Business Analyst

Title: Business Analyst III Pay: $42-$47 per hour Type: Hybrid in Chicago or Houston Duration: 11 months contract Position Overview: Drive identification of requirements across business units and identify substandard systems processes through evaluation of real-time data. Serve as thought leader for technical business processes developing forward-thinking systems prototypes that promote increased efficiency and productivity on multiple levels Key Responsibilities: • Create and implement precise management plans for every project with attention to transparent communication at all levels • Perform, evaluate, and communicate thorough quality assurance at every stage of systems development • Determine and develop user requirements for systems in production to ensure maximum usability • Partner with other stakeholder teams across business units i.e. sales, finance, security, and compliance to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with production managerial and executive teams • Evaluate, analyze, and communicate systems requirements on a continuing basis and maintain systems processes, including the delivery of monthly status reports to all appropriate parties • Author and update internal and external documentation and formally initiate and deliver requirements and documentation • Conduct daily systems analytics to maximize effectiveness and troubleshoot problems • Develop meaningful and lasting relationships with partners for optimized systems integration and respond to questions and concerns from managers and executives with supporting research and recommendations Qualifications: • Technical Degree or related work experience • Proven experience in an analytics and systems development capacity • High proficiency with SQL language and database management • Proven analytical abilities • Practical experience in generating process documentation and reports • Excellent communicator with the ability to translate data into actionable insights • Experience working with Business Objects. • Knowledge of ITIL Foundations. • Experience with DevOps tools - Ansible JIRA, ADO, Artifactory Teams, MIRO, Lucid is a plus