Solution Design Engineer (Business VoiceEdge) 5415/4557 (2) - Georgia IT Inc.

Philadelphia, PA

About the Job

Solution Designer
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Position Type: Contract
Interview Process: Phone then onsite no Skype/webcam or phone-to-hire

NOTE: A Business Analyst is totally acceptable for this role if s/he has the required experience

Overview
The Solution Designer is a member of an eCommerce and self Service team deployed to projects as the requirements and analysis phase of the SDLC is concluding and technical analysis, design and planning is beginning.

Job Summary
The Solution Designer will be responsible for interfacing with business units to understand their needs, working with various architecture and development teams to create a solution to the business need utilizing application and services infrastructure, and then working with impacted development and testing team(s) to ensure successful delivery of the proposed solution. Projects will include working with business needs for the eBusiness Self-Service team and other emerging technologies. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and a background in architecture and business/system analysis. Proven experience in requirements gathering techniques, use case definition, architecture diagramming, sequence diagrams, test planning/execution and system requirement analysis.

Essential Functions of Position Include, But Are Not Limited to the Following

Collaborate with business units requesting systems changes to clarify and document business requirements and business process flows
Work with business to identify ROI of proposed changes/enhancements to systems
Partner with Architecture and Development teams to identify feasible solutions and Services that meet the business need
Document requirements, use cases, architecture diagrams, and sequence diagrams
Conduct user interviews, JAD sessions, and other forums to define and capture requirements and design of the solution
Collaborate with application development and test teams to ensure that use cases and system requirements are understood and actionable
Utilize requirements management tools to maintain traceability between requirements, design elements, and development work
Present solutions to business requesters, architects, development and testing teams
Make informed decisions and choices based upon priority, business necessity and bottom line impacts
Assess work effort, provide timelines for completion of work and deliver within set expectations
Creates regular status reports

The Consultant Selected for this Role Must Be Able to Do the Following

Communicate and collaborate with many stakeholder groups, from executive sponsors, end users, and business analysts, to system analysts, software engineers, quality assurance testers and system administrators, to the enterprise architecture team members, ultimately brokering many different points of view to consensus and clarity.
Quickly assess requirements in various documented artifacts for gaps and ambiguity before a technical design can be fully depended upon.
Understand enterprise architectures, shared services and common components and their associated roadmaps, and how each may or may not affect detailed technical design and planning for a set of functional requirements in the later stages of the SDLC.
Produce, describe and present technical design artifacts, include UML diagrams, particularly class diagrams, sequence diagrams & deployment diagrams

Minimum Qualifications

College/University graduate or equivalent experience
Minimum 3 years writing IT requirements experience in a complex work environment
Minimum 5 years working in IT with SDLC
Proficiency in documenting Use Cases, Requirements, Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams in a technical environment
Experience conducting JAD/RAD/AGILE /Waterfall scrum sessions
Understanding of SOA and experience writing requirements in a SOA environment
Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills
Advanced proficiency with use of Microsoft Office applications including, Word, MS Project, Excel and Visio and other tools that facilitate the requirements gathering and design phases of the SDLC
Ability to work and deliver under the pressure of deadlines and commitments to the customer
Proficient at time management and meeting deadlines and flexible with changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

BA/BS or Associate degree in Computer Science or related field
Experience in cable and/or telecommunications
Experience writing code as a software developer

Source : Georgia IT Inc.