Senior Business Analyst

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Senior Business Analyst to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

**Location of job: Remote**

Responsibilities

Job Description

The Worker will perform advanced (senior-level) business analysis work related to implementing complex, emerging technology hardware and software projects for the Mainframe Transformation Program at the client.

Duties involve use of multiple methods in gathering, developing, and documenting requirements; the review, assessment, and development of business processes; the creation and validation of user acceptance testing; and research and special project support provided to users. This role will work under limited to minimal direction, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

This position will be responsible for analysis and documentation in the implementation of multiple inter-related projects (including implementation of software applications in Software as a Service (SaaS) or Commercial off the Shelf (COTS), migration of data from the mainframe to the new systems and building a Data Warehouse). Ensures that deliverables and materials are produced and maintained in accordance with established processes and procedures, are of consistent quality, and use accepted business analysis methodologies. May assign and/or supervise the work of others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Qualifications

Minimum (Required):

10 years of:

• Business analysis experience on software development projects including: the preparation of project related documentation.
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative, analytical, written/verbal/presentation communication skills in English (specifically technical writing); and well versed with MS Office suite of products and prototyping/screen mock-up tools such as Visio, SnagIt, Adobe Illustrator, or Axure.
• Hands-on requirements elicitation; client management and technical documentation including traceability, use cases, prototyping, and data modeling.
• Facilitating interactive sessions with business and cross functional teams.
• Strong analysis experience and expertise in assessing Production Support issues to determine Root Cause and document items needed for data or system correction.
• Developing/maintaining an understanding of key business drivers/impacts, assisting clients with identifying and solving business
• Develop/write design documents and diagram business processes
• Facilitating analysis of business and functional requirements and design of technology specifications, working with business / functional personnel.
• Defining functional design and systems specifications; preparing/reviewing/delivering completed packages.
• Participating in and providing guidance to Business and Functional Units in developing and completing user acceptance testing, training, and implementation-related activities.

8 years of:

• Knowledge of Software Quality Assurance or Software Engineering Methodologies.
• Writing, revising, and verifying quality standards and test procedures (including test plans and test cases).
• Reviewing and interpreting business requirements and design specifications and translating them into test procedures.
• Understanding of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Working experience using JIRA (Creating stories, Test cases, Test execution and JIRA reports)
• Skill/understanding of Smoke Testing, Regression testing, Black box testing, white box testing, and manual and automation testing. Experience must demonstrate advanced-level use of Oracle/SQL queries

Preferred (Optional):

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Administration or related discipline or equivalent work experience.

4 years of:

• Working in Agile environment

6 years of:

• Skill with developing Web application testing automation using Java and Selenium, or similar.
• Familiarity with database queries and the ability to create input data and verify data updates.
• Working experience with Salesforce Projects
• Experience with process improvement strategies and methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead change and design more efficient processes.
• Experience in Oil and Gas industry as well as general compliance and enforcement related projects as a Business Analyst.
• Proven ability to work compatibly within multifaceted teams; resolve conflict; and deal with challenging situations.

Overview

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
• Life insurance
• A 401(K) plan with company match
• Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.