Senior IT Business Analyst

Oakland, CA, United States

Senior IT Business Analyst Contract Duration 12+ Months

Pay range $60 - $70/hr

Top Things: Asset Work Management, Electric Generation Interconnection (EGI)

Utilities similar to the client

SAP Work and Asset Management focusing on Electric Distribution, Transmission, Substation

Job Responsibilities: Senior IT Business Analyst will be responsible for the concurrent management of one or more medium to large complex IT Business Technology projects.

These projects are one-time, multitask jobs that have clearly defined start and end dates, a specific scope of work, a budget, required resources, and a specified performance objective to be achieved.

Specific responsibilities include:

Senior IT Business Analyst will work with stakeholders and the project team to elicit, analyze, validate, and prioritize the business needs/requirements

Conducts interviews to gather customer requirements via workshops, questionnaires, surveys, site visits, workflow storyboards, use cases, scenarios, and other methods

Identifies and establishes scope and parameters of requirements analysis on a project-by-project basis to define project impact, outcome criteria, and metrics

Analyzes and verifies requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards

Participates in the QA of purchased solutions to ensure features/functions have been enabled and optimized

Participates in the selection of any software solutions that the organization may opt to use

Develops and utilizes standard templates to accurately and concisely write requirements specifications

Translates conceptual customer requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers/project team

Creates process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team

Develop and conduct peer reviews of the business requirements to ensure that requirement specifications are correctly interpreted

Assists with the interpretation of customer requirements into feasible options, and communicating these back to the business stakeholders

Manages, enforces, and redefine (as necessary) the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle

Communicates changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements - verbally or through written documentation - to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are understood

Participates in the testing effort throughout the project lifecycle, including test script creation

Minimum Qualifications: BA/BS in Computer Science/ Information Systems, Business, Engineering, etc. or equivalent work experience

5+ years of related experience or equivalent

Experience in Waterfall, Agile, and Scrum methodology

Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development

Proven experience with business IT applications

Ability to lead and influence decision-making working with senior management at client

Able to exercise independent judgment and take action on it

Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills

Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail

Highly self-motivated and directed

Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure

Strong customer service orientation

Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Experience with MS Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint

Working knowledge of SQL

Desired: Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Administration

Experience working with Electric Generation Interconnection program

Experience working with Electric Distribution/Transmission/Substation work and asset management processes

Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver on significant technology solutions/business process improvements from concept to implementation

Good To Have: Power gen experience ( MSP note: assets for Power Generation, could be hydro, electric, etc.)

Good To Have: SAP Module: Field Service Management - Very good to have

Note: Remote, onsite as needed, and will probably be limited to 1-2 times/month

Benefits: Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans

401k Retirement Fund

About the Company Our client, incorporated in 1905, is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Their primary business is the transmission and delivery of energy such as natural gas and electric service to approximately 16 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area. They serve residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities.

What's it like on this company's team? There's a strong sense of family here - an open and welcoming environment that's filled with smiling faces and plenty of opportunities. When you join this company, you'll become part of a stable company with deep roots in the communities we serve. And you'll discover an unwavering commitment to the work we do.

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