IT Business Analyst (HR Systems)

Harbor Freight • Calabasas, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

The IT Business Analyst is responsible for business and systems analysis functions supporting his/her assigned applications. Apply proven analytical, communication and problem-solving skills to help maximize the benefit of IT investments, turning functional business requirements into effectively designed solutions. This includes gathering and analyzing data in support of business cases, leading system projects for business units, building systems requirements, providing application support, and managing external software vendors.

Requirements

• Proven analytical, communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to gather and analyze data in support of business cases
• Ability to lead system projects for business units
• Ability to build systems requirements
• Ability to provide application support
• Ability to manage external software vendors
• Ability to meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business requirements, and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues
• Ability to document functional business requirement and interpret into system designs
• Ability to analyze and determine root-cause for reported system issues
• Ability to conduct research into emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Ability to utilize standard templates to accurately and concisely write requirement and functional specifications
• Ability to review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Ability to prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential problem areas in IT systems across the organization.
• Ability to collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and enhancements to existing applications
• Ability to coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including system, integration, and customer acceptance, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support.
• Ability to manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary.
• Ability to work independently on projects and analysis
• Ability to maintain reference documentation for audit purposes

Nice To Haves

• Experience with HR Systems

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily performance and operation of enterprise-level software applications
• Perform budgeting, quality control, research, purchasing of assets or software, contract negotiation and management
• Act as a liaison between technology teams, support teams, business units, and senior management
• Collaborate with project managers, solutions architects and project sponsors to determine project scope and how to execute multiple projects
• Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business requirements, and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues
• Document functional business requirement and interpret into system designs
• Analyze and determine root-cause for reported system issues
• Conduct research into on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Utilize standard templates to accurately and concisely write requirement and functional specifications
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential problem areas in IT systems across the organization.
• Collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and enhancements to existing applications
• Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including system, integration, and customer acceptance, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support.
• Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary.
• Work independently on projects and analysis
• Maintain reference documentation for audit purposes
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid time off up to 236 hours per year (inclusive of PTO, floating holidays, and paid holidays)
• Paid sick time up to 80 hours per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed