Business Analyst II

Security Financial; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Assurity in Lincoln, NE is seeking a diligent Business Analyst II to elicit requirements, manage projects, and translate business needs into technical solutions. You will document requirements, coordinate with developers, and build test plans to ensure high-quality software delivers value.

The role emphasizes effective communication, analytical thinking, and continuous improvement, with collaboration across functional teams on on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Two+ years of business analyst experience required.
• Experience with Agile Development and SCRUM.
• Proficient in SQL databases (MS SQL) and MongoDB.
• Strong written and verbal communication demonstrated.

Responsibilities

• Elicit requirements and manage small to mid-size projects.
• Document project requirements and coordinate with developers.
• Create flowcharts and project documentation for clarity.
• Develop and execute test plans; identify test cases and SQL queries.
• Log time, report status, and demonstrate functionality to stakeholders.
• Support system troubleshooting and user testing; coordinate with teams.
• Stay current with industry developments and apply to company systems.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Analytical thinking

Project management

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Industry certifications beneficial

Tools

MS SQL

MongoDB

Lucid (Lucidchart)

Job description

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Business Analyst II

Lincoln, NE, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1448

Assurity is looking for enthusiastic, driven, and collaborative people to join our team. We’re a company of vibrant and passionate people who work every day to advance our mission of helping people through difficult times – and who truly want to make a difference. As a Certified B Corporation, we have a verified commitment to our people, community, and planet, and we work every day to make the world a better place.

Ample opportunities for growth, a thriving culture and coworkers who care as much as you do are just the beginning. Come work with purpose. Learn more: www.assurity.com /careers

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

40% Elicit requirements and manage projects, which includes:

• Working with business area users to understand and document project/business requirements and proposing system solutions.
• Analyzing impacts of potential technical difficulties on product design or system requirements.
• Creating flow charts and documentation as needed to ensure effective communication and a shared understanding of the project between users and developers.
• Managing scope, cost, and schedule of small to mid-sized projects for on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Estimating and logging time daily, providing project status information, and presenting demonstrations of project functionality to stakeholders; and
• Translating functional specifications to software development requirements and coordinate solutions delivery.
• Logging activity and communicating status to both managers and end users.

40% Develops and executes test plans for software projects, which Includes:

• Identifying and creating test cases, which can include ad-hoc querying of SQL databases.
• Analyzing test outcomes to ensure compliance with plan and resolve differences.
• Ensuring project objectives are met.
• Creating automated tests to ensure high quality and rapid regression testing, which can include test scripting; and
• Reviewing test results of others as required.
• Coordination of user testing.

10% System support and troubleshooting:

• Supporting systems by reviewing and solving user questions and requests.

10% Innovation and Professional Development, which include:

• Incorporating new computer industry developments into future Company systems.
• Keeping abreast of industry developments that could provide solutions to our business goals; and
• Maintaining skills through ongoing training and study.

The list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be substituted, as necessary.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Two or more years of business analyst experience required.
• Professional oral and written communication skills required.
• Effective planning, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills required.
• Analysis, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills required.
• Experience with Agile Development and Project management with SCRUM methodologies.
• Experience with MS SQL databases and Mongo.
• Experience in testing, managing teams develop RESTFul APIs, windows services, and database integrations.
• Experience in creating and maintaining test suites/beds.
• Experience creating project charters or work summaries and workflows using Lucid or other similar workflow tools.
• Knowledge of AI and low code solutioning is a plus.
• Talent required in values, work intensity, achiever, positivity, relationship, resourcefulness, and exactness.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience required.
• Industry standard certifications are beneficial.

PHYSICAL AND WORK SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS

• May require work over 40 hours a week to complete functions and expectations of the position.
• May require availability to participate in night & weekend "on-call" rotations for production-level system and application outages.
• Note: We are not currently considering applicants in CA, CO, DC, HI, IL, MA, MD, MN, NJ, NY, VT, WA, for this position.