Business Analyst (Provisioning & Activation)

Kforce is immediately seeking an experienced Business Analyst (Provisioning & Activation) in support of our enterprise telecommunications and mass media client based in Maryland Heights, MO.

Major Duties and Responsibilities: * Business Analyst will lead effective requirement elicitation sessions by ensuring all required stakeholders participate and escalate if needed * Specify inputs and formatting outputs to meet user's needs * Analyze business partner's operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes, functions, and systems * As a Business Analyst, you will provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating, and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements * Be an active project participant by offering feedback, guidance, and assistance to help meet project delivery dates* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience * 4+ years of Business Analysis (BA) or Business Systems Analysis (BSA) experience * Prior experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies * Knowledge of applicable systems * Basic understanding of databases and web services * Basic understanding of Network structure and elements, system architecture * Business Analysis Tools (Must Have): MS Visio or similar tool experience is needed; JIRA * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Organizational skills; Coordination of meeting agendas, minutes, and action items * Ability to work with little supervision * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and support multiple project assignments * Ability to independently research topics using available tools like SharePoint and other document repositories * Ability to see the -big picture- and determine how application changes will impact other systems * Ability to recognize up/downstream dependencies * Ability to effectively communicate with all project stakeholders representing all levels of the organization * Ability to create a business process model (diagram) representing current and future processes * The ability to write requirements that are clear, concise, testable and can be interpreted by development teams Nice to Have: * Business Analyst Certification such as ECBA or CCBA * Previous telecommunications experience as an analyst or in a similar role