Business Analyst

Job : Business Analyst

Location: Portland, OR

Positions : 2

Travel: 25% on-site at client location, 75% remote

Expenses: paid by client

Duration: 3 months

 Looking for GC/USC

Required Experience

·         Business Analyst with extensive Agile/Scrim Experience

·         JIRA experience a MUST

·         Lead Story Building sessions

 

Desired Experience

·         Test Driven Development exposure

·         .Net exposure preferred

 

Business Analyst

Principle duties and responsibilities:

    Plan, control, and coordinate the development of multiple system projects from the initial definition phase, taking the concepts and following through to a successful deployment
    Establish and define the theoretical basis and principles for estimating project effort and duration, while analyzing customer needs and recommending appropriate technical solutions
    Capture Business Processes and Requirements
    Lead story building sessions
    Facilitate Requirement Definition Workshops
    Consult with internal and external/client Technical Specialists and Technical Leads to clearly determine the roles and requirements of each consultant involved in the project/solution, while reviewing technical work for accuracy
    Guide Business users towards “Best Practices”
    Map Business Processes and Requirements
    Assist with Gap analysis, identification and sizing
    Assist with functional and technical designs
    Evaluate and prioritize Defect Reports and Change Requests
    Facilitate the creation of Test Plans and Scripts and manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
    Create Training Plans and deliver “train-the trainer” classes
    Create and/or update Requirement, Process, Functional, and technical Documentation
    Identify major milestones and establish critical path within the project plan while monitoring and reporting progress toward milestones on a daily or weekly basis as required
    Serve as customer liaison on project facilitating daily and weekly project review meetings with clients and team members
    Monitor and adjust project schedules as needed to ensure timely delivery in line with client expectations, ensuring that tight schedules are met
    Foster and maintain good relationships with IT colleagues, both internal and external
    Seek out and champion new development, configuration and implementation efforts within current engagements providing Eagle Creek customers with long term value via technological and process modifications

 Required skills and qualifications:

    8+ years of consulting experience within the IT industry
    5+ years of BA experience on IT projects
    2+ years in dedicated Agile or Scrum environments
    Experience with JIRA
    Experience facilitating with teams on implementations of 5+ people with both onsite and offsite delivery models/components
    Strong communication skills, and meeting facilitation, organizational skills with an ability to express complex business concepts in technical terms via presentations and written forms.
    Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills
    Ability to interact with all levels within an organization
    Exposure to Test Driven Development or .Net applications a plus

BS Degree