Sr. Business Systems Analyst (Hybrid)

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Business Systems Analyst for our client in Vancouver, WA.

This hybrid, one-year renewable contract supports the Operational Technology Services Work Planning & Delivery organization, focusing on systems analysis, requirements development, and IT lifecycle coordination. You will lead interviews, facilitate workshops, develop documentation, and collaborate with project managers and BSAs on software, networking, security, and infrastructure

Qualifications

• Interview and workshop to elicit requirements
• Define approaches and decision frameworks for analyses
• Document complex technical systems descriptions
• Facilitate design sessions and stakeholder engagements
• Produce use cases, requirements, test plans and process maps
• Develop business cases/justifications and present solutions
• Prepare functional and technical documentation for IT teams
• Create queries and reports for data extraction and reporting
• Support project information management (scope, schedule, budget, risks)
• Support change management plans and workflow verifications
• Coordinate system verification activities and data integrations
• Analyze processes for efficiency and drive improvements
• Ensure OT SLC processes and artifacts are completed
• Interview SMEs and draft OT SLC artifacts
• Incorporate feedback and obtain sponsor approvals

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews and workshops to elicit requirements.
• Define alternatives and decision frameworks for analyses.
• Document descriptions of complex technical systems.
• Facilitate design sessions and stakeholder engagements.
• Produce use cases, requirements, test plans, maps, and procedures.
• Develop business cases and present solutions to stakeholders.
• Prepare functional and technical docs for hand-off to IT teams.
• Create queries and reports for data extraction and reporting.
• Support project information management (scope, schedule, budget).
• Assist in change management and process adoption.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder interviewing

Workshops facilitation

IT lifecycle knowledge

SLC/process knowledge

Requirements validation

Education

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

No degree

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! If this opportunity is well-aligned with your experience and goals, we would love to hear from you!

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