Business Analyst

Sygna Solutions; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sygna Solutions is seeking a Business Analyst to support the Server Applications Team within the Office of Information Technology. The role involves interfacing with the business to review requirements, lead JAD sessions, prepare test plans, and document system requirements.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of experience as an IT Business Analyst, with strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Visio. This is an onsite position based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Five years' experience as an IT Business Analyst with skills in requirements gathering and business process mapping.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes business requirements and proposes solutions.
• Acts as liaison between development team and business stakeholders.
• Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Documents business processes for new or upgraded systems.
• Participates in evaluation of new technologies.
• Tests new installations or upgrades.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Requirements gathering

Business process mapping

Microsoft Office Suite

Visio

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Visio

Job description

The Business Analyst will support the Server Applications Team within the Office of Information Technology and will be responsible for interfacing with the business unit to review requirements, lead JAD sessions, schedule meetings, prepare test plans, and create system requirement documents for use by system analysts to produce detailed design documents for specific projects.

Role and Responsibilities

• Analyzes business requirements and proposes effective and user-friendly solutions to business stakeholders
• Assists in the development phase and serves as a strong liaison between development team and business stakeholders
• Consults with vendors or technical staff to ensure functionality of automated system is consistent with laws, regulations and best practice standards; ensures that users adhere to relevant laws, regulations and best practice standards
• Develops change management plans for transition to new or upgraded systems
• Documents business processes for users of new or upgraded system
• Participates in evaluation of new technologies or solutions to improve service and efficiency of systems
• Participates in establishment of standards and procedures to be used in development of systems
• Provides customer support for maintenance of systems
• Researches and analyzes system/user problems by applying a variety of analytical and research techniques
• Tests or coordinates testing of new installations or upgrades
• Performs other professional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university

AND

Five (5) years’ experience as an IT Business Analyst (requirements gathering, business process mapping)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with various project life cycles and methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, project management, etc.)
• Experience executing project life cycle from end to end and involvement in all phases of project life cycle.
• Experience with Use Case Modeling (e.g., Specifications, Packages, Diagrams)
• Experience facilitating user requirements sessions
• Experience conducting Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions
• Experience supporting the business in conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Experience writing use cases
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience documenting Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs) and Traceability Matrices
• Excellent oral, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, Visio and/or standard software applications typically used in a corporate office environment

Additional Information

Local candidates only, this is onsite role.