Mainframe Business Analyst

IDR, Inc.; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental

Opportunity to join industry-leading"

Job summary

IDR, Inc. is seeking a Mainframe Business Analyst to join a top client on a remote opportunity.

You will drive requirements for a large-scale mainframe modernization, eliciting and documenting business needs across multiple interrelated projects while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to improve processes and deliver high-quality analysis deliverables. Responsibilities include leading requirements, reverse engineering legacy mainframe functionality, and producing artifacts such as

Qualifications

• 10+ years of business analysis experience in software development projects.
• Strong requirements elicitation and documentation skills (use cases, traceability, prototyping/screen mockups, and data modeling).
• Experience facilitating interactive sessions with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Clear design/process documentation skills (written and verbal).
• Experience with regulatory/enterprise platforms such as oil & gas RBDMS or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements elicitation and documentation for complex application modernization and data migration efforts.
• Analyze legacy mainframe functionality and translate to future-state needs.
• Develop artifacts like process flows, use cases, and traceability documents.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to run sessions and align scope.
• Support UAT planning/execution and troubleshoot production issues via root-cause analysis.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Documentation

Data modeling

Use cases

Traceability

Prototyping/screen mockups

Facilitating workshops

UAT planning

Communication

Regulatory systems knowledge

Tools

RBDMS

Job description

IDR is seeking a Mainframe Business Analyst to join one of our top clients for a remote opportunity. In this role, you'll support a large-scale mainframe modernization initiative by eliciting, documenting, and validating business and functional requirements across multiple interrelated projects. You'll collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve processes, produce high-quality analysis deliverables, and support testing and implementation activities.

Position Overview for the Mainframe Business Analyst:

• Lead requirements elicitation and documentation for complex application modernization and data migration efforts
• Analyze and reverse engineer legacy mainframe functionality to capture current-state processes and translate them into future-state needs
• Develop and maintain artifacts such as process flows, use cases, traceability, and functional/design documentation
• Partner with business and technical teams to facilitate working sessions and ensure alignment on scope and outcomes
• Support UAT planning/execution and help troubleshoot production/support issues through root-cause analysis

Requirements for the Mainframe Business Analyst:

• 10+ years of business analysis experience supporting software development projects and producing project documentation
• Strong requirements elicitation and documentation skills (use cases, traceability, prototyping/screen mockups, and data modeling)
• Experience facilitating interactive sessions with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Strong written/verbal communication skills with a proven ability to create clear design/process documentation
• Experience working with oil & gas regulatory systems such as RBDMS (or closely related regulatory/enterprise platforms)

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
• Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization.

Why IDR?

• 25+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 12 years in a row.