RQ07528 - Business Analyst - Senior

SCOPE:

Senior business analyst will be supporting CJDD product initiatives participating in various working groups expected to collaborate closely with technical teams delivery managers business sponsors and subject matter experts. Resource will be accountable for application of technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle including Requirements Elicitation Application Architecture definition and Design; play an important role in creating the high level design artifacts; lead validation for all types of testing and support activities related to implementation transition and warranty

DELIVERABLES:

Documentation Participate in creation of highquality software design and documentation of SDLC phases

Support Assist with troubleshooting production issues and support daytoday operations

Stakeholder Engagement Liaise with business partners to analyze complex problems and understand business goals and objectives

Testing Support QA team testing activities including taking a key role in User Acceptance Testing and training

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

At least 8 years of experience as an IT Business Analyst with progressive experience supporting medium to large size projects

Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the proven ability to apply them effectively

Knowledge of Agile project work tracking tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA

Experience of scrum master

Experience with traceability matrix agile and client centric approaches

Possess at least 5 years of hands on experience in working with business stakeholders on functional design sessions and detailed solution design sessions and negotiating and triaging issues for production

Possess at least 5 years of hands on experience in providing first level of triaging support for business and technical SMEs in identifying design gaps from testing cycles and production

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Proven track record working as part of an Agile team where responsibilities include the planning and delivery of user stories in an Agile SCRUM environment

Ability to document and analyze business and functional requirements lead/facilitate JAD sessions and prepare required Architecture Documentation

Experience working on large systems implementation projects ideally with experience in all phases of the system development life cycle

Business analysis skills and demonstrated experience to provide leadership in the creation of business and functional requirements documentation and to capture the data and information needed to document validate and analyze business processes for the above noted initiatives

Using the requirements gathered the Business Analyst will create Business Cases Business Requirements Documents other Business requirements artefacts and testing documentation update work tracking tools

Knowledge and experience in building documentation towards production readiness such as support model SLAs and checklists

Excellent analytical logical and interpersonal skills. Hard working and fast learner with selfmotivated personality.

Good analytical communication skills and ability to work independently and also perform as part of a team.

Solid presentation facilitation interview and workshop skills

Business analysis skills and demonstrated experience to provide leadership in the analysis and creation of business and functional requirements and design documentation and to capture the data and information needed to document validate and analyze business processes for legacy applications being replaced

CRITERIA:

Criteria 1 Business Analysis Skills

8 years experience in business analysis for large scale implementations including exposure to gathering technical requirements and analysis of data migration process

Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the proven ability to apply them effectively

Knowledge of Agile project work tracking tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA

Demonstrated experience in creating Business Cases Business Requirements Document other Business requirements artefacts testing documentation Enterprise architecture artefacts and assist Solution designer/architect in the preparation of technical artefacts including technical design

Demonstrated experience working on large systems implementation and case management solutions

Working knowledge of system concepts and development methodologies to support business application

Demonstrated experience supporting QA teams by creating testing documentation such as Test Cases Test Plans and Traceability matrix.

Criteria 2 Technical Skills

Demonstrated experience in working with technical SMEs and business SMEs in reviewing and analyzing design gaps provide initial cost and time estimates for change requests and enhancements assist development team in first level triaging of defects to identify solution gaps and review with business and delivery team

Demonstrated experience in developing documentation towards production readiness such as support model SLAs and checklists and copy books for operational and data migration

Demonstrated experience in solution design and architecture

Experience with DevOps project tracking tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps

Criteria 3 Communication Skills

Demonstrated experience to provide leadership in the creation of business requirements documentation functional and technical design documentation

Ability to capture data and information needed to document validate and analyze business processes of existing legacy systems and map them to the future state processes

Proven ability to support the client in development of presentation materials briefing notes and Enterprise Architecture artefacts

Hands on experience in working with business stakeholders on functional design sessions and detailed solution design sessions negotiating on issues for production

Criteria 4 Public Sector Experience

Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.

Experience in working with Case management applications

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER:

Knowledge to be Transferred:

Documentations of all type assigned for this role.

Knowledge to be Transferred to:

Project Manager/Team Members

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience:

• Working as an IT Business Analyst with progressive experience supporting medium to large size projects
  

At least 5 years of hands on experience:

• Working with business stakeholders on functional design sessions and detailed solution design sessions and negotiating and triaging issues for production
  
• Providing first level of triaging support for business and technical SMEs in identifying design gaps from testing cycles and production
  
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the proven ability to apply them effectively
  
• Knowledge of Agile project work tracking tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA
  
• Experience of scrum master
  
• Experience with traceability matrix agile and client centric approaches