Systems/Business Analyst (Remote in Iowa)

job summary:

Role Overview

This role combines the functions of a Business Analyst and a Technical Project Manager within a software development environment. The position is responsible for bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams by eliciting requirements, managing the delivery lifecycle, and supporting internal applications.

location: Urbandale, Iowa
job type: Permanent
salary: $90,000 - 115,000 per year
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: No Degree Required
responsibilities:

Job Responsibilities

Create and maintain business and technical requirements.

Collaborate with various stakeholders to identify required application capabilities.

Analyze existing requirements, regulations, contracts, systems and processes to ensure contract, policy and regulatory compliance.

Transform stakeholder input into well-crafted user stories and requirements.

Ensure requirements are met through scenario development and test plans including manual and automated tests.

Plan, monitor and lead a project to completion.

Communicate project status, questions and concerns with various stakeholders and the development / deployment team via in-person meetings, emails, phone calls, video conferences and instant messaging solutions.

Ensure business needs and timelines are achieved.

Deliver products to production with a well-thought-out and validated plan designed to limit deployment and production issues.

Regularly communicate to supervisor and peers, providing updates on project status, implementation and the team's ability to meet project success criteria.

Assist in the support of internally developed business applications.

In cooperation with the software development team, provide second-tier support for assigned applications.

Verify that the development process produces accurate validation artifacts while following software development process controls.

Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability by the ability to learn new systems and processes and through interaction with many different technical and business units. Quickly adapts to changing priorities.

Advance department processes through promotion of change and efficiencies.

Complete analysis and project management tasks on cross-functional initiatives as needed.

Create project scope documents to outline project needs including tasks, process flows, data flows, impact statements and system changes to meet strategic initiatives.

Competencies

The qualified candidate will:

Have a strong analytical mind to critically and quickly evaluate information from multiple sources, reconcile conflicting information and translate high-level information into details.

Think creatively to effectively and efficiently identify requirements to solve complex problems.

Express ideas clearly and accurately via written and verbal communications as appropriate for the target audience.

Have strong technical aptitude and organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Be comfortable working within a project team environment as well as independently.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate must have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Working knowledge of software development life cycles, agile development methodology and testing methodologies.

Physical Activities/Working Conditions

The position requires the employee to:

qualifications:

The qualified candidate will:

Have a strong analytical mind to critically and quickly evaluate information from multiple sources, reconcile conflicting information and translate high-level information into details.

Think creatively to effectively and efficiently identify requirements to solve complex problems.

Express ideas clearly and accurately via written and verbal communications as appropriate for the target audience.

Have strong technical aptitude and organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Be comfortable working within a project team environment as well as independently.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate must have:

skills:

agile development methodology,automated tests,business applications,data flows,instant messaging,software development,software development process,flexibility and adaptability,analytical mind,Communicate,organizational skills,Think creatively,evaluate information,strategic initiatives,business needs,conferences,Use office equipment,verbal communications,lead projects,project management,project scope,ability to learn,regulatory compliance,promotion,scenario development,target audience,technical aptitude,phone calls,test plans,user stories

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.