Business Analyst - 25-03011

Position Title: Advanced Level experienced Business Analyst Work : Remote / 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST About the Job • Duration: 12-month contract with possibility of extension • Job : RFQ17-2603905P01 Position General Summary: The Business Analyst uses the tools described in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) to act as an agent of change. The Business Analyst is an advocate for their business partners, ensures documentation around stakeholder goals are complete and thorough, facilitates communication between the project/development teams and business partners throughout the development life cycle, and ensures maximum value is reached by the solutions created. Education : Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience. Preferred: Industry Certification in Business Analysis Skills Required : • 1-5 years of experience collaborating with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements for IT and infrastructure projects • 1-5 years of experience in business analysis or related experience • Work closely with IT teams to design and implement infrastructure solutions including networks, servers, cloud platforms, and security systems • Conduct gap analyses, feasibility studies, and impact assessments for proposed changes • Assist in the development of story requirements, acceptance criteria, technical design, and implementation strategy • Lead daily standup calls to collect team status updates and help drive accountability among team members • Proficient in SharePoint • Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications • Proficient in Visio, Lucid, or equivalent • Strong presentation skills • Experience in DevOps, Scrum, Agile, or Waterfall methodologies Essential Position Functions: • Develop a plan to approach business analysis: include all the required information needed to successfully complete analysis on a given effort. • Define a list of stakeholders needed for collaboration on an upcoming analysis effort. This will include needed information and how to best communicate. • Prepare, conduct, and confirm the results of elicitation results: ensure that the project team understands what needs to document, documentation completed in a format understandable by different parties, and documentation validated by stakeholders. • Lead daily standup calls to collect team status updates and help drive accountability among team members • Manage stakeholder involvement: provide a general understanding of information needed, tasks to be completed, and outcomes required during the effort. • Requirements management throughout the analysis, design, and implementation lifecycles. • Prioritize Requirements: through collaboration with stakeholders, owners, by understanding changing policies and mandates, ensure that the value of each requirement is maintained and visible. • Evaluate and communicate the introduction of new requirements in an ongoing effort. • Obtain team agreement on requirements through collaboration. • Document the current state of a business process. • Document the desired or future state of a business process by understanding goals, impacts to the given system, and process changes that need to occur to facilitate change. • Account for, track, and communicate risks that might take place during a given effort. This also includes capturing risk mitigation strategies. • Monitor beta-release feedback to facilitate ongoing improvement. • Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as, meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating resources and meetings in an effective and timely manner, and demonstrate respect for others. • All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established. (These essential functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Candidate will be required to perform other job-related duties as required.) About our Company DataSoft Technologies is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Founded in 1994, DataSoft Technologies, Inc. provides staff augmentation services for Information Technology and Automotive Services. Our team member benefits include: • Paid Holidays/Paid Time Off (PTO) • Medical/Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • Short Term/Long Term Disability • Life Insurance • 401 (K)