foundation level or BPM 2 fundamental level or equivalent
• or equivalent certifications recognized internationally (subject to acceptance as a valid credential by the Contracting Authority)

Required Skills:

UML