Applications & Business Analyst 2

Cirrus Aircraft

Duluth (MN)

Hybrid

USD 74,244 - 111,366

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Career development

Job summary

Cirrus Aircraft seeks an Applications and Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technology. You will gather requirements, analyze processes, and support enterprise apps across the IT team to enable Cirrus business capabilities.

The role emphasizes system thinking, learning new tech, and adapting to evolving requirements within Cirrus's IT roadmap, operating in a cross-functional, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree MIS or related field or equivalent
2 to 4 years work experience in an enterprise application support, business analyst or development role
Preference for manufacturing/product development/IT infrastructure environments
Preference for sales/marketing/service environment delivering LMS, retail/POS
Familiar with development standards, SDLC and Agile
Experience building software solutions including ETL, APIs / web services, databases
Familiarity with Microsoft stack tools
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience working in a team environment managing multiple tasks and system support

Responsibilities

Develop understanding of enterprise application systems in collaboration with solution partners
Configure or enhance the application system to meet stakeholder requests
Participate in coordination and knowledge transfer for releases and upgrades
Escalate issues and perform root cause analysis with solution partners
Update and create documentation as required
Learn new systems and train via Dev/Ops model
Participate in user acceptance testing and develop user guides
Document requirements using Agile practices and traceability tools
Develop test scenarios for system testing
Assist partners with vendor selection and implementation
Collaborate with PM/POs to ensure deliverables and status updates
Document resource requirements for project plans
Maintain relationships with vendors and enterprise customers
Review project status with leadership
Develop new processes to meet challenges
Work independently to analyze and resolve system problems

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree MIS or related field

Tools

Microsoft tech stack

ETL

APIs / Web services

Databases

Job description

Overview

The hybrid Application and Business Analyst is a detail-oriented and technically skilled role. This hybrid role bridges the gap between business needs and technology solutions. An individual in this role will have experience in gathering business requirements, analyzing processes, and supporting enterprise applications to ensure optimal performance, usability, and alignment with organizational goals. This individual will work closely with other members of the Information Technology Team and business stakeholders to customize, configure, and support existing applications required to deliver Cirrus Aircraft business capabilities. This role requires the ability to think systemically, learn new technology and work with evolving requirements and business demands within the context of Cirrus's information technology roadmap. This position will be part of the Information Technology team.

Responsibilities

Develop understanding of enterprise application software systems such as Product Lifecycle Management System, HRIS, Manufacturing Execution System & Enterprise Resource Planning in collaboration with solution partners.
Configure or enhance the application system to meet business stakeholder requests.
Participate in the coordination and functional knowledge transfer of capabilities released with new modules, upgrades, fixes, or new installations for business stakeholders.
Escalate issues, when necessary, with solution partners, integrates with problem management and performs root cause analysis when necessary.
Update existing documentation where available, develop new documentation as required.
Learn new systems and get required training from senior team members as in support of a Dev/Ops model.
Participate in or conduct user acceptance testing, including assisting in the development of user guides and reference materials.
Assess business requirements and develop an understanding of business processes through interviews, workshops, or observation
Document requirements using Agile practices, Traceability Matrix requirements or similar standard tool(s)
Use analytical thinking to improve or design new business processes; document process design and mapping, including business rules and process flow impacts
Develop test scenarios and cases for use in singular systems testing (involving only one application)
Assist business partners with the selection and implementation of new vendors and software
Partner with the Project Manager, Program Managers, Product Owners and/or the business community to ensure that project deliverables are met, communicate regular status updates, and actively assist in issue resolution and communication
Document resource requirements and works to support complete project plans
Other projects and duties as assigned
Applications & Business Analyst 2 Essential Functions (In addition to the above)
Responsible for application support to the user community for system capabilities fulfilling requests of moderate to high complexity.
Facilitate the rollout of updates, code deployments, or bug fixes while adhering to Change Management processes to support the maintenance and continuous improvement of enterprise applications.
Design and build custom solutions from low to medium complexity using existing technologies to bridge the gap between current state and future state processes.
Ability to work with cross-functional teams, interpret business needs or objectives, and translate them into process and system requirements.
Participate in or conduct end user training, including development of user guides and reference materials
Guide learning and adoption of new technologies through business partnerships
Serve in the Project Manager role for smaller initiatives
Maintain relationships with vendors, partner teams, and enterprise customers.
Review the status of projects and issues with project leadership.
Develop new processes and procedures to meet current challenges.
Work independently to analyze and resolve system related problems.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree Management Information Systems or relevant field of study; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2 to 4 years work experience in an enterprise application support, business analyst or development role
Preference for work experience in a manufacturing/product development/service environment, IT infrastructure/applications development/support delivering IT services to wide variety of business customers.
Preference for work experience in or sales/marketing/service environment delivering learning management, retail management, point of sale or commerce system
Familiar with application development standards, software development lifecycle, and working with Agile principles.
Experience building and maintaining software solutions including ETL, APIs / web services, databases, development, and other methodologies.
Familiarity with development tools in a Microsoft technology stack
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment with the ability to manage multiple tasks and system support situations.

Our Benefits: Cirrus provides a range of exciting benefits, including:

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, vision, dental, with additional dependent coverage options
Employer-Paid Coverages: Group term life, short- and long-term disability insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts: FSA and HSA offerings with company contributions to HSA
Well-being: Calm Health, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness incentives through medical provider
401(k) Plan: Dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% after 90 days, with 100% vesting at 1 year of service
PTO: Various PTO plans starting at 100 hours accrued within the first year
Additional Time off Benefits: Paid holidays, 2 weeks of Paid Parental leave, paid time for funeral leave and jury duty
Career Development: Tuition reimbursement program and professional growth opportunities
Exclusive Discounts: Cirrus Store, partner and marketplace discounts available
Community & Engagement: Company and employee clubs at various locations