Sr IT Business Analyst

Job Description

The Sr IT Business Analyst acts as an interface w/ the business & a partner within the dev. teams to provide an integrated solution across domains. S/he is responsible for independently contributing to the analysis planning, detailed analysis, design, & solution validation for mid to large projects or enhancements for a primary system. The individual must have excellent written & verbal communication skills, excellent problem solving skills, and the ability to facilitate, negotiate, & influence. Principal Accountabilities: Analysis Planning, Monitoring, and Communication: Responsible for managing individual responsibilities within the analysis plan, approach, and requirements management. Contributes direct input into the approach and status. May have some oversight and supervision by a project lead or manager. Contributes to a primary system and adjacent systems, while staying informed on analysis work for other systems on the project. Detailed Analysis: Responsible for performing detailed analysis activities such as detailed requirements, user stories, interface specs, UI specs, and report specs for a primary system. May have oversight and supervision by a project lead or manager. Elicitation: Often contributes in the elicitation sessions, storyboarding, prototyping, and analysis. Elicitation participation may be limited to their primary system and adjacent systems. Impact Analysis: Contributes to impact analysis on enhancements. Solicited for input on budget analysis or impact assessments for a primary system. Knowledge Management: Contributes and manages the knowledge base for a domain, including both project artifacts and living artifacts. Solution Assessment and Validation: Reviews QA testing strategy and test plans; Informed on the logical and physical design; Informed or participating with supervision on user acceptance testing. Skills & Software Requirements: Competent in Requirements Management Tools, Knowledge Management Tools, and Collaboration Tools. Advanced beginner in Visual Modeling Tools, Data Modeling Tools, and Automation Tools.