What are the responsibilities and job description for the LOCAL to ST. LOUIS, MO only - Sr Business Technical Analyst (SQL, AWS) - contract to perm position at neteffects?
Senior Business Analyst
Onsite 2 days a week in Chesterfield, MO
Top-tier communicator, personality and culture fit are everything!
Proactive, not reactive
Must have a positive attitude
Able to create order from disorder
Requirements
4-7 years IT-related experience, such as Business Analysis, in an Agile Software Engineering team
Excel skills, Intermediate SharePoint skills, Intermediate Reporting Services skills - reporting and visualization
Experience on a cloud software team, AWS preferred
Experience with use of tools like : LucidChart, Rally (or comparable), Postgres, wiki, Confluence, etc.
SQL technical skills
Preferred / Bonus Requirements
MBA and / or Master’s degree
Scrum Master experience
Experience with MDM and / or Data Governance implementations
8 years IT-related experience, such as Business Analysis
2 years Life Insurance industry knowledge
2 years Big Data project experience
Responsibilities
Under limited supervision, leads requirement gathering sessions and subsequent documentation of client’s business needs for systems development and aids in the delivery of appropriate solutions.
Fosters mutually beneficial working relationships for business and IT by working closely with end users and application development team. Uses their deep business and technical knowledge to contribute to system capabilities.
Facilitates discussions regarding evaluation of business requests to determine requirements, feasibility, and recommend business solutions.
Document the clients’ business needs in the form of user stories
Conduct grooming sessions with full team (users, developers dba’s, needed IT partners, etc.)
Facilitate technical grooming session with development team to document technical support stories
Assist with prioritizing work within an iteration and targeted release.
Create defect and enhancement items to be added to the backlog, collaborate with software engineer for mutual understanding
Provide continuous feedback to the development / QA team to ensure automated testing meets expected results
Conducts structured walkthroughs of requirements with business and project team members.
Mentors and coaches teammates. Provides oversight and direction regarding resolution of production issue
Creates and effectively presents business processes and technical diagrams to a wide audience for shared understanding
Assists in evaluation of business requests to determine feasibility, researches and identifies options.
Evaluates new or enhanced solutions to determine potential issues and communicates how problems may affect business and recommends solutions.
Soft Skills
Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge to a variety of audiences.
Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions.
Advanced data analysis skill
Advanced investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills
Advanced ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously; Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
Ability to work effectively within a team environment and participate in department / team projects
Ability to balance detail with departmental goals / objectives
Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable / accepted solutions
Advanced negotiating and persuasion skills
Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines
