Business Analyst

Company: Unison Systems Inc.
Location: Englewood
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionA Brief Overview

The Business Analyst provides excellent customer service for internal customers maintaining emphasis on external customer experience with service offerings including business process improvements at a variety of organizational levels. The analyst works in a leadership capacity providing organization and focus engaging strong communication and problem-solving while adapting and responding to customer needs.

What you will do

• Use contemporary requirements practices to elicit information and organize ideas with company knowledge yet with an outsider's perspective.
• Help the group stay on track by providing a clear focus maintaining alignment with company strategy, considering both short-term and long-term objectives.
• Apply Agile practices when appropriate to emphasize iterative delivery and frequent feedback.
• Apply techniques, practices, and communication that is best fit for the situation while keeping the best interest of internal and external customers in focus.
• Exhibit openness and flexibility to change by adopting and piloting new practices and leading by example.
• Enable stakeholders to comprehend, analyze and promote collaboration and action by utilizing visualization and alternative representations.
• Work as a liaison between vendors, project sponsors, and project teams in order to build and foster trust.
• Identify when to raise awareness about potential risks.
• Working independently in addition to learning how to become leader and mentor on team in regard to identifying opportunities for process improvement including research to uncover underlying gaps or problems.
• Continuing to expand practical application of Business Analysis concepts and techniques by pursuing formal and informal educational opportunities to expand knowledge and skills such as requirements engineering methodology and tools.
• Begin to pursue strategic training opportunities that lead to suggestions for updates to our Business Analysis practices.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
• Understand and comply with all provisions of the Safety in the Workplace policy.Minimum Requirements
  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in related field and a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
  • A combination of post-high school education, job related certification and related experience equivalent to 5 years may be considered in lieu of minimum requirementsPreferred Requirements
    • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
    • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, other related field, or master's degree is preferred
    • Business Analyst Certification (CBAP), Scrum Master Certification (CSM) is a plus
    • Experience with various project methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, and WaterfallKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities
      • Exhibit strong communication skills from collection to expression of information with adaptability for various audiences ranging from staff level to senior leadership
      • Ability to help stakeholders articulate their problem definition focusing on requirements without describing the solution
      • Facilitate and lead requirements elicitation, analysis and additional sessions that help establish a clear goal such as workshops or interviews with groups of stakeholders
      • Ability to develop alternative views of requirements by creating graphical forms including as-is/to-be workflows, process models (format/presentation)
      • Provide visibility into the progress of requirement development activities while highlighting the value delivered and potential risk
      • Establish and maintain credible relationships both within and across multiple teams,
      • Ability to create documentation that is complete, consistent, unambiguous, verifiable and conforming to standards
      • Lead focused efforts identifying relevant details and parking lot items
      • Ability to analyze, communicate and adapt to impact of changes in requirements, priorities and business processes
      • Understanding of technical terminology in addition to understanding of Technology department structures, responsibilities and relationships
      • Apply analytical skills and critical thinking to evaluate and validate data and requirements obtained from multiple sources or techniques and expose new areas for elicitation
      • Demonstrate strong root-cause problem resolution and implement decisions of varying complexity
      • Ability to work independently and bring multiple efforts to completion simultaneously
      • Moderate familiarity with Project Management methods and concepts
      • Develop and maintain an awareness of operational processes and procedures across the company
      • Proven ability to gain support for initiatives through influence and use of business rationale
      • Proficiency of computer applications including MS OfficeUnison Systems Inc. is a full-service IT consulting firm that offers staffing, consulting, direct-hire recruiting and solutions delivery services. Core areas of service include: •Software Engineering •Data Management •Project/Program Management •Infrastructure & Support

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