Business Applications Analyst

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; North Carolina; On-site; USD 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Cross NC is seeking a Business Applications Analyst to identify simple to moderate business requirements and translate them into packaged software configurations and tests. The role includes configuring the packaged software, participating in process design, and system testing.

The successful candidate will act as SME for an existing application area, support modification requirements, and help drive solutions within agreed timelines and budgets, mentoring junior staff as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree; or 3+ years in related field.
• 3+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 5+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for an existing application area.
• Assist in development of modification requirements and interface design specs.
• Establish and maintain Packaged Software file configuration.
• Plan and liaison with business areas during development and implementation.
• Identify best practices and implement them within the department.
• Analyze problems and incidents; implement solutions and communicate results.
• Complete project tasks within time and budget.
• Provide direction to junior staff and support to senior team members.
• Provide configuration expertise to customers and partners.

Skills

Business analysis

SDLC knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Job Description

We're hiring a Business Applications Analyst to identify simple to moderate business requirements and solutions related to the support of the specific business area for implementation of a packaged system software. This individual will be responsible for configuration and administration of the Packaged Software, and participating in process design, and system testing.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the subject matter expert for an existing application area, including data definitions, usage and file structure, technical structure of the code and the business rules, and structure of requirements that govern the functionality of the system.
• Assist in the development of Packaged Software modification requirements and Interface Design Specifications.
• Establish and maintain simple to moderate/complex Packaged Software file configuration.
• Perform all necessary discovery and fact finding to fully understand and execute all assignments, mostly simple and moderate with a few complex ones.
• Plan and serve as a key liaison with business areas during development and implementation.
• Identify best practices, communicate and implement these practices within the department.
• With support analyze application and system problems and incidents; develop recommendations and solutions for those problems, implement those solutions, and provide communications on the associated actions, business impacts, and results.
• Complete project tasks within the allocated time and budget
• Provide direction and assistance to junior staff members
• Provide support to senior team members on at least one business project team and non project related activities.
• Provide detailed configuration expertise and consultative support to customers and business partners in order to ensure the development of efficient enterprise solutions
• Provides appropriate communication method as needed.
• Fulfillment Team: Perform key components of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC):
  • Assist in designing solutions that support business needs
  • Code Development and Maintenance
  • Unit Testing - creating sample data sets to validate that the code is developed to perform as intended
  • Documentation - writing system/technical specifications to ensure solution supports functional requirements.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 3+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 5+ years of experience in related field.

Salary Range

At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs.

*Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.

$81,068.00 - $129,708.00