Business Systems Analyst II

O'Reilly Auto Parts • Headquarters, KY

13d • Onsite

About The Position

A Business Systems Analyst II will work across a variety of business and technical stakeholders to translate functional and technical requirements into detailed system specifications for the development and enhancement of new and existing software technology solutions. This is an on site position located in Springfield, MO. Responsibilities and Duties: Facilitate requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders, employing various techniques such as interviews, workshops and surveys. Critically analyze and decompose complex business needs into functional and non-functional requirements. Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications, including data models, process flows, system interfaces, and integration requirements. Create clear and concise documentation for development and testing teams. Identify, elicit, and document project/process requirements, using appropriate techniques. Analyze requirements and validate with original users, eliminating confusion. Define the testing scripts and verification criteria to ensure requirements are met. Maintain documentation and traceability throughout project. Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business users, engineers, testers, and project managers. Support a culture of innovation by contributing to solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Support and contribute to the documentation of "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to accurately record the changes required. Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends. Explore and develop a basic understanding of external developments or emerging issues and contribute to the evaluation of their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization. Carry out feasibility and assessment work for proposed and current projects to contribute to the development and continuous review of business cases. Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan. Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, and industry best practices through ongoing education and reading specialist media.

Requirements

• Understands business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to document the current state of processes and the business.
• Envisions and documents the future state of processes and products by identifying the solution scope, potential value of the future state, and the changes to the process, technology, organization infrastructure, and capabilities necessary to achieve the desired future state.
• Leads facilitated sessions for requirements elicitation, focus groups, and user acceptance testing.
• Conducts gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy.
• Expresses user needs in terms of business requirements, identifies current capability of the business to deliver, conducts build or buy analyses, and recommends preferred approach.
• Identifies potential stakeholders, analyzes their expectations, and develops strategies for managing stakeholders and their expectations.
• Creates the rules for requirements and design quality, performs verification activities, and maintains quality control.
• Analyzes trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making.
• Utilizes the appropriate modeling tool(s) to diagram the requirements from data and state changes, process and process improvements, as well as use cases and user stories.
• Creates clear, comprehensive, effective, and user-friendly guides, manuals, narratives, and reports that convey complex technical concepts, using documentation tools to craft structured and visually appealing content that meets the intended purposes.
• Identifies, selects, and manages the oversight of business analysis work, including decision making, change control, prioritization, and approval processes.
• Manages the documentation, archiving, traceability, changes, and approvals of requirements throughout the project life cycle.
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field
• Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (1 to 3 years)
• Basic experience coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months)

Nice To Haves

• Led and contributed to legacy system modernization initiatives and large-scale enterprise transformations.
• Working knowledge leveraging Appian low-code platform to support workflow automation and business process management.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodology, including iterative delivery and cross-functional collaboration.
• Uses database reporting tools and techniques.
• Plans, identifies, monitors, analyzes, and prioritizes risks (threats and opportunities), creates response plans, and manages the risk if it occurs.
• Identifies, sequences, and resources project schedules for timely completion.
• Interprets, contributes to, or leads business case creation with client departments to quantify current costs, justify project investment, and identify the return on investment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders, employing various techniques such as interviews, workshops and surveys.
• Critically analyze and decompose complex business needs into functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications, including data models, process flows, system interfaces, and integration requirements.
• Create clear and concise documentation for development and testing teams.
• Identify, elicit, and document project/process requirements, using appropriate techniques.
• Analyze requirements and validate with original users, eliminating confusion.
• Define the testing scripts and verification criteria to ensure requirements are met.
• Maintain documentation and traceability throughout project.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business users, engineers, testers, and project managers.
• Support a culture of innovation by contributing to solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Support and contribute to the documentation of "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to accurately record the changes required.
• Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.
• Explore and develop a basic understanding of external developments or emerging issues and contribute to the evaluation of their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.
• Carry out feasibility and assessment work for proposed and current projects to contribute to the development and continuous review of business cases.
• Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.
• Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, and industry best practices through ongoing education and reading specialist media.

Benefits

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
• Opportunities for Career Growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level