Sr. Business Systems Analyst

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Hybrid work

Job summary

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc. seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst for the Vancouver, WA location. The hybrid, one-year renewable contract role supports Operational Technology Services, coordinating with Project Managers and BSAs on software, telecom, cyber security, and infrastructure projects.

The candidate will elicit requirements, prepare functional and technical docs, and support change management and testing activities within the OT SLC framework.

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Technology, Technical Management, Information Management, Engineering, Business Systems, Computer Science or related field preferred.
• 10 years experience with an Associate’s degree.
• 8 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• 12 years experience without a degree.
• Advanced knowledge of Visio and flowchart tools.
• Expert proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience with requirements management tools.
• Expert knowledge of IT SDLC and SLC management.

Responsibilities

• Elicit application requirements via interviews and workshops.
• Define approach, alternatives, and decision framework for analyses.
• Document descriptions of complex systems.

Skills

Stakeholder interviews

Workshop facilitation

Requirements analysis

SLC knowledge

Education

Associate’s degree, 10 years experience

Bachelor’s degree, 8 years experience

No degree, 12 years experience

Tools

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Sr. Business Systems Analyst for their Vancouver, Washington location. This role will support the Operational Technology Services Work Planning & Delivery organization and performs systems analysis, interfacing with users to support functional requirements development, analysis of tools and techniques to support the development of systems, troubleshooting, analysis, performance monitoring and improvement of systems used by the Operations functions. Work closely with the Project Manager and other BSAs who are working on the day-to-day deployment of major software, telecommunication, cyber security, infrastructure and virtualization projects to ensure there is continuity and coordination.

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits!

Key Responsibilities for Sr. Business Systems Analyst:

• Conduct interviews and facilitate workshops to elicit application requirements.
• Help define approach, alternatives, and decision framework for alternative solutions analyses.
• Assess and document descriptions of complex technical systems
• Facilitate design sessions, key decisions, team meetings, sponsor meetings, and stakeholder engagement sessions
• Complete all documentation in support of the solution, including use cases, requirements, test plans, process maps, and desk procedures.
• Assist in the development of Business Cases/Justifications for the identified improvement opportunities and present the proposed solutions in both verbal and written formats to key stakeholders and sponsors.
• Prepare functional and technical documentation for hand-off to IT workgroups.
• Create queries and reports for extracting, manipulating, and reporting business architecture-related information.
• Support project manager in the maintenance of project information including scope, status, schedule, budget, forecast, risks and issues, resources
• Support development and implementation of change management plans that reduce employee resistance and empower management as change sponsors.
• Facilitate various system verification activities such as systems and user testing.
• Facilitate system and data integration efforts to connect disparate systems that have various levels of technical maturity.
• Analyze solutions and business practices for efficiency and effectiveness. Based on the analyses, initiate continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work with team members to verify assigned project(s) follow the OT SLC process and complete the process steps and required artifacts.
• Interview Subject Matter Expert’s and prepare drafts of OT SLC artifacts
• Facilitate reviews and incorporate feedback on OT SLC artifact drafts.
• Obtain Project Sponsor feedback and final approval of SLC artifacts.

Requirements/Qualifications for Sr. Business Systems Analyst:

• A degree in Information Technology, Technical Management, Information Management, Engineering, Business Systems, Computer Science or a directly related technical discipline is preferred.
• 10 years of experience is required with an applicable Associate’s degree.
• 8 years of experience is required with an applicable Bachelor’s degree.
• 12 years of experience is required without a degree.
• Experience should be consistent with the specific requirements of business systems analysis and progressively more technical in nature.
• Advanced knowledge of Visio and/or other flowchart tools.
• Expert proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Utilizing requirements management tool.
• Expert knowledge in supporting full lifecycle of projects through the IT Systems Development Lifecycle
• Expert knowledge in IT planning, functional and technical specifications, and system life-cycle (SLC) management.
• Experience Supporting Requirements Development, to include:
• Conduct interviews and facilitate workshops to elicit business requirements
• Research, analyze, model and organize information for developing requirements
• Decompose high-level information and abstract up from low-level information to distinguish solution ideas from business needs
• Facilitate requirements validation sessions and present findings to stakeholders
• Collaborate to resolve requirements conflicts between stakeholders
• Research, document, and validate current and future state processes and designs (functional and technical)
• Help define best approaches, alternatives, and decision frameworks for alternative business solutions analyses.

We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status