Sr. Business Analyst

CGI•Lafayette, LA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, senior business analyst to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team is using a modern development stack and various open source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help modernize the cloud-based system. Grow your leadership and consulting skills with in-demand technologies in a fast-paced environment as part of an exciting, positive team that moves quickly and delivers quality software alongside a passionate customer. The ideal candidate for this position is a problem solver. This job supports one or more analytical aspects of the application product life cycle, within a sub-product scope (one or more application components). Uses regular judgement and discretion to collaborate with customers. This position is located in our Lafayette, LA or Knoxville, TN office, however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Requirements

7 years work experience as a business analyst on a software-focused team
Knowledge of SDLC, Agile
Functional analysis and strong writing skills
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work effectively within a team environment under tight timelines
Ability to multi-task and support multiple projects at once
Experience working with JIRA and Confluence

Nice To Haves

Minimum Years of directly related experience Required: 10 years
Minimum Education Required: Bachelors Degree

Responsibilities

Gather project specifications
Create business cases and cost sheet analysis
Translate high-level business needs into detailed requirements for new capabilities and change request/enhancements on existing capabilities
Analyze data to determine business problems, trends, or opportunities for process improvements
Create/execute test cases
Provide root cause analysis and corrective action plans
Verify delivery of customer needs, and Ensure quality delivery
Builds organizational and platform knowledge in one or more disciplines to advance professional track career
Uses functional and organizational knowledge to mentor junior resources
Requires thorough understanding of end systems impact of changes across multiple systems
Work with customers, Software Engineers, Architects, and other team members to capture capability needs and drive quality business solutions
Create and maintain deliverables such as business vision, requirements and personalization to different clients, and user interface design
Build business cases and results measurement programs and prepare briefings for senior leadership
Participate in the full software development life cycle by actively participating on Agile scrum teams in various roles, including, but not limited to, Scrum Master, Business Technical Analyst, User Interface designer, Capability Manager, or Tester, based upon experience and need
Support various aspects of requirements testing (e.g. testing plan, scenarios, documentation, defect management) to ensure minimal production defects are realized and completing analysis of the results tying back to customer impacts
Ensure compliance for required standards and all necessary approvals have been obtained throughout the project lifecycle
Effectively communicate with team members, customers, partners and management, including assisting with or conducting requirement walkthroughs and sprint reviews, reporting project