Senior Business Analyst at The Computer Merchant, LTD.
Boston, MA 02114
About the Job
JOB TITLE: Senior Business Analyst
JOB LOCATION: 100 Cambridge Street Boston
WAGE RANGE*: 65-71
JOB NUMBER: Client-24-1042-IT-IT001-101602
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead business and system analysis of technical, often complex, and highly visible projects. The Senior Business Analyst (BA) will work very closely with program managers, division leaders, and other key stakeholders to document detailed business requirements. The BA will then conduct thorough gap analysis and break down those business requirements into stories and tasks. The BA will guide our product throughout the software development lifecycle, collaborating with Project Managers, Technical Leads and Leads, to drive the requirements elicitation process and the execution of complex software development within targeted deadlines.
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
JOB LOCATION: 100 Cambridge Street Boston
WAGE RANGE*: 65-71
JOB NUMBER: Client-24-1042-IT-IT001-101602
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience: 4+ years of relevant experience working in technology as Business Analyst.
- BS/MS or a 4-year degree in a related field is preferred, although candidates with more than 10 years of BA experience may substitute experience for this requirement.
- Business Analysis Skills: Deep understanding of business processes, requirements gathering, and documentation is essential. Senior Client should be skilled in conducting stakeholder interviews, facilitating workshops, and translating business needs into technical requirements.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills are necessary for effectively conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (and vice versa) and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Problem-solving Abilities: Senior Client should be adept at identifying and solving business problems using analytical thinking and critical reasoning. They should be able to propose innovative solutions that align with both business objectives and technical constraints.
- Business Process Improvement Skills: Proven skills in breaking down and optimizing complex business processes.
- Proven experience leading and documenting requirements-gathering sessions and developing user stories.
- Strong working knowledge of software development, Waterfall and Agile (Scrum, Kanban) methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare User Stories, Process Flows, BRDs, FRDs, Use Cases and Data Mapping documents.
- Must be able to prepare acceptance test plans, test cases, and QA processes and work directly with end-users to ensure that application functionality meets requirements.
- Experience with Jira is preferred. Experience with Smartsheet is a plus.
- Certifications: While not mandatory, certifications such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) are a plus.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead business and system analysis of technical, often complex, and highly visible projects. The Senior Business Analyst (BA) will work very closely with program managers, division leaders, and other key stakeholders to document detailed business requirements. The BA will then conduct thorough gap analysis and break down those business requirements into stories and tasks. The BA will guide our product throughout the software development lifecycle, collaborating with Project Managers, Technical Leads and Leads, to drive the requirements elicitation process and the execution of complex software development within targeted deadlines.
Primary Responsibilities
- Work with stakeholders to research, understand, and document business processes and requirements using common tools such as JIRA, Visio, SharePoint, and MS Office Suite.
- Analyze and document current state vs future state using UML methodologies.
- Work with software solution architects to communicate business needs, understand solution capabilities and constraints, and assist in documenting/translating solution architect visions to business partners.
- Independently lead and document requirements-gathering sessions.
- Using agile methodology, create and maintain business requirements documentation.
- Create clear organized user stories. Document detailed system specifications.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designer to develop UI specifications.
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
Salary
65 - 71 /hour