Business Analyst with Pension/retirement systems

Title: Lead Business Analyst with Pension/retirement systems

Location: Remote

Length: Long term

Restriction: W2 or C2C

Description:

*** Very long term project initial PO for 1 year but expect to go for 3/4 years *** Webcam Interview*** *** Remote ***

Sample Tasks:

Elicit business requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, storyboards, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, event lists, business analysis, competitive product analysis, task and workflow analysis, and/or viewpoints

Write business requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language, simply, clearly, unambiguously, and concisely. Represent requirements using alternative views, such as analysis models (diagrams), prototypes, or scenarios, where appropriate

Decompose high level business and user requirements into functional requirements specifying an appropriate level of detail suitable for use by those must base their work on the requirements

Document the current and future state business processes define quality attributes, business rules, external interfaces, constraints, and other nonfunctional requirements, to include business process improvements and optimization

Lead requirements analysis and verification, ensuring that requirement statements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable, and that they conform to standards

Participate in requirements prioritization and facilitate the negotiation of requirements amongst multiple stakeholders

Analyze and document business requirements and required data to deliver work products throughout the project life cycle

Translate business requirements to System/Functional specifications, and pass them on to Application Developers

Coordinate Business Validation to verify that a set of end to end business processes function as intended

Work with the product manager or project sponsor to document the products vision and the projects scope.

Participate in peer reviews and inspections of requirements documents and work products derived from those documents to ensure that the requirements were interpreted correctly

Manage requirements traceability information and track requirements status throughout the project

Manage changes to baselined requirements through effective application of change control processes and tools

Identify ways to assist product management in product planning through requirements development and analysis

Propose new product features, updates and industry best practices

Provide knowledge transfer

Sample Skills/Requirements:

10 years experience

Five (5) years experience in Business Analyst role. Including implementation of business process management solutions including but not limited to workflows, case management, correspondence, CRM and reporting.

Bachelors degree in Information Services or related studies

A Masters degree substitutes for three years of experience, or a Bachelors degree substitutes for two years, or an Associates degree substitutes for one year

Three (3) years experience applying Agile methodology in a project environment

Two (2) consulting or contractor engagements lasting more than six (6) months in Business Analyst role, technical project, encompassing the entire project life cycle.

Experience with all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Lead BA experience

Business Analyst Certification (IIBA certification or equivalent) preferred

Pension services industry experience at State or Federal level