The Business Analyst position requires an individual with business analysis experience to work closely with customers, business analysts and team members in understanding business requirements which drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions. These solutions must be aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organization's architectural standards.
Involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for providing comprehensive support to satisfy the requested functional needs.
The Business Analyst is to remain heavily engaged with customers and team members through the duration of designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting application software for delivery on time and within budget.
Provides recommendations for the development of new code or reuse of existing code.
Participation in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation, and buy versus build recommendations.
Requires experience in systems analysis, design, and a solid understanding of development, quality assurance, and integration methodologies. Under general direction, formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a good understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements.
Consults with users to determine hardware, software and/or system functional specifications.
Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results.
Analyzes business and user needs, translates, and documents into proper system requirement specifications.
Competent to work at the highest technical level of most phases of systems analysis, while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.
Guides and advises Management, Project Team, and less-experienced Business Systems Analysts on the functional needs of the assigned project(s).
Create implementation requirements and developing IT plans with stakeholders based on organization's technological needs and requirements.
Enhance the quality of IT products and services.
Translate conceptual user requirements into clear, detailed functional requirements.
Document current processes and models to understand inefficiencies or gaps.
Acts as a liaison between customers, to assist in the implementation of program changes, updates, corrections, and other system fixes; works with vendors to resolve issues.
Performs Tier II & III application support in coordination with Tier 1 Agency contacts.
Competent to work at the highest technical level of most phases of systems analysis while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.
Under general direction, formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a good understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements.
All other duties as assigned.