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Business Analyst
Softworld, Inc.
2021-12-03 14:03:17
Billerica,
Massachusetts,
United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Consulting & Corporate Strategy
Job description
Business Analyst
Business Analyst
Summary/Objective
A Business Analyst plays a crucial role in aligning the designed solution with the needs of the client by eliciting, managing, communicating, and validating/testing requirements.
Serves as a functional analyst for their department and specializes in all lines of business.
The Business Analyst is responsible for creating and executing specific deliverables and activities as part of a cross-functional team assigned to business-sponsored IT projects.
Business Analysts are key contributors to the overall Accelerate project success and ongoing success of their department.
Essential Functions
1. Elicits and documents business requirements from stakeholders such as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to resolve a business issue; translate these requirements into high level functional requirements such as the use of a computer system.
2. Attends requirements workshops to communicate/discuss documented business requirements, document them if needed, and decompose those requirements into User Stories in JIRA.
3. Documents requirements e.g. user stories that are well formed, traceable, and testable with defined acceptance criteria.
4. Validates issue owner, details of the issue, assesses severity, and completes issue details with stakeholder requirements.
5. Creates test plans and test cases in Test Rails that see to validate business and functional requirements; manage the testing backlog of reported bugs by confirming the bug and its severity in JIRA.
6. Organizes and maintains the team backlog; an ongoing job to maintain visibility into the products requirements over a period of se3veral Sprints.
7. Prepares the backlog for discussion and finalization in Agile ceremonies such as Backlog grooming and Sprint Planning. Consistently performs analysis and translates business needs to create high-quality Business Requirements and Functional Specifications documentation within specified time frames to solve most complex problems (multiple interfaces with other systems across multiple business units) considering all impacted components from an end-to end perspective.
8. Applies specific functional and/or business expertise to perform assigned tasks and develop specific project deliverables.
9. Conducts impact analysis of technology changes on business processes and existing technology.
10. Completes project activities on time and within budget, and proactively identifies and communicates issues that may jeopardize milestones or project budget to Management and the Project Manager.
11. Adheres to project management methodology by utilizing internal procedures and tools and identifying areas for methodology improvement.
12. Guides and advises less-experienced Business Analysts.
13. Conducts interviews, fact-finding, and independent research to design creative, progressive IT solutions for business problems
14. Implementation of software on time under budget
15. Resolution of functionality issues
Competencies
1. Must possess sound knowledge of structured IT application development lifecycles, methodologies inclusive of Use Case tools.
2. Ability to recognize complex problems vs. objectives and apply creativity to analyze situations, develop solutions and procedures.
3. Prior AGILE experience or working with AGILE transition initiative is desirable
4. Experience with JIRA
5. Ability to effectively collaborate with agents, employees, management and vendors and uccessfully work in cross-functional team environment
6. Prior experience with insurance underwriting, claims, compliance and/or business process improvements is desirable.
7. Analytical skills
8. Strong verbal and written communication skills
10. Advanced Excel
11. Technical knowledge of insurance policy coverages, regulations and legal theories.
12. Information Technology aptitude
Required Education and Experience
1. Bachelor's Degree
2. 4-6+ years Business Analyst experience
3. Insurance Designation
4. Property and Casualty underwriting and claims experience
5. Agile experience
6. Jira experience
THIRD PARTY AGENCIES, SUBCONTRACTORS, AND RECRUITERS NEED NOT APPLY. Applicants received from firms will not be considered. Subcontracting is not available for this position.
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