Business Analyst (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Business Analyst for our client in Jersey City, NJ. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• Responsible for capturing and refining business and/or system requirements (based on specialization). Works with stakeholders to understand their needs, analyze problems, and capture their requirements, and then working closely with the Development Team to refine the requirement into specifications that can be executed by the team. Possess a working knowledge of the business and/or technical domain based on their specialization. Leverages experience and understanding of stakeholder needs to help create a solution, envisions the solution to solve a problem (manual or through software). Performs Cost/Benefit Analysis to align the technology to business strategy. Gathers & catalogs functional, non-functional, and technical requirements for stakeholder requests. Determines the impact of modifications and enhancements on the application. Acts as the product(s) subject matter expert to support scope and requirement decisions. Ensures changes to the application are compliant with bank standards and policies. Assists users and development team with application testing and troubleshooting and may help configure test solutions to validate functional and system needs. Identifies, document and troubleshoot application related problems. Documents process, procedures and workflows associated with applications. Leads or participate in continuous improvement efforts; Building expertise in creating, analyzing, and improving processes. Creates, maintains and presents training materials for end-users. Individual contributor.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years Business Analysis experience
• Strong knowledge of SQL and ability to perform data analysis and problem solving
• Strong experience with the Agile software development framework, preferably in the Product Owner role
• Ability to handle multiple tasks to meet tight deadlines; high attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communications; ability to communicate effectively with business lines, senior leadership, and technology to achieve desired results
• Self-motivated desire to learn and curiosity in application of new ideas to solve security and risk problems
• Comfort operating in a globally distributed, dynamic culture
• Strong knowledge of JIRA, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio skills

Desired Skills:

• Certification in Agile Scrum, specifically PM/PO and/or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Knowledge and experience of the Registration and Licensing aspects of Insurance, Mortgage and Securities products
• Experience managing projects
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience

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