Business Analyst

LaunchCode•Saint Louis, MO

40d•$25 - $40•Remote

About The Position

The Business Analyst will be an individual with experience working as a liaison to assigned business units and technical experts. The Business Analyst will be accountable for guiding the actions of technology experts and working closely with business units to analyze processes/business needs, and to provide recommended solutions. This role will solicit, define, and manage requirements for internally and externally developed projects and implementations in a team-oriented environment. The Business Analyst will serve as the Subject Matter Expert for assigned applications/subject areas. This role is with a partner company in the healthcare industry; name disclosed during the interview process.

Requirements

Knowledge of software development methodologies
Accurately articulate technical specifications in a manner the normal business user can understand
Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, and forge strong interpersonal relationships within internal departments and with external audiences
Ability to solve problems by utilizing training, knowledge, tools, and analytical skills
Ability to assimilate new and existing technologies
Exemplary communication skills
Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with minimal supervision
Excellent planning, documentation, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
Ability to translate complex information into a logical, concise presentation
Strong attention to detail
High School Graduate or G.E.D
2+ years of relevant technical or business work experience
Experience applying technology to solve problems
Experience in gathering and authoring development requirements, including but not limited to user stories
Previous experience collaborating with Business Users, Programmers, and Quality Assurance Testers in a corporate environment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in technical or business disciplines, preferred
1+ year(s) of SQL experience, preferred

Responsibilities

Creates stories by working closely with the Sr. Business Analyst, Product Manager and/or SME's to understand requirements
Reviews stories with Sr. Business Analyst or Product Manager prior to story review for any issues and/or updates needed
Present stories during story review to developers, quality assurance and other product teammates
Partner with developers and quality assurance team during sprint to answer questions and clarify requirements, as needed
Perform production deployment check out by executing test cases and communicating to business of successful deployment
Perform analysis on complex features that span across teams and platforms to ensure minimal downstream effects
Liaison between the business customer and the technology providers, both internally and externally
Work with Business Users, Development Team, and Quality Assurance Team on updating application documentation
Responsible for the analysis, and specification of effective, efficient, and innovative business technology requirements
Work with support team to determine tier 1 issues and provide solutions, versus real issues that should be escalated to product and technology teams
Triage bugs in multiple environments
Document product features, process, and data flows
Play a key part of development events including planning, refinement, review, retrospective, sprints, and daily scrums
Execute production sprint deployment & validate features are working as expected