Business Analyst - 560737 - 560737

IT Business

Analyst

Role of the IT Business Analyst

We are looking

for a talented hand on IT Business Analyst, who enjoys being the

liaison between

engineering IT solutions and business users for a growing

company.

* 2-5 years experience writing detailed business requirements

gathering

* Experience with formal software development life cycles (SDLCs)

and business analysis methodologies

* Solid understanding of popular programming tools, software

packages and languages (e.g. JAVA, VB, C#, guidewire, salesforce)

* Ability to engage in multiple tasks simultaneously

*

* Insurance Industry experience

* Strong management and production skills, including a thorough

understanding of how to interpret client business needs and

translate them into application and operational requirements

* P&C or Insurance industry highly desired.

Responsibilities

of the Business Analyst

-The Business

Analysts, gather requirements using interviews, document

analysis, requirements

workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions,

use cases,

scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis;

-Critically

evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile

conflicts,

decompose high level information into details, abstract up from

low-level

understanding to a general understanding, and distinguish user

requests from

the underlying true needs;

-Proactively

communicate and collaborate with external and internal clients to

analyze information

needs and functional requirements and document them as needed;

-Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to

establish the

technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and

performance needs;

-Be the liaison between business, technology and support teams.

Requirements

of the Business Analyst

* 2-5 years experience writing detailed business

requirements

* 2-5 years business analysis experience in an external

client facing environment

* Experience with formal software development life

cycles (SDLCs) and business analysis methodologies

* Solid understanding of popular programming tools,

software packages and languages (e.g. JAVA, VB, C#,

guidewire, salesforce)

* Ability to engage in multiple tasks simultaneously

* Strong management and production skills, including a

thorough understanding of how to interpret client business

needs and

translate them into application and operational requirements

* P&C or Insurance industry highly desired.

Education

* A Degree in the Computer Science, or Information

Technology discipline

* Bachelor’s degree and one year of related experience

(or an equivalent combination of education and experience )

* Experience in requirements gathering and documentation.

* Previous programming experience preferred but not

required.

* Must have ability to manage multiple ongoing projects

* Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

and group presentation skills.

Excellent technical, analytical and troubleshooting

skills