SR IT Business Analyst

Boston, MA, United States

The Senior IT Business Analyst is a trusted professional partner working closely with project teams to lead the elicitation and documentation of current and future state business processes and capability requirements. As a core member of larger more complex project teams, the Senior IT Business Analyst is a liaison between many partners within and outside of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts organization and will be involved in all phases of the SDLC. The Senior IT Business Analyst is goal oriented, an effective communicator, adept at negotiation and issue resolution and is able to work within project deadlines using various methodologies. The Senior IT Business Analyst is also a mentor to other Business Analysts and an active contributor to the development and continuous improvement of the BA CoE.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

Source and analyze needed project information to create and document a requirements elicitation work plan

Conduct and document gap analysis Analyze and document complex processes and related operational and technical systems within the process to document business, functional (capability), non-functional, conversion, data, and communication requirements

Plan and facilitate large group and one-on-one meetings

Conduct and document process, business and capability requirement elicitation work sessions with subject matter experts

Conduct process and requirement walkthrough sessions with project team Identify and document requirement and project related issues, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, identified risks, and decisions

Manage project business requirements and related documentation, including EPICS and User Stories, and any needed approvals

Act as a liaison between business and technology partners building and maintaining effective working relationships

Work closely with project managers, business analysts and all other internal and external project team members maintaining a high standard of professionalism and accountability

Create project documentation to BA CoE standards within a deadline to achieve project goals

Collaborate with the test team to create a traceability matrix and provide needed consultation during the development of test plans and scenarios.

Identify and document opportunities for improvement

Conduct and document define phase lessons learned

Provide consultative support to project team partners during downstream phases of the SDLC Mentor and coach to BA CoE team members

Skills and Qualifications: Professional with between three to seven years' experience in Business Analysis Experience includes larger complex projects and/or enterprise level projects

Exercises personal responsibility and ability to work independently

Strong aptitude for effectively collaborating with others at all organizational levels

Communicates effectively orally and in writing

Skilled in technical writing and diagramming Skilled in project and time management

Skilled in facilitation, negotiation, complex issue analysis and resolution

Able to effectively communicate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences

Advanced PC skills (MS Office, MS Visio, MS Project)

High levels of business acumen and professionalism

Learns quickly and can work in a fast paced and dynamic environment BS/BA desired but will consider equivalent project work experience

Ability and willingness to travel to other Massachusetts locations

Healthcare or Insurance experience is a plus IIBA, PMI, SCRUM or SAFe Agile Certification a plus JIRA and Confluence experience a plus

Required Skills : Exercises personal responsibility and ability to work independently Strong aptitude for effectively collaborating with others at all organizational levels Communicates effectively orally and in writing Skilled in technical writing and diagramming Skilled in project and time management Skilled in facilitation, negotiation, complex issue analysis and resolution Able to effectively communicate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences Advanced PC skills (MS Office, MS Visio, MS Project) High levels of business acumen and professionalism Learns quickly and can work in a fast paced and dynamic environment BS/BA desired but will consider equivalent project work experience Ability and willingness to travel to other Massachusetts locations Healthcare or Insurance experience is a plus IIBA, PMI, SCRUM or SAFe Agile Certification a plus JIRA and Confluence experience a plus

Basic Qualification : Source and analyze needed project information to create and document a requirements elicitation work plan Conduct and document gap analysis Analyze and document complex processes and related operational and technical systems within the process to document business, functional (capability), non-functional, conversion, data, and communication requirements Plan and facilitate large group and one-on-one meetings Conduct and document process, business and capability requirement elicitation work sessions with subject matter experts Conduct process and requirement walkthrough sessions with project team Identify and document requirement and project related issues, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, identified risks, and decisions Manage project business requirements and related documentation, including EPICS and User Stories, and any needed approvals Act as a liaison between business and technology partners building and maintaining effective working relationships Work closely with project managers, business analysts and all other internal and external project team members maintaining a high standard of professionalism and accountability Create project documentation to BA CoE standards within a deadline to achieve project goals Collaborate with the test team to create a traceability matrix and provide needed consultation during the development of test plans and scenarios. Identify and document opportunities for improvement Conduct and document define phase lessons learned Provide consultative support to project team partners during downstream phases of the SDLC Mentor and coach to BA CoE team members

Additional Skills : Source and analyze needed project information to create and document a requirements elicitation work plan Conduct and document gap analysis Analyze and document complex processes and related operational and technical systems within the process to document business, functional (capability), non-functional, conversion, data, and communication requirements Plan and facilitate large group and one-on-one meetings Conduct and document process, business and capability requirement elicitation work sessions with subject matter experts Conduct process and requirement walkthrough sessions with project team Identify and document requirement and project related issues, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, identified risks, and decisions Manage project business requirements and related documentation, including EPICS and User Stories, and any needed approvals Act as a liaison between business and technology partners building and maintaining effective working relationships Work closely with project managers, business analysts and all other internal and external project team members maintaining a high standard of professionalism and accountability Create project documentation to BA CoE standards within a deadline to achieve project goals Collaborate with the test team to create a traceability matrix and provide needed consultation during the development of test plans and scenarios. Identify and document opportunities for improvement Conduct and document define phase lessons learned Provide consultative support to project team partners during downstream phases of the SDLC Mentor and coach to BA CoE team members

Background Check :Yes

Drug Screen :Yes

Notes :

Selling points for candidate :

Project Verification Info :

Candidate must be your W2 Employee :No

Exclusive to Apex :No

Face to face interview required :No

Candidate must be local :Yes

Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No

Interview times set : :No

Type of project :Assessment/Analysis

Master Job Title :Bus. Analyst: Functional

Branch Code :Connecticut