Location
Albany, NY | United States
Job description
Job Title: Senior Business Analyst
Location: Albany, New York (Hybrid role)
Duration: PERM/FTE
Role
US citizens and Green Card
Holders and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are
unable to sponsor H1b candidates at this time”
Senior Business Analyst
Overview:
- Exciting
opportunity for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our
innovative, software solutions business dedicated to driving digital
transformation in the legal landscape.
- The
successful candidate will work within our Government Solutions Department
which is responsible for supporting software solutions built on core
products for customers worldwide.
- The
role is a client facing role and will involve working directly with a
number of clients.
- The
role of a Senior Business Analyst is suitable for someone with several
years of experience having previously worked as a Senior Business Analyst
where the position involved analysis planning and systems analysis,
preferably in a client facing position.
- This
role contributes to the specification, design, and implementation of
document workflow software solutions in a client environment.
About Propylon:
- Our
vision is to disrupt the legal landscape with innovative solutions that
simplify the complex and connect people with the law.
- Our
software teams seek to understand business related challenges, design
process, technical solutions, ultimately solving problems and embracing
digital transformation within the legislative, government domain.
- Our
software solutions support the lifecycle process of turning an idea into a
law, so this is the opportunity to work on something that impacts the
fabric of society!
- This
is a full-time, permanent role based in Albany, New York. The role will be
office based (depending on COVID-19 restrictions) with work-from-home
flexibility. This is a client-facing role and may involve out of State
travel to client-sites in the future.
Responsibilities:
- Autonomously
plans, manages, and tracks analysis activities on a project alongside the
Project Manager.
- Works
closely with the developers and client subject matter experts throughout
the course of each project to ensure client requirements are fully
understood and successfully delivered in the Propylon’s suite of products.
- Collaborates
with stakeholders to elicit, document, and analyze business requirements,
process workflows, and system functionalities. Identify gaps,
opportunities, and potential risks in current processes.
- Acts
as a mentor for Business Analysts and ensures knowledge transfer
throughout the team. Foster a positive and collaborative team environment,
encouraging professional growth and development.
- Plans
and facilitates requirement gathering workshops with key stakeholders,
including internal and external Senior Management, to gather business
requirements that enable the creation of user stories and development
tasks.
- Builds
an excellent relationship with all stakeholders and own peers. Being the
point of contact to ensure blockers and issues are identified and
resolved.
- Documents
Functional Specifications and working closely with the Technical Lead and
the Business Analysis team to support the solution design and ensuring
successful implementation of customer requirements. Prepares, documents,
and implements activities for the deployment phase of each assigned
project, including client training/demo sessions, user guide documentation
and internal knowledge share. Leads the creation of comprehensive and
accurate documentation, including business requirements, functional specifications,
use cases, user guides, and training material.
- Works
with the client and internal project team members to identify and resolve
technical issues.
- Creates
an understanding and expertise of the client businesses to stay up to date
with customer needs. Manage expectations through proactive and regular
client communications with both formal and informal communication methods.
- Leads
presentations and demonstrations to both existing and potential clients.
- Defines,
plans and executes manual test scripts. Identifies and recommends best
practices to be used within the team of Business Analysts by bringing
experience and learned lessons into the team.
Requirements:
- 4+
years’ experience in a Senior Business Analyst role.
- Computer
Science, IT or Business Administration degree, or equivalent experience.
- Strong
business analysis skills and understanding of business requirements is a
must.
- Experience
of writing Business Requirements and/or Functional Specification
documents.
- Client
facing experience.
- Experience
with the principles of SDLC.
- Ability
to understand and document complex document-centric workflows and to
conceptualize them in IT terms.
- Ability
to self-start and work in pressured environment with deadlines.
- Good
technical knowledge and skills.
- Experience
with software testing.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven
decision-making capabilities.
- Be
personally well organized, presentable, and manage one’s own time
effectively.
Nice to Have:
- Certified
BA qualification.
- Experience
with Office-style applications e.g. ability to create macros, spreadsheet
formulae etc.
- Experience
with Visio.
- Experience
with database reporting tools.
- Experience
of working with JIRA.
- Experience
of working in an agile team.
A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum
base salary for this position is $80K/Annum to $100K/Annum
A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum
base salary for this position is $80K/Annum to $100K/Annum
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