Business Analyst (Closed)

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

Job Description:

• This role is responsible for capturing and supporting delivery of business and/or system requirements (based on specialization) to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities include working with stakeholders to understand their needs, capture their requirements, perform impact analysis, and then working closely with the Development Team(s) to refine the requirements into specifications that can be executed by the team. Individuals in this role possess a working knowledge of the business/technical domain and the main applications within that domain.
• Understand stakeholder needs to help envision and create a solution to solve a problem.
• Support cost/benefit analysis to align technology solutions to business strategy.
• Gather and catalog functional, non-functional, and technical requirements for stakeholder requests.
• Provide subject matter expertise within the business/technical domain to support scope and requirement decisions
• Determine the impact of modifications and enhancements to applications and assist with identifying integration points and the end-to-end solution design.
• Ensure changes to the application are compliant with bank standards and policies.
• For vendor applications, work closely with the vendor to ensure changes meet bank requirements including assisting with acceptance testing where needed.
• Assist users and development teams in application testing and troubleshooting and may help with test planning and configuring test solutions to validate functional and system needs.
• Document processes, procedures and workflows associated with applications.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts to create, analyze, and improve processes and solutions.
• Create, maintain, and present training materials for end-users.

Required Skills:

• Solution Delivery Process - Understands all roles and responsibilities within their team and uses the tool sets within the software lifecycle.
• Governance & Stakeholder Management- Contributes to artifacts needed for governance forums. Understands stakeholder expectations and creates regular updates to keep stakeholders informed.
• Analytical Thinking - Demonstrates ability to identify root causes to solve complex problems in highly unstable situations.
• Business Products & Strategy - Basic awareness of products, services, business flows and strategy.
• Solution Design - Has knowledge of software development but has not been involved in hands-on application development/coding.

Desired Skills:

• Risk Management - Understands risks and can apply the controls necessary to mitigate. Knows when to escalate risks
• Financials & Resource Management- Basic understanding of financial data and the impact that their role has within a team.
• Planning, Execution & Process - Actively participates in planning ceremonies. Has the ability to complete a task/story against plan/sprint commitment. Demonstrates working knowledge of Agile/Waterfall frameworks.
• Test Engineering -Proficient in designing, developing, and executing test cases; Knowledge of test automation and tools.
• DevOps& Release Automation -Basic knowledge of automation and continuous delivery practices. Ability to participate in their role and utilize necessary tools with minimal guidance.
• Application & Data Architecture - Possesses an understanding of architecture and bank standards. Participates in or supports delivery of architecture designs and implementations.
• Promotes Collaboration - Collaborates with own team and across teams. Asks questions to obtain views from others.
• Influences Decisions - Presents their own point of view with a clear rationale, facts and figures. Clearly displays how their proposed solution or course of action is superior to other options by using facts/evidence to support it.
• Achieves Sustainable Results - Tracks the effectiveness of solutions through KPI's. Incorporates technical and financial factors when comparing different approaches to solutions.

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