IT Business Analyst - Apex Systems : Job Details

Position: Senior IT Business Analyst

Location: Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, NC

Duration: Contract engagement (W2)

Main responsibilities:

• Handle customer contact to conduct requirements elicitation
• Perform end user studies and end user evaluation to secure that important user needs are met with the prototype or working solution
• Perform prototyping, which is designed to meet user needs and goals
• Responsible for securing that the requirements can be understood by both Business and IT and used by application development team.
• Document the requirements in Jira entries, support management of the backlog and running scrum ceremonies.
• Support the Test Lead with organizing and leading User Acceptance Demo and User Acceptance Test meetings as needed.
• Support prioritization of scope based on end user needs and business value
• Initiate communication channels for end users to ensure that everyone working with the solution understands for whom the solution is created and their needs
• Support the consistency with global processes and application use
• Propose changes that make the software product more efficient and/or reduce operation or maintenance cost
• Facilitate workshops locally or globally
• Lead business change initiatives

Required Competencies:

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Solutions Engineer working in an Agile environment with Agile methodologies
• Experience in creating and working with roadmap planning
• Elicitation techniques knowledge
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving mindset
• Confident and strong communication skills ? both oral and written in English.
• Ability to run meetings and workshops
• Excellent documentation skills
• Team player. must be able to work with people at different levels of the organization and in a global team
• Software development and/or maintenance experience would be appreciated
• Experience in application data modeling, activity diagrams is beneficial
• Experience using Confluence and Jira a must
• CCBA, CBAP certification is a plus