Business Analyst

Excellent opportunity for a contract to hire with a very stable organization that continues to be among the best companies to work for in the Houston, Texas area.The ideal candidate will be working with our stakeholders and the position is a 5 day a week-onsite role working in a beautiful office setting in downtown Houston. Job Title: Business Analyst Location: DowntownIndustry: Oil & GasThe Business Analyst will help analyze design and recommend improvements to business processes and data flows. On projects or system enhancements, the BA will gather requirements, provide assistance with initial system configurations and data loading, perform testing, design reports and provide support for end users.REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE•Intermediate to Expert level of experience successfully providing business analysis services in a corporate setting.•Full life cycle project development experience in a BA role•Experience supporting technology solutions, including change management, application testing, data integrity management and end-user support and training•Experience designing or changing business processes to gain full value from technology solutions•Experience with and understanding of relational databases and database concepts•Experience working in an Oracle environment (PL/SQL or TOAD experience a plus but NOT necessary)•SQL skills highly preferred•Excellent verbal and written communication skills•High degree of intelligence and problem-solving skills•Experience in designing, testing and rolling out custom (and packaged) solutionsREQUIRED FUNCTIONAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE•Ability to quickly understand business functions•Business process analysis and design•Skill in managing internal customer expectations•Proficient gathering and documenting business requirements•Ability to uncover hidden requirements•Skillful management of priorities•Management of the application change request and enhancement process•Relationship management•Ability to work with technical resources to effect change or correct problems in applicationsJOB DUTIES•Work with internal customers to create software solutions for Environmental applications•Assist with Emissions and Environmental internal and external reporting •Work with business partners to design and sustain optimal business processes•Gather business requirements and ensure they are met•Oversee and ensure integrity of all technical solutions•Provide assistance to business to design and execute new functions and modifications•Coordinate change management for the assigned solutions•Provide testing as needed prior to customer use or acceptance testing•Frequent interaction with all IS functions, and a high-level of interaction with the business units who use or are dependent upon the assigned systems.•Work with all levels of the organization.EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required