Senior Business Analyst; Hybrid Onsite

Overview

Job Title:

Senior Business Analyst (Hybrid Onsite)

Location:

Des Moines, IA

Duration: 6 months

Interview Process:
Either Web Cam or In Person Interview

Note:

ONLY SUBMIT LOCAL/REGIONAL CANDIDATES TO THIS POSITION – candidates available to be onsite 2-3 days per week if requested. Interviews will be conducted on Feb 4th, 5th, and 6th. Please submit candidates available for the specified interview dates.

Responsibilities of the Business Analyst role include but are not limited to:

• Working directly with business leadership, SMEs, and technical partners on system-aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
• Creating, presenting, and maintaining user stories, acceptance criteria, and design documents in DoIT defined systems to be used by team members at all levels.
• Documenting, tracing, maintaining, prioritizing, and assessing changes to business practices, workflows, and associated system processes.
• May act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts.
• Conducting research to query data, analyze problems, and determine solutions, such as implementing changes in processing methods or redesigning products or services.
• Consistently updating project information, statuses, risks, issues, and timelines for reporting purposes.
• Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome.
• May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including executives, managers, IT professionals, and subject matter experts.
• Experience in process mapping, group facilitation, data gathering and analysis, and all phases of a project life cycle (requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, documentation, training, and measuring effectiveness).
• Experience delivering software as part of an Agile delivery team.
• Strong ability to work effectively and autonomously against deadlines and potential priority shifts.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio.
• Experience with requirement gathering software such as Azure Dev Ops, TFS, Jira, or RTC.
• Ability to analyze business strategies and user needs.

• Experience working on large, complex IT systems — Required, 8 Years
• Experience eliciting requirements, writing user stories and design documents, defining acceptance criteria, testing outcomes, and facilitating communication between business stakeholders, developers, and project teams — Required, 8 Years
• Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies — Required, 8 Years
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities — Required, 8 Years
• Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting) — Required, 8 Years
• Excellent task management skills; ability to balance and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment — Required, 8 Years
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities while meeting deadlines — Required, 8 Years
• Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software — Required, 8 Years
• Experience in an Agile environment — Required, 6 Years
• Experience with ALM tools (MS TFS/VSTS/Azure Dev Ops, Atlassian Jira, IBM RTC) — Required, 5 Years
• Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software — Required, 5 Years
• Familiarity with advanced information management practices, data modeling standards, and architecture design/analysis — Required, 3 Years
• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience — Required, 8 Years

Name:
Sameer at gsksolutionsd dot com

Contact:
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GSK Solutions Inc. is a premier information technology services company dedicated to delivering exceptional consulting solutions and staff augmentation. We focus on quality, timeliness, and budgetary considerations and serve Fortune 500 clients nationwide with expertise in information security, software development, consulting, and IT audits.