Senior Technical Business Analyst

Job Title : Senior Technical Business Analyst

Location : Atlanta GA 30334 Onsite

Description : RESPONSIBILITIES :

Works on multiple projects / applications as a project team member. Considered a subject matter expert for several projects / applications. Works on projects of moderate to high complexity within one or more development environments. The Senior BA works with both software developers and business customers to ensure that the business needs are being met by the systems being built changed enhanced or purchased.

Responsible for identifying and communicating business needs for multiple / complex software solutions by translating these needs into functional and non-functional requirements used by software developers usually in the form of a formal requirements document.

Responsible for the elicitation analysis and documentation of multiple customers business requirements for assigned projects / applications.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to the following :

o Participates in and facilitates customer meetings as well as project team meetings.

o Participates in project team meetings during all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

o Serves as a liaison between the business partners and the development team to provide technical solutions to meet user needs.

o Utilizes requirements elicitation techniques such as facilitated sessions workshops interviews and shadowing to elicit requirements from customers users and stakeholders.

o Develops writes and communicates business and functional requirements and produces requirements documentation which includes use case narratives use case diagrams functional and non-functional requirements. Ensures that resulting business requirements are thorough and accurate.

o Articulates data flow concepts explains the purpose and impact of data movement and answers questions from both technical experts and business users ensuring a shared understanding of the data landscape.

o Creates and maintains Screen Designs User Story Maps and Process Flow diagrams in Lucidchart

o Creates and maintains User Stories in JIRA

Ability to work in the office 5 days each week. (This is not a telework position).

Performs all other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Oral and written communication skills

Interpersonal consultative and facilitation skills

Critical Analysis Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Technical Awareness

Management and Leadership Skills

Knowledge of the business area that they support including a solid understanding of the customers existing business processes and how new technology might support change or enhance those processes.

AGENCY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS :

Minimum Education / Experience :

Bachelors degree in computer science or information systems or proven equivalent work experience AND a minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated hands-on experience working on diverse data integration projects AND two (2) or more years experience in : advanced level use evaluation and implementation of appropriate tools for requirements elicitation and documentation integration and user acceptance testing AND advanced knowledge of requirements elicitation techniques business modeling and use case design concepts information systems and software development life cycles

AND

Experience defining API service calls which includes the ability to define the format and content of both incoming requests and outgoing responses for API endpoints

Experience collaborating closely with API developers to ensure the defined APIs meet functional and non-functional requirements

Experience creating clear concise and comprehensive data flow diagrams

Ability to explain complex data flows to a wide range of audiences using diagramming tools to visually represent data movement transformations and storage across various systems

Preferred Qualifications :

(Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate some or all of the following skills / experience) :

Experience working in state or local government specifically in roles dealing with the Georgia Criminal Justice System

Advanced level experience in software development methodologies like Agile Scrum and Waterfall

Project management certification (PMP) through the Project Management Institute / ITIL foundational certification

Experience with LucidChart

Experience with JIRA

Key Skills

Intelligence Targeting,SQL,Agile,Business Analysis,Telephony,Computer Forensics,Requirements Gathering,Business requirements,Cordova,SDLC,Oracle,Wiki Systems

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1