Business Analyst

Ethereum Technologies; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethereum Technologies in Chicago, IL seeks a Business Analyst to gather and document business requirements, translate them into functional specs, and drive successful development cycles. You will prepare BRD/FRD/SRS, create process diagrams, and collaborate with developers, QA, and stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes.

The role involves data analysis with SQL, and building dashboards using Power BI and Tableau, while participating in Agile ceremonies and leading UAT activities.

Qualifications

• Gathers, analyzes, and documents business requirements with stakeholders and tech teams.
• Translates requirements into functional specs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Creates workflow diagrams, process flows, and data models using Visio or Lucidchart.
• Collaborates with development and QA to ensure requirements are implemented correctly.
• Leads UAT, test scenarios, and validation of application functionality.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyzed, and documented business requirements with stakeholders, clients, and technical teams.
• Prepare BRD, FRD, and SRS documents to guide development and testing activities.
• Translate business needs into functional specs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Create workflow diagrams, use cases, and data flow diagrams.
• Work with development and QA to ensure proper implementation of requirements.
• Conduct gap, impact, and root-cause analyses to improve processes.
• Use SQL to analyze and validate data from relational databases.
• Develop reports and dashboards with Power BI and Tableau.
• Manage requirements, user stories, and sprint activities in Jira/Confluence.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and coordinate UAT and test cases.
• Identify risks and dependencies; communicate improvements to stakeholders.

Skills

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Requirements Elicitation

Documentation

Communication

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

SQL

REST APIs

Postman

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Jira

Confluence

MS Visio

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Gathered, analyzed, and documented business requirements by collaborating with stakeholders, clients, and technical teams.

Prepared Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), and Software Requirement Specifications (SRS).

Conducted requirement gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and business process analysis.

Translated business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

Created workflow diagrams, process flows, use cases, and data flow diagrams using MS Visio and Lucidchart.

Worked closely with development and QA teams to ensure business requirements were properly implemented.

Performed gap analysis, impact analysis, root cause analysis, and process improvement activities.

Used SQL queries to analyze, validate, and retrieve business data from relational databases.

Created reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Tableau.

Managed requirements, user stories, sprint activities, and project documentation using Jira and Confluence.

Participated in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT), prepared test scenarios, and validated application functionality.

Identified business risks, dependencies, and process inefficiencies and recommended appropriate solutions.

Facilitated communication between business stakeholders, developers, QA engineers, and project managers.

Supported production releases, requirement changes, defect tracking, and post-implementation activities.

Ensured project deliverables aligned with business objectives, timelines, and quality standards.

Key Technical Skills

Business Analysis: Requirement Gathering, Requirement Elicitation, Gap Analysis, Impact Analysis

Documentation: BRD, FRD, SRS, User Stories, Use Cases, Acceptance Criteria

Data Analysis: SQL, Advanced Excel, Data Validation

Reporting Tools: Power BI, Tableau, Excel

Project Management: Jira, Confluence, MS Project

Process Modeling: MS Visio, Lucidchart, UML, BPMN

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC

Database: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL

API Knowledge: REST APIs, JSON, Postman

Communication: Stakeholder Management, Client Coordination, Presentation Skills

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.