What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst position at JSM Consulting?
We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our ETF group. You will work as part of a dynamic team (developers, testers, product owners, scrum masters, managers, UX specialist) responsible for solutioning and delivering IT project services for major, new, technical product initiatives. You will take part in the identification and definition of the change (requirements), design, development, testing and deployment of solutions as well as runs communication to both business and technical audiences. Business Analyst participates in all phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) from project scoping, planning and requirements definition to issues resolution, testing, training and implementation.
Some of your key responsibilities include:
• Requirement gathering by discussing with Business, and solutioning and design of the application by working with Architect and Technical leads.
• Facilitating communication between business users and technical teams
• Gathering requirements of proposed changes or issues to be fixed and helping set scope definition
• Conducting analysis of applications and systems
• Writing JIRA Stories and Acceptance criteria
• Writing and/or reviewing technical specification documentation which may include data modelling, dataflow diagramming, screen design, workflow analysis etc.
• Involvement in design and development process as well as in system and UAT testing
• Release communication (providing demonstrations to the users, writing release documentation, taking part in release meetings)
• Involvement in deployments and checkout of the solution
• Working with project managers, developers, testers and other specialists across multiple teams and locations to make sure that projects meet business needs
Qualifications:
3 Years of solid experience in Requirement Gathering and Solutioning.
Experience in executing large projects in Financial Industry.
3 years of analysis experience in software development projects
Experience in one or more software methodologies such as Waterfall or Agile
Technical knowledge (e.g. database design / SQL, programming skills, application architecture) a plus
Knowledge of data warehouse, data domains and data a plus
Knowledge of JIRA, MS Office Tools
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Positive, can-do attitude, open to change
Highly organized and able to manage priorities and multiple work streams
Wireframe and prototyping experience a plus
Agile development and direct client interaction a plus
Domain experience is a plus