Senior IT Business Analyst

Senior IT Business Analyst

Location: Trenton NJ (Hybrid)

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior IT Business Analyst to be responsible for the management of one or multiple moderately complex projects concurrently; plans and performs analysis of company functions processes and activities. This position will be fulltime contract and hybrid.

What Youll Do

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements ensuring they are clearly understood and communicated
• Analysis and Documentation: Analyze business processes and workflows identifying areas for improvement. Create detailed documentation including business requirements functional specifications and process maps
• Solution Design: Work with IT and business teams to design and implement effective IT solutions that meet business needs. Ensure solutions are scalable secure and aligned with industry best practices
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact between IT and business stakeholders. Facilitate meetings presentations and workshops to ensure clear communication and alignment
• Testing and Validation: Develop and execute test plans to ensure IT solutions meet business requirements. Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and address any issues that arise
• Continuous Improvement: Stay uptodate with industry trends and best practices. Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend innovative solutions

What Youll Need

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Business Administration or a related field
• Minimum of 810 years of experience in IT business analysis or a related field with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex IT projects
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in business analysis tools and methodologies
• Experience with project management tools and techniques
• Knowledge of IT systems software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Practical application experience with Microsoft tools suite (i.e. Word Excel Outlook Teams SharePoint PowerPoint)
• Practical application and expert knowledge working with Microsoft Visio
• Adaptable and flexible with the ability to pivot strategies in response to changes in the healthcare landscape
• Strong time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines by prioritizing responsibilities and balancing workload
• Ability to inspire trust and communicate sound reasoning authentically
• Excellent communication abilities including listening and processing information effectively and strong written verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to handle challenging situations confidently and calmly with respect and fairness considering different perspectives and maintaining relationships
• Strong customer service skills with the ability to assess needs and provide information or assistance to match expectations or resolve a problem
• Strong decisionmaking skills with the ability to make sound wellinformed and objective decisions
• Interpersonal skills to build relationships resolve conflicts and collaborate effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders from employees to clients
• Leadership skills to motivate encourage and challenge others and the ability to adapt leadership styles in various situations
• Problemsolving skills to identify evaluate and use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternative actions and make recommendations accordingly
• Teambuilding skills to encourage inspire and guide others toward a common goal

Preferred:

• Experience working with a state transportation office
• Experience working with state government
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or equivalent certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal state and local standards
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer utilizing a mouse keyboard and monitor

Business Analysis,CBAP,PMP,Microsoft visio,ACP