Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Business Analyst Leader Job Code: CIK-1346

The candidate will be responsible for employing CSC Business Analyst standards, lead and guide a team of Business Analysts to ensure a high quality work product, ensures that projects assigned to the group meet the standards as well as the deadlines set for the group, also gather and clarify business requirements, documenting those requirements so that the product delivery organization can design, code, and test the requirements.

Candidate must possess previous management experience with an ability to work and lead in a team environment; 4 + years of experience leading requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and communication activities for projects of moderate to large complexity.

Essential Job Functions
  • Plans and designs complex business processes and system modifications. Makes recommendations to improve and support business activities.
  • Gathers business requirements through a variety of techniques such as work sessions and interviews. Analyzes and documents client complex business requirements and processes; communicates these requirements to appropriate parties.
  • Creates complex test case scenarios to be used in testing; monitors/oversees the testing of business applications to verify that all client requirements are incorporated into the system design.
  • Provides input into developing and modifying systems to meet client needs. Develops business specifications to support these modifications.
  • Coordinates and facilitates meetings with clients to gather and document requirements and explore potential solutions.
  • Coordinates business analyst tasks on information technology projects and provides project team member guidance and support. May plan, allocate and monitor work of other business analysts.
  • Participates in technical reviews and inspections to verify 'intent of change' is carried through the entire project.
  • Provides time estimates for project related tasks.
  • Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.


Qualification

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, information systems, or related field preferred
  • Seven or more years of business analysis experience
  • Experience working with the interface of information technology with functional groups within an organization
  • Experience working with business processes and re-engineering
  • Experience working with computer programming concepts and basic language

Other Qualifications

  • Strong interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Good presentation skills to present to management and customers
  • Good leadership skills to coordinate, oversee and lead team/project members
  • Good personal computer and business solutions software skills
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Willingness to travel