Business Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred with a major or emphasis in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant technical or business work experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum 2 years of related experience in business analysis required.
• Knowledge of insurance preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to create compelling business cases; ability to provide input for cost/effort estimates and financial analysis.
• Team-oriented focus; ability to conduct effective meetings with business and project teams; ability to create and interpret user needs into specifications, user stories, flowcharts, UML diagrams, etc.
• Highly competent in reading, analyzing, and interpreting technical industry-related journals and DOI filings.
• Strong understanding of basic system engineering, object-oriented design, information risk and security guidelines, and architecture standards.
• Knowledge of Modeling Techniques: Object Orientation analysis, UML (e.g. Use Cases, Activity Diagrams).
• Good understanding of data management and database concepts.
• In depth understanding of the various software development lifecycles (e.g. Scrum, Waterfall and/or Hybrid) and demonstrated experience in writing software requirements and test specifications.
• Intermediate knowledge of SQL and intermediary working knowledge of excel (e.g., Data cleaning, manipulation, and reporting).
• Working knowledge of API standards for communicating and integration between applications.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certifications and domain expertise preferred.
• Insurance certifications Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and/or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partners with business leaders to align IT initiatives with business strategy.
• Acts as an intermediary between the business community and the technical community.
• Elicits, analyzes, and documents detailed business requirements, understand business processes and relevant technology for business initiatives.
• Educates the IT organization on the direction of the business.
• Negotiates agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation.
• Coordinates and organizes input from various stakeholders, negotiates priorities, resolves conflicts, and builds consensus.
• Possesses expertise in the business unit(s) they support as well as an understanding of the IT organization’s systems and capabilities.
• Applies insurance and information system knowledge to assist business in improving workflow and improving the cost-effective utilization of insurance systems.
• May assist with test planning and tests configuration changes and RICEFs.
• Achieves the strategic vision and operating platforms that define the people, processes, tools, and technology.
• Works with business Product Owners to create and maintain an operating plan.
• Conducts user acceptance testing and may conduct functional unit testing and integration testing.
• Facilitates communication between IT and business stakeholders/Product Owners to ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements.
• Provides insurance and technical support to IT staff.
• Implements new systems/solutions, enhancements, and maintenance of installed systems.
• Documents user manuals to describe application installation and operating procedures.
• Participates in and contributes to design sessions in prototyping new or existing systems.
• Works to continually enhance business processes, operations, and information process flow.

Benefits

• generous medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401K retirement plans and company match
• Bonus potential for all positions
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Support for continued learning