SAP Data Business Analyst

Randstad Digital Americas; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas seeks a Senior Business/Data Analyst Contractor with Cloud-Data experience to elicit business needs, analyze and document requirements, model processes, and evaluate impacts for delivering new Cloud-Data Lake capabilities across applications. Location: Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ.

Contract role with hourly pay. Responsibilities include collaborating with data engineering and business units, mapping SAP datasets to non-SAP cloud platforms, and producing functional

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of SAP techno-functional experience with knowledge of SAP datasets (sales, purchasing, inventory)
• Direct the mapping of SAP datasets to non-SAP cloud platforms
• Write functional specifications for created data sets
• Liaise with data team to bridge functional needs
• Experience in SDLC and Agile/Scrum practices (user stories, backlog, sprints)
• Experience in data modeling and process re-engineering
• Knowledge of information security awareness
• Experience with Jira is a plus

Responsibilities

• Solve complex business problems utilizing process redesign and cloud computing technologies
• Assess AS-IS processes and develop new processes to leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) SAAS capabilities
• Consult with data engineering team and unit owners and document gap analyses
• Apply business process re-engineering methodologies for systems modernization
• Develop SOPs and a Data Lake handbook
• Prepare findings and recommendations with the data engineering team
• Create metrics to measure process performance against established standards
• Collaborate with project teams during planning, reviews, and UAT to ensure alignment

Skills

Cloud

Data Lake

eliciting

business needs

modeling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

10+ years IT experience

Tools

Jira

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Business/Data Analyst Contractor that has Cloud-Data experience that will have the responsibility for eliciting business needs, performing detailed analysis and documentation, modeling processes, evaluating impacts, prioritizing business requests, and partnering with the project teams to ensure the successful delivery of new Cloud-Data Lake capabilities in support of various applications.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Business/Data Analyst Contractor that has Cloud-Data experience that will have the responsibility for eliciting business needs, performing detailed analysis and documentation, modeling processes, evaluating impacts, prioritizing business requests, and partnering with the project teams to ensure the successful delivery of new Cloud-Data Lake capabilities in support of various applications.

location: Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey

job type: Contract

salary: $75 - 80 per hour

work hours: 9am to 5pm

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Solve complex business problems utilizing business process redesign and cloud computing technologies
• Assess AS-IS processes and develop new processes and/or business flows to leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) capabilities of Software-As-A-Service (SAAS).
• Consult with data engineering team and functional unit owners and document a gap analysis of capabilities, requirements and needs against technology
• Apply business process re-engineering methodologies for systems modernization
• Develops new standard operating procedures documentation and a handbook for Data Lake
• Prepare and present findings, recommendations, new operating models, and new workflows in consultation with the data engineering team
• Creates methodology to measure process performance against established metrics
• Responsible for completing assignments with the ability to work on 1-3 projects
• Understanding the business needs and requests, identifying solutions, gathering information, and translating business needs into documented artifacts that are understandable to business and IT personnel alike
• Work with the business users to analyze processes and system issues and turn them into actionable system changes that benefit the requesting party(s), improve efficiency in operations and overall performance
• Collaborate with project teams and business partners during project planning, incremental software delivery reviews, and User Acceptance testing to ensure the software has been implemented based on the specifications.

LEVEL BASED COMPETENCIES

• Very Strong Communication skills (verbal & written) (Perhaps: Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing)
• Strong Collaboration skills
• Very Strong Customer Focus and client interface skills (Perhaps: Ability to interact with business users and focus on customer needs)
• Strong Skills in Building Working Relationships
• Strong Planning, Organizing & Follow-Up skills
• Very Strong Attention to Detail
• Time Management
• Meeting facilitation
• Strong Relationship Management skills - ability to interact well with all levels of management, quickly and effectively build credibility and relationships

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Minimum 5-7 years of progressive hands-on SAP techno-functional experience with a strong understanding of SAP datasets like sales, purchasing, inventory management, Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Should be able to direct the team to map the SAP datasets in a non SAP cloud platform e.g. for Sales Datasets - modeling of sales orders with invoices, shipment, master data etc.

Should be responsible for writing the functional specifications of the data sets created.

This role is with the analytics team, however this resource should liaison with the data team to bridge the functional needs.

Experience in SDLC and Agile/Scrum methodology, including: eliciting/documenting user stories/acceptance criteria, backlog management, and Sprint reviews.

Modeling experience (e.g., process flows, use cases, swim lane diagrams, AS-IS / TO-BE diagrams, mock-ups/wireframes)

Experience in Google Cloud technology is a plus

Experience in data modeling

Experience in process re-engineering

Knowledge of Information Security Awareness

Understanding of web applications

Experience in Jira is a plus

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related majors.
• 10+ years of IT experience; preferably in enterprise Business-to-Business durable goods, construction, or building materials manufacturing.
• 10+ years' experience in systems analysis, data analysis and design with proven record of successful large scale project implementations
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or similar certification is a plus..

Skills

Cloud,Data Lake,eliciting,business needs,modeling

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.