Business Ops/Analyst, Texas

PR:$61.87/hr

JOB SUMMARY

Gathers, interprets and documents customer business needs that are translated into application requirements, operational requirements, use cases and test cases. Serves as the conduit liaison between internal business units, vendors software application development teams, and testing teams.

JOB DUTIES

Understands and applies principles, theories, and concepts related to business analysis, as it applies to the process and culture.

Interacts with project managers, executives, managers, Market Participants, software developers, test coordinators, training specialists, user experience specialists, and subject matter experts to elicit and clarify business, market and project requirements

Uses interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, business process descriptions, use cases, and scenarios to obtain requirements

Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing business processes and develops sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable business process improvements

Uses business analysis to define and chart tasks and workflows in conjunction with project managers

Assesses technologies to create developmental specifications as well as detailed use and test cases

Facilitates the implementation of functional and non-functional requirements through the lifecycle of a project, as well as seeks approval of project documentation (e.g. PRD, RTM)

Plans and organizes time, priorities and resources to coordinate multiple initiatives simultaneously and produce deliverables on time and on budget

Uses requirements to help drive the design and review of test cases

Reports issues and obstacles which may impact project delivery or completion

Serves as the subject matter expert for the business analyst discipline within the organization

Works on the most complex projects where analysis of situations requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors; has the ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways

Uses considerable latitude in methods, techniques and evaluations used to obtain results which will maximize return on investment for the organization

Helps make independent business decisions, except in instances of unusually complex business scenarios

Demonstrates proven, broad based business acumen including business/financial analysis and team leadership

Maintains knowledge of emerging trends and industry best practices

EXPERIENCE

Requires minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in internal business and/or technical analysis

Prefer minimum of 2 years of experience in project managed role, with active project participation

Requires demonstrated proficiency with technical writing

Experience with utility or energy projects (preferred)

Data Management experience

Experience with various forms of documentation formats, and documentation tools (Word, Excel, JIRA, Visio, etc.)

Experience with process engineering (a plus)

Microsoft Word and Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Experience using JIRA for requirements, use case, and story tracking (preferred)

IT and Infrastructure technology requirements experience, to include databases, networking, servers, software development, and data center refreshes (preferred)

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree : Business Administration, Accounting, MIS, Computer Science or related field (Required)

or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required

CERTIFICATION

CBAP Certified Business Analysis Professional (preferred)

CCBA Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (preferred)

Job Sumary:

Business Ops/Analyst

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EEO:

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.