Sr. Business Systems Analyst

ROLE SUMMARY

In support of the Connected Vehicle Development and Delivery team, plays a pivotal role in aligning business needs with technical solutions to deliver efficient and innovative connected vehicle services. Supports technical systems solutions, integrations, and services across various markets, with a focus on global scalability. In this visible role, collaborates with both internal and external Business Analysts (BAs) to transform vision into technical reality.

Maintains dedication to developing and maintaining high-quality, reliable, scalable, and secure software solutions that exceed customer expectations.

• Technical Focus:
  • Concentrates on the integration and optimization of systems.
  • Focuses on global scalability and complex integrations.
• Review and Understand User Stories:
  Reviews user stories created by the Business Analyst (BA) and collaborates with the BA to understand the business context and objectives.
• Identify Technical Stories:
  Translates business requirements into technical stories, identifying systems, software, and technologies while considering system integrations, data flow, security, and performance.
• Create Technical Stories:
  Creates refined technical stories for technical functions considering system integrations, data flow, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders:
  Collaborates with stakeholders, including the BA and development teams, and to gather additional insights and to clarify ambiguities to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and technical constraints.
• Refine User Stories:
  Refines user stories by adding technical details and specifications, defining acceptance criteria, technical tasks, and dependencies while breaking down complex user stories into smaller, manageable tasks.
• Create Detailed Documentation:
  Documents refined user stories, including technical requirements and specifications serving as a guide for the team; maintains a comprehensive knowledge base and documentation repository.
• Validate and Prioritize:
  Validates refined user stories with stakeholders; prioritizes and organizes stories within sprints.
• Release Management:
  • Documents and communicating release scope, including detailed release schedules and key milestones.
  • Owns release activities, including release plans, user acceptance testing (UAT) schedules, go/no-go reviews, knowledge transfer sessions for operations, and release notes distributions.
  • Conducts post-release retrospectives to evaluate success and identify improvements.
• Agile Participation:
  Actively participates in Agile ceremonies; provides technical story guidance and clarifications.
• Issue Investigation:
  Investigates and identifies issues with software or systems; develops remediation solution options.
• Requirement Fulfillment:
  Ensures that systems meet business and technical needs.
• Cross-Team Coordination:
  Facilitates alignment and coordination across technical teams.

• Technology Research:
  Coordinates technology research and estimations.
• Meeting Facilitation:
  Chairs and facilitates meetings where appropriate and distributes minutes.
• Training and Mentorship:
  Provides training and mentorship as needed.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Identifies opportunities for process improvements and contributes to the development of best practices.
• Quality Assurance:
  Participates in quality assurance activities.

• Strong ability to analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and technical stories.
• Proficiency in conceptual understanding of databases, programming languages, software development life cycles, system architectures, and data modeling.
• Ability to identify issues, develop remediation solutions, and troubleshoot problems.
• Experience in planning and coordinating release activities.
• Familiarity with Agile practices and participation in Agile ceremonies.
• Skilled in creating detailed documentation for business requirements including technical specifications, technical stories, user stories, and operational processes.
• Proven ability to facilitate alignment and coordination across technical teams to ensure cohesive and integrated…