Sr Business Analyst (Agile)
Alpharetta, GA 30022
10+ months contract to start with
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
In this position the candidate will communicate at all levels and provide written detailed requirements. They must communicate with the business and analyze business issues. The candidate will perform complex analysis of business goals, objectives and needs of the general business environment and may create complex functional and technical specifications and flowcharts.
The candidate is expected to perform complex planning and design of business processes and systems. Provide recommendations for complex changes to improve and support business activities. In addition, the candidate may facilitate complex business case development (planning & initiation, responding to budget/plan changes, perform ad hoc planning requests and evaluations.
The candidate will be responsible for the Data/Attribute Management tower workload. Providing partial life cycle planning, requirements, quality testing, user acceptance testing, implementation, post-implementation, maintenance and/or daily operations of information systems and technology functional area. Oversees new and improvement of current capacities, training and support. Assists with policies and practices to ensure these services and applications meet the customer needs.
This position reports to the head of DI IT DSP eBusiness in the United States.
RESPONSIBILITIES
In this position the candidate must be a good communicator at all levels and have excellent presentation skills. They need to be able to understand the business and analyze business problems and issues. In addition, this position will be responsible for the workload of the Data Management tower which is one of four towers under the eBusiness department.
Leads detailed design (JAD) sessions and documents business requirements, facilitates approval of detailed requirements and transfer of knowledge to software development team
Develops detailed test plans and facilitates User Acceptance Testing
Identifies and resolves extensive complex problems and applies problem-solving skills in order to deal with most situations
Responsibility for completing/resolving incident and issue resolution, change requests, and projects according to SLAs. Includes capacity management, configuration, customizing and testing of respective application area according to approved processes
Coordinate and track issue resolution, developments, testing and work packages within the respective application area and monitor for improvement of the delivery processes. Including the resolution of tickets and the related metrics
Close coordination with the respective Divisional Process Executives, Solution Manager, Support Organizations, and respective Demand Management regarding issue resolution and prioritization
Provides specialized guidance or train support and/or professional staff. Leadership qualities and role model qualities must be demonstrated
Display a high level of critical thinking in bringing successful resolution to high-impact, complex, and/or cross-functional problems
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE
Working knowledge of the Agile Methodology is a MUST
Candidate must have extensive knowledge of all the following Microsoft Product tools: MS – POWERPOINT, MS – EXCEL, MS – VISIO, MS – WORD
Photoshop or Snagit or similar screen capturing tool
Must be able to juggle multiple assignments at once
The candidate must have a solid understanding of Software Development lifecycle processes
The candidate must have excellent business analyst skills and needs to be able to map business problems onto IT application functionality
BS/BA in related discipline, or advanced degree, where required, or equivalent combination of education and experience
25% travel maybe required with the position
Typically 8-10 years of successful experience in related field and successful demonstration of Key Responsibilities
Demonstrates and applies comprehensive knowledge of field of specialization to the successful completion of complex assignments
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures of particular area of specialization
Demonstrates significant knowledge of organization's business practices and issues faced and contributes to problem resolution of those issues
PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE
Applications
SAP or other ERP system- helpful not required
SOX compliance- helpful not required
Xactly Support/Project help - helpful not required
EDI error Queues/IDEA Format - helpful not required
BrainShark Prod Support/Project Help – helpful not required
Thanks & Regards,
Imran (Emu) Shikalgar
APN Software Services, Inc
39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 385, Newark, CA 94560
510-402-4704 (Voice & Text)
Phone: 510-623-5050 Extn.129 | Fax 510-623-5055 | Imran@apninc.com
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