Job Description

BUSINESS ANALYST

Position Overview

The ideal candidate must possess the following:

• Graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor's degree in Business or

Public Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information

Systems or a related field

• Five years of experience as a business analyst or closely related experience in

the analysis of student information systems.

• Exceptional analytical skills in order to properly interpret business needs and

translate into functional requirements

• Ability to work in both collaborative and independent environments

• Ability to work under aggressive timelines

• Ability to communicate effectively

Responsibilities

Analyze the business processes, procedures, organizational structure, etc. in

order to identify problems and determine solutions that reduce risk and increase

organizational effectiveness and efficiency

• Interact with the business partners and internal and external stakeholders,

including executive staff, to understand organizational processes and needs

• Perform detailed gap analysis to identify gaps between system functionality and

organizational needs and document findings

Work with stakeholders to identify project scope, project objectives, project

success criteria and project deliverables

• Collaborate with project stakeholders and technical staff to elicit and document

requirements (e.g. business, functional, non-functional, process models, etc.)

• Present solutions to business stakeholders and facilitate the iterative refinement

of requirements

Work with the Development and Quality Assurance teams to ensure functional

requirements are unambiguous and testable

• Assist in the creation of test cases to verify the system and validate the system

and processes are functioning as expected

• Create and maintain project logs to ensure that issues and risks are documented

and tracked to resolution; monitor project schedules and follow up with

leadership with concerns related to project milestones and timelines

Required Skills

Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of planning, developing,

implementing, and maintaining student information systems

Thorough knowledge of processes, methods, and techniques utilized to analyze

and evaluate business operations and document requirements

Knowledge of programming concepts and various Systems Development

Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.

Working Knowledge of Web Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.

• Fluent language skills and written communication ability.

Experience with developing reports, documents, presentations, etc.

• Experience creating record documents, to include agendas, project logs, meeting

notes, etc.

• Proficiency with MS Office, to include strong competency with Word, PowerPoint,

Excel, Outlook.

Proficiency in developing and presenting, both verbally and in writing, technical

information and presentations to non-technical audiences.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,314.35 - $115,607.25 per year

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• On call

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Baltimore, MD: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Business analysis: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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