Business Analyst​/Grand Rapids, MI; Onsite

Business Analyst

The Business Analyst will work with financial business, developers, and quality analysts to drive requirements to drive value delivery and will participate in all phases of Agile software development. In this position you will be using systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine software, or system functional specifications. You will document the user or system design specifications.

You will define, elaborate, and document detailed user stories based on Epics or Story Titles.

Required Skills
- Business Analyst Product Owner Financial Business Analyst Retail Product Owner Cost Accounting

Job Duties
- Define, elaborate, synthesize, and document detailed user stories based on Epics or Story Titles from business requirements Map out process flows in existing and future payment environment Collaborate with Technical Product Owners or business SME's to understand and define business requirements and ensure alignment with user stories Provide authoritative single point of contact for development and testing team members to address open questions or issues about user stories Cross-train with other BA's to provide mutual backup and support when necessary Partner very closely with QA specialists to be "side by side" during testing to avoid ambiguity, friction, and delays Participate as a member of a cross-functional Scrum team to help:
Execute tests and provide support for UAT Establish estimates/points for stories Identify roadblocks and areas for improvement during retrospectives

Job Requirements - 5+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst on a cross-functional Scrum team delivering custom software development 2+ years of experience working in the financial or retail industry Strong knowledge of common Agile methods, processes, and tools Proven ability to be effective and adaptable in response to frequent change Strong written and oral communications, including the ability to be clear and concise

Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience using Jira, Confluence, Azure Dev Ops, or other Scrum tools, particularly to document stories IT domain experience in the areas of Product Management, Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, and Quality Assurance Technical background, particularly using SQL and relational databases Provide coaching and advice on Agile best practices