Sr Application System Analyst

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina•Remote Flex - Georgia, NC

2d•$98,092 - $156,947•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for the elicitation, prioritization, and conversion of business/functional requirements to system requirements, as well as provision of analysis for applications in production (large and/or more complex initiatives). Responsible for the development of functional designs for new, customized, or enhanced systems. The ultimate outcome of this role is the production of clear, timely, precise and accurate technical designs that are traceable to documented business/functional requirements and guide the successful design, development and deployment of IT Solutions. Coordinate Analysis and Functional Design: Quickly understand larger and/or more complex business issues and data challenges of the customer. Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and decompose high-level information into details; abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding. Utilize expertise in analyzing end to end business and technical flows, including impacts to operations. Review, edit, and prioritize business requirements, specifications, processes and recommendations related to proposed solution. Distinguish user requests from the underlying true business need. Translate business/functional requirements into system level functional solutions using various techniques that include: interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, screen interface prototypes, demos, and/or business, task, and workflow analysis. Coordinate the development of functional design specifications, GUI and screen interface designs (internal applications), and VUI designs for customer engagements. Include project assumptions, risks/issues, considerations, and dependencies based on the system impacts. Proactively identify the business process and organizational impact of proposed solutions. Coordinate Technical Recommendations and Traceability Guide project personnel to identify required system changes, additions or retirement. Conduct gap analysis for business/functional requirements and current system functionality, with support, review and input from other Technical staff. Collaborate with business analysts, designers, developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs. Provide expertise for dividing the project into multiple phases based on the business priorities, design, schedule, and level of effort. Ensure traceability from business/functional requirements through development of the solution, to confirm system functionality and ensure the completed system fulfills the goals of the project as detailed in the specifications. Mentor less experienced staff and coordinates work as needed for larger projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
5+ years of experience in related field.
In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.
Application Development
Business Requirements Analysis
Design
Requirements Analysis
Requirements Gathering
Solutions Development
Systems Analysis
Systems Engineering
Technical Designs

Nice To Haves

Mentoring Staff

Responsibilities

Elicitation, prioritization, and conversion of business/functional requirements to system requirements.
Provision of analysis for applications in production (large and/or more complex initiatives).
Development of functional designs for new, customized, or enhanced systems.
Production of clear, timely, precise and accurate technical designs that are traceable to documented business/functional requirements.
Guiding the successful design, development and deployment of IT Solutions.
Understanding larger and/or more complex business issues and data challenges of the customer.
Critically evaluating information gathered from multiple sources, reconciling conflicts, and decomposing high-level information into details.
Abstracting up from low-level information to a general understanding.
Analyzing end-to-end business and technical flows, including impacts to operations.
Reviewing, editing, and prioritizing business requirements, specifications, processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
Distinguishing user requests from the underlying true business need.
Translating business/functional requirements into system-level functional solutions using various techniques.
Coordinating the development of functional design specifications, GUI and screen interface designs, and VUI designs.
Including project assumptions, risks/issues, considerations, and dependencies based on system impacts.
Proactively identifying the business process and organizational impact of proposed solutions.
Guiding project personnel to identify required system changes, additions or retirement.
Conducting gap analysis for business/functional requirements and current system functionality.
Collaborating with business analysts, designers, developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
Providing expertise for dividing the project into multiple phases based on business priorities, design, schedule, and level of effort.
Ensuring traceability from business/functional requirements through development of the solution.
Mentoring less experienced staff and coordinating work as needed for larger projects.