DOT Senior Business Analyst

The Business Analyst’s role is to elicit, analyze, specify and validate the business definitions of project stakeholders. Perform testing to validate the high-level functionality of solutions. The position requires flexibility, responsiveness, creativity and innovative thinking.

 Responsibilities

• Elicit requirements using interviews, requirements workshops, use cases, scenarios etc.
• Document the detailed business requirements in a traceable, testable and verifiable format, providing recommendations and specifications to refine the business processes as needed to achieve a positive impact to the solution
• Produce work products as appropriate including Business Requirements Documentation, Functional Specifications, workflows, use cases, business rules, process flow, data flow, test cases, training materials, etc.
• Support test strategy definition, test requirements definition, development of test scenarios, and execution of test phases
• Effectively communicate project status, issues, schedule and accomplishments to various management and stakeholder groups, as needed
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the enterprise.
• Leverage subject matter expertise to advise customers on business priorities, options, risks, and costs, and ensure solutions meet the needs of the business

Skills

• Proficient at problem identification and resolution, defining and managing business requirements
• Experience in producing various work products throughout the analysis and design phases of a project
• Knowledge and application of industry standard project management principles delivered using various systems development life cycles, including Agile
• Subject matter expertise in the customer business area
• Ability and motivation to learn
• Ability to define, manage, and exceed business customer expectations
• Strong intellectual curiosity and capacity for professional growth
• Ability to effectively communicate, formally and informally, both oral and written, with various project stakeholders including, IT leadership, business customers, team members, and other IT colleagues
• Strong meeting management and negotiation skills

Requirements

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Business, Computer Science or related field.
• 5+years direct work experience as a business analyst with BA certification desirable.
• Subject matter or domain experience working in related industries
• Demonstrated track record of success at IT projects that meet business requirements and customer expectations
• Experience in producing various work products throughout the analysis, design, and test phases of a project
• Experience with business process modeling.
• Experience with prototyping and Business Process Modeling tools a plus
• Experience as a Business Analyst on Agile project teams