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Business Analyst

Genesis10
63.00 67.00 Hour
life insurance, 401(k)
United States, Minnesota, St. Paul
Feb 05, 2025
Genesis10 is seeking a Business Analyst for a contract with our client in St. Paul, MN. Key Responsibilities: Elicit and document requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, storyboards, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, event lists, business analysis, competitive product analysis, task and workflow analysis, and/or viewpoints. Write requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language simply, clearly, unambiguously, and concisely. Represent requirements using alternative views, such as analysis models (diagrams), prototypes, or scenarios, where appropriate. Conduct data analysis, data mapping activities, and documentation of data needs Analyze and document user workflows and create and document new workflows and processes. Decompose high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements specifying an appropriate level of detail suitable for use by those that must base their work on the requirements. Support and drive solution design, needs, and ultimately support vendor selection processes. Research and document business needs and choices in response to vendor requests. Work with product owners to align with priorities and build product backlog with epics and refined stories for the development team. Create user story maps, write user stories with relevant acceptance criteria, and review/update with the development team at refinement sessions and scrum events as needed. Conduct refinement sessions at various levels for scrum teams in preparation for story pointing and sprint planning. Plan, manage, and track team work items. Plan and facilitate project discovery sessions. Identify the current- and future-state business processes; define quality attributes, external interfaces, constraints, and other nonfunctional requirements. Perform requirements analysis and verification, ensuring that requirement statements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable, and that they conform to standards. Translate business requirements to System/Functional specifications, and pass them on to Application Developers. Coordinate business validation to verify that a set of end-to-end business processes function as intended. Participate in peer reviews and inspections of user story maps, epics, user stories, requirements documents, and work products derived from those artifacts to ensure that the requirements were interpreted correctly. Manage requirements traceability information and track requirements status throughout the project. Support and provide input and recommendations to initiative sponsors and in key stakeholder decision making. Assist with testing and support testing processes. Analyze, define, and document requirements for object oriented applications, relational databases, complex queries, interfaces, extraction processes, reports, and dashboards using multi-system data. Lead the design and implementation for multi-faceted, complex, application development projects in a fast paced environment involving multiple stakeholders and IT functions. Problem-solving in problem definition, information gathering and research, alternatives analysis, applying creative solutions to unique and/or immediate problems, and appropriate resolution implementation. Communicate clearly, present complex information to users in a comprehensive style, and translate technical and system information for non-technical stakeholders. Collaborate, work effectively as part of a team, and maintain working relationships with all levels of business customers and technology staff. Prioritize effectively across multiple in-flight initiatives and requirements. Provide knowledge transfer. Desired Skills: Ten (10) years of experience in an IT Business Analyst role Three (3) years of experience working as an IT Business Analyst on Agile project/product teams Experience leading the business analysis for the implementation of Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions. Experience guiding stakeholders with workflow redesign to align with the implementation of new solutions and COTS specifications. Experience with data migration efforts, performing data mapping activities, and working with data analysis tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Sql. Experience with backlog management, story writing, and story refinement. Experience working with Agile work management tools such as JIRA. Leadership, mentoring and coaching skills for IT professionals. Experience performing, and advanced knowledge of, Quality Assurance and Project Management activities. Scrum master experience. Business Analyst Certification (IIBA certification or equivalent) Compensation: Hourly W2 pay rate $63- $67 Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals. For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: * Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years. * The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years. * Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.) * Behavioral Health Platform * Medical, Dental, Vision * Health Savings Account * Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident) * Voluntary Term Life Insurance * 401K * Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities) * Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF) For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website. Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.