Business Analyst - GeoDecisions

GeoDecisions is currently seeking applicants interested in joining the team as a Business Analyst!!!

We are seeking motivated individuals located near our office in Raleigh, NC; with excellent communication skills that demonstrates experience with documenting complex business processes, eliciting business requirements, modeling business process, compiling use cases and user stories, and supporting the design of workflows and operations. Must thrive in a high energy environment, excel at working without significant supervision, be independently motivated, outgoing, diplomatic, detailed, schedule driven and accountable. 

This is not a remote position. You must be able to be onsite (Raleigh) a min. of 3 days a week. 

Responsibilities: 

• Participate in requirements elicitation with client to define needs
• Document As-Is environment and business workflows
• Model business processes
• Support the compilation of To-Be environment and business workflows
• Participate in agile and waterfall software development lifecycles
• Author requirements, design, and training documentation
• Support training materials and support training class delivery based on varying client needs
• Work in multi-disciplinary project teams made up of software developers, business analysts, GIS analysts, technical managers, and business subject matter experts
• Participate in project team meetings with client mgmt. and other contractors
• Document meeting minutes, draft business needs assessments, and perform gap analysis
• Resolve problems within working teams and with clients
• Compile user stories with the requisite details and acceptance criteria
• Develop and execute test cases to confirm system requirements
• Generate mock-ups, wireframes, or related graphics to illustrate requirements or workflows.
• Work with developers to clarify requirements throughout the application development process

Minimum Qualifications 

• 4 year degree, B.A., B.S. 
• 3 years’ experience functioning as a Business Analyst
• Must have experience in business operations and workflow analysis, training, client relations, public speaking, technical writing and/or project life cycle documentation

Required Skills/Experience

• Familiarity and experience on agile and waterfall projects
• Experience with MS Office Suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work directly with clients to gather requirements based on their needs and translate those requirements into tasks for developers
• Ability to operate as a member of a project team tasked to complete scheduled deliverables for a client
• Excellent verbal communication and organizational skills 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience building test cases to confirm requirements
• Degree in Computer Science, Geography, GIS, Engineering, Math, Management Information Systems or related field.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or other agile certification
• Experience with Tableau and/or PowerBI
• Experience building and maintaining a Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Experience preparing and documenting a testing plan
• Familiarity with GIS and/or geospatial technology
• Experience with Azure DevOps and/or JIRA
• Experience with wireframing
• Experience working with government clients
• Experience preparing for and facilitating end user training
• MS Visio experience
• Experience analyzing client needs and working with a team to develop solutions

GeoDecisions, a division of Gannett Fleming, is an award-winning leader in the information technology industry, specializing in geospatial solutions.

GeoDecisions’ reputation for success is founded on providing innovative solutions, utilizing the power of spatial information to government, nonprofit, and commercial organizations across North American and beyond. In today’s fast-paced world, utilizing the power of spatial information is fundamental to enhancing the decision-making process.

GeoDecisions’ experienced staff of professional consultants, analysts, and developers has a complete understanding of integrating spatial information with cutting-edge technology to solve each client’s unique business challenges.  GeoDecisions believes that people are their most valuable asset and embraces an atmosphere that fosters teamwork, creativity, opportunity, and professional satisfaction. GeoDecisions offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package.

Join a team of multi-disciplined professionals that listens and creates innovative solutions that solve business challenges with geospatial technology.   For more information, visit: www.geodecisions.com.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE: Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will not be accepted.

Location: Raleigh, NC 

Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time 

Internal Requisition ID: 2024-10915

Salary Range: $74,000 - $85,000; Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location

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