Business Analyst II- D&T

D.R. Horton•Arlington, TX

About The Position

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for an Business Analyst II-D&T. The right candidate will be responsible for studying business functions, gathering information and helping determine output enhancements for various applications. They are involved in planning and designing of business requirements, workflows and application UI. The Business Analyst II-D&T works collaboratively within the IT department and business units to define, design, and interpret requirements into function for development to execute. They are also tasked with identifying problems, determining solution options, and recommends changes as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
3+ years’ experience in Information Technology in a related field
Knowledge of application design software a plus (Figma, Balsamiq, etc.)
Exposure to Agile, Scrum and other iterative and incremental development methodologies
Knowledge of software and database testing including designing and manipulating test data, validating stored jobs, and error replication
Ability to think and act as an end-user
Must be able to interpret and implement quality assurance standards and provide accurate and comprehensive feedback to colleagues
Experience/exposure using programming languages, QA methodologies, and test management software, UI/UX applications
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of IT systems
Ability to work well within a team
Strong computer skills and experience with custom applications
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to serve as a liaison with developers, project managers, and customer support
Demonstrate strong attention to detail and have analytical and problem-solving abilities
Proficiency with MS Office and email

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field preferred
Experience with SQL Queries and databases a plus
Experience with various software development lifecycles, software UI/UX design, and testing is a plus

Responsibilities

Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement and assist in developing solutions
Participate in communications between various IT and business partners
Participate in deployments, post deployment remediation efforts and support escalation as needed
Participate in multiple projects and applications
Assess risk and impact of builds and deployments
Clearly outline, document, and communicate problems, enhancements and business scenarios that will be used in advancing new and current custom software applications
Investigate, analyze, and document complex as-is business processes for use in design of new application functions
Define, design and document optimized solutions to complex business and application issues
Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; re-defining as necessary
Identify appropriate parameters, functions, and data to test and validate; parameters may include general function, validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and compliance with industry standards
Anticipate potential malfunctions and design specific tests to make them occur on a system level
Design, write and execute test cases and test scripts to thoroughly test company software products on multiple projects of varying size and application systems to ensure all objectives are met
Perform various degrees of testing (unit, baseline, full system, ad hoc)
Conduct testing to ensure products perform according to user requirements and within established guidelines
Identify, log, and recreate error codes, enhancements, user stories, bugs, and defects
Document all software discrepancies and work with team leadership, subject matter expert, and/or development on the resolution of those discrepancies
Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
Assist in clarifying project scope and vision
Log and document bugs, enhancement, and product issues
Draft quality assurance policies, procedures, and knowledge articles