Senior Business Analyst

Integrated Resources Inc.; Weston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing firm is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to act as a liaison between the business and Core Platform Engineering. The role entails driving business requirements for a network infrastructure project, documenting user stories, and leading UAT activities. The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of experience in business analysis and strong communication skills. Familiarity with networking projects is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 – 8 years of experience as a business analyst.
• Expert command of business analysis techniques, methodologies and tools.
• CBAP certification is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the liaison between business and Core Platform Engineering.
• Drive, elicit, and prioritize business requirements.
• Draft formal business requirements document for stakeholders.
• Lead elicitation and validation of user and functional requirements.
• Support QA team during UAT activities.

Skills

Business analysis techniques

Requirements gathering

Excellent communication

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Education

BA or BS in related field

Tools

Blueprint Requirements Center

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

MS Visio

MS Project

Job description

Integrated Resources, Inc is a premier staffing firm recognized as one of the tri-states most well-respected professional specialty firms. IRI has built its reputation on excellent service and integrity since its inception in 1996. Our mission centers on delivering only the best quality talent, the first time and every time. We provide quality resources in four specialty areas: Information Technology (IT), Clinical Research, Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing.

Job Description

This position is with our direct client.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the liaison between the business and Core Platform Engineering to perform the following in support of an initiative to replace our Enterprise network infrastructure and routing strategy:
• Drive, Elicit, and Prioritize Business Requirements to understand the true business requirements and overall business need
• Own the end to end process of drafting the formal business requirements document, present walk though of the requirements and obtain sign off from stakeholders
• Demonstrates high competency in leading efforts for elicitation, validation and prioritization of user and functional requirements
• Proven ability to develop Use Cases, User Stories and Test Scripts in conjunction with QA
• Documents and validates business and functional requirements to the project scope.
• Overall responsibility for UAT activities which includes supporting QA team by coordinating users during the process and reviewing test scripts against the traceability matrix (created by the Business Analyst)
• High level IT understanding to communicate requirements effectively between the Business Stakeholders and IT.
• Must have previous experience in a BA role gathering requirements for significant network upgrade projects

Soft Skills:

• Excellent Verbal and Written communication style and experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within Biogen and can understand the audience and the appropriate communication methodology for each
• Comfortable leading meetings and driving the purpose of the meeting with a goal minded approach.
• Past experience with Enterprise network infrastructure projects is a plus.
• Experience with formal business requirements gathering tools. Preferably Blueprint Requirements Center.
• Working knowledge of MS Outlook, Lync, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Project.

Experience Requirement:

• Minimum of 5 – 8 years of experience as a business analyst, with expert command of business analysis techniques, methodologies and tools.
• CBAP certification is a plus, but not required.

Qualifications

BA or BS in related field.