Job Title: Sr. Business Analyst Job Duration: Contract Role Job Location: Columbus, OH Client: BMW NA Pay Rate: $60/hr. on W2 Onsite Role Need local OH candidates Need banking or financial service background candidates Need USC first and will take GC, GC-EADEducation • Bachelor's Degree Work experience, Leadership experience Requirements • 3 - 5 years IT experience • 2 - 3 years project management Preferences • 1 - 2 years Financial Services industry Additional skills: special skills / technical ability etc. • Strong knowledge of common concepts and processes in project delivery • Familiarity with financial services lease and loan applications • Experience in a multi-location, international environment • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to sell complex topics with members of management at all levelsRequired:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3 - 5 years IT experience
- 2 - 3 years project management
- Preferences:
- 1 - 2 years Financial Services industry
- Strong knowledge of common concepts and processes in project delivery
- Familiarity with financial services lease and loan applications
- Experience in a multi-location, international environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to sell complex topics with members of management at all levels
Responsibilities:
- The Sr. Software Analyst is responsible for executing the Business Analyst role for their assigned technical product(s), application(s) or projects, within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model.
- In addition, they will extend their responsibilities to take on Project Management roles and Operations topics and may also fill the Agile Scrum Master role
- Key accountabilities of the function:
- Business Analysis: Execute the Business Analyst Agile Role by:
- Building a strong understanding of the assigned business processes, functions, roles and rules
- Owning the functional solution- the big picture story - of the initiative being delivered
- Collaborating with the Business to elicit requirements, define acceptance criteria, and maintain a prioritized product backlog
- Creating user stories to the level of granularity required by the team
- Clarifying inconsistencies and resolving issues to bridge the gap between user expectations and the delivered product
- Testing deliverables against a user story's acceptance criteria to validate that the delivered product meets the business goals
- Project Management: Lead the activities of assigned projects by:
- Utilizing ITPM processes to direct the execution of IT related projects
- Coordinating business, IT and provider resources to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality, cost-efficient projects
- Executing appropriate ITPM delivery tasks, activities and deliverables as necessary to ensure project success
- Managing key project management processes and artifacts to ensure successful project delivery
- Scrum Master: Execute or support the Scrum Master Agile Role by:
- Leading the Agile team in the adoption and execution of Agile processes
- Planning and facilitating key Agile events including daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings
- Collaborating with the Product Owner to manage the Product backlog
- Clearing obstacles and enabling the efforts of the scrum team
- Operations and Support: Support the objectives of the DevOps team by:
- Steering providers in the execution of support tasks
- Resolving escalated support topics
- Planning and executing upgrades and replacements to ensure that hardware and software components remain supported
- Executing ITSM/ITIL processes to ensure ongoing stable operations and alignment with SLAs
- Coordination and Administration: Support efficient work processes by:
- Coordinating day to day activities with team members
- Leading and mentoring other team members as appropriate
- Coordinating release planning and off-cycle efforts
- Resolving or escalating risks and issues
- Executing resource planning and time tracking processes
- Impact on innovations and changes:
- What is the expected extent of change of a function in terms of processes, systems, etc.?)
- Balancing speed to market, product quality and cost in the design and implementation of technical solutions
- Developing technical solutions that appropriately account for both evolving technology and future business requirements
- Executing in an evolving agile environment
- Purpose and subject of the interaction/communication with internal/external interfaces, negotiating mandate (e.g. What is communicated how to whom?)
- Close collaboration with IT colleagues and the Business in the design and implementation of technical solutions
- Performance of activities and interactions with our internal and external customers through verbal or written communication should reflect adherence to the company's core values