Senior Applications Analyst

EMPLOYER: Delta Dental of California                       

TITLE: Senior Applications Analyst

 

Location: 560 Mission Street, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; Telecommuting permissible from anywhere in the US.

 

Salary: $163,571/yr - $170,900/yr

                

Job Description: Work independently in assisting the business in building upon the project definition, description, and vision document which may include scope, risk, and identification of stakeholders with infrequent oversight. Plan, coordinate, and create written documentation that clearly describes the needs of the business which may include Business Requirements, Business Use Cases, Process Models, Business Needs Analysis, or Conceptual Design Documents. Gathers requirements, research, and analyze existing, and proposed solutions in the development, modification, or enhancement of programs or systems. Engage in dependency analysis, functional design, workflow analysis, use case analysis, data, and process modeling, and has a clear understanding of the current and future business rules. Participate in the Testing discipline by partnering with the Test Lead to support including Test Planning, incident research and analysis, Test strategy, QA, and user acceptance testing functions, as needed. Leverage a deep understanding of system behavior and data properties to assist Test Lead in determining efficient and effective approaches to testing broad and/or complex topics. Prepare and plan all aspects of the Requirements discipline, including controlling or participating in estimating, feasibility analysis, meeting facilitation, management, and executive reporting, change request management, issue tracking, process improvements, and project planning. Provide support as needed throughout the project lifecycle, participating directly in issue resolution, break and hot fix support, and triage in the identification and resolution of all project incidents, documentation maintenance and traceability as related to the Requirements discipline. Stay current with customer needs and strategies; utilize formal and informal written communication methods to communicate updates and findings; and facilitate meetings and presentations to all types of diverse audiences. Create reports and analyze data to identify solutions that meet business goals. Analyze current processes and identifies existing or potential problems to discover new process improvement opportunities. Telecommuting permissible from anywhere in the US.

Experience and/or education must include the following:

1. Database SQL, relational database concepts and SQL queries;
2. Project management methodologies in at least one of the following: Agile, Scrum, or Kanban;
3. Object oriented programming concepts; and
4. Knowledge of at least one issue and project tracking software: Jira, Pivotal Tracker or Confluence.

Bachelor’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field and five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related role. Alternatively, employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or related role. Any suitable combination of education, experience, or training acceptable.

Base Pay Information

The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity. $163,571 - $170,900

 

CONTACT: Reference job # 2037535 and send resume to DDTA@delta.org