Business Systems Analyst - Sample JD
Business Systems Analyst - Sample JD
Business Systems Analyst - Sample JD
Job Description
The Business Systems Analyst II is responsible for collaborating with the digital product
managers (DPM), business system owners, and users to capture the right business requests and
accurately translating them to specifications that aid design, coding and testing of complex
software and/or data warehouse applications within the organization.
The incumbent performs a liaison function between the DPM, business users, software engineers
and QA analysts for implementing software solutions in order to accurately realize business
goals.
1. Work with the business users and DPM to accurately capture all stakeholder requests and
translate them into system specifications which typically include functional, non-
functional, user interface, reports and external interface specifications.
2. Work with software engineers to ensure that the engineering realization is in accordance
with the business specification.
3. Work with the testers to ensure that all software components are tested adequately and
Participates in Quality Assurance testing as the IT workload requires.
4. Provides guidance to stakeholders on devising effective and efficient approaches to
achieve project and program objectives.
5. Manages requirements risks by proactively tracking and communicating issues, and
devising methods to mitigating them.
6. Liaise with other project and program areas to coordinate interdependencies and resolve
issues.
7. Analyzes, maps and communicates current state and future state business processes.
8. Supports business units in the resolution of in-depth user questions and issues.
9. Maintains a working knowledge of new technology and business analysis standards &
practices.
10. Collaborates with IT management to define and develop documentation & business
analysis artifact standards, guidelines, processes, and templates.
Qualifications
1. In depth knowledge of business analysis processes, techniques, and work products.
2. Understanding of experience with user experience design for web applications.
3. Advanced knowledge and understanding of computer software development, computer
terminology, and software applications.
4. Experience in Agile software development processes
5. Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate and convey
information to business owners and software engineers and testers.
7. Strong customer service skills to provide end user/business owner systems support on
high level issues.
8. Excellent understanding of how technology impacts the business
9. Excellent team player with a proven background of individual contribution.
10. Excellent interpersonal, documentation, communication, and presentation skills.
11. Strong SQL skills to query SQL databases as well as data structures and data movement.
12. Technical acumen to understanding of XML language and read code (Java/.NET, etc).
13. Requirements gathering from the business users and well as developing system
specifications for projects, enhancements and bug/issues.
14. Develop technical requirement documents as well as technical specifications for the
software engineering teams
15. Excellent understanding of how technology impacts the business
16. Experience in data integration and data quality projects.
Desired Skills/Experience