Business Analyst III

Individuals working as a Business Analyst III are responsible for serving as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization to translate business needs into IT requirements. They are involved as a project team member or lead in all phases of the design, development and implementation of technology solutions throughout the business case and development life cycle processes supporting one or more business functions and one or more highly complex business processes requiring design or integration of technical solutions that may cross multiple functions of the business. Based on breadth and depth of understanding of business needs and processes, they collaborate with other IT professionals to determine if solutions currently exist (internally or externally) or whether new solutions are feasible. They take a broad perspective to determine how such solutions will impact existing work processes and systems, and how to manage the integration. They also research and make recommendations for buy vs. build decisions. Business Analysis professionals are innovative, identifying and proposing technology-based business solutions. Through adaptable communication skills and the ability to translate between technical and business language, they work collaboratively, negotiating requirements across multiple groups. Business Analysts must have a solid understanding of the client’s existing business processes, the key drivers and measures of success for the business, and the short- and long-term direction of the business and related technologies. They must have a working knowledge of the business area that they support and should be equally aligned with the IT department. Strong analytical, interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills are also required.

BA/BSc/HND qualification; 3 - 6 years of experience; strong analytical, interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills; ability to translate between technical and business language; working knowledge of business processes and IT alignment; experience in data gathering and analysis; structured requirements process (gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing changes); ability to develop business cases and functional specifications; experience in feasibility studies and business process improvement; familiarity with user acceptance testing and test case validation