Business Analyst

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Business Analyst in Phoenix, AZ. Summary: The Senior Business Analyst's main responsibility will be analyzing and documenting technical specifications and data mappings from Business Requirements to provide accurate direction to application developers. The Technical Business Analyst will leverage their analytical skills, knowledge of application tools and techniques to drive the development of services and analytical solutions that meet the business requirements. The Senior Business Analyst owns requirements development (technical specifications and data mapping requirements), rationalization and prioritization in partnership with business partners. They work closely with IT architecture and development teams to ensure product development meets design criteria and deployment timelines. Responsibilities:

• Interface with executive and operational management to determine integration solution requirements
• Define and document reporting metrics and how they are calculated from source system data; Analyze source data systems for content, write technical definition specifications, report layout/mockups and test scripts
• Develop requirements for scorecards and reports which communicate metrics, goals, and performance-to-date
• Collaborate with and guide development resources to rapidly develop integration assets. Insure consistency and adherence to enterprise standards
• Works with business customers on an ongoing basis to continually improve and refine middleware solutions
• Identify and analyze performance trends, including drivers of performance and forecast impact on future results; Where applicable makes recommendations on use of information to improve results, including recommendations on changes to business processes
• Provides research, audit and analysis of complex data needs
• Strong understanding of business processes and integrated transactional systems
• Sustain a credible rapport with key stakeholders
• Degree in Business, Statistics, or Information Systems or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of experience in a business or technical analysis role
• Experience with Agile style project management techniques
• Demonstrated knowledge of the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Strong communication skills, ability to clearly and concisely describe problems to varied audiences
• Strong SQL (Structured Query Language) and data extraction skills - ability to extract and manipulate data from common data base systems (Oracle, SQL Server, etc.)
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong business writing/presentation development skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to probe underlying business need
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to provide constructive feedback to management
• Ability to work independently or in a group setting
• Ability to clearly present written and verbal information to executive management
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks for efficient work output
• Ability to adapt effectively to changing priorities
• Ability to foster effective collaboration and teamwork
• Ability to interpret, evaluate and communicate detailed information
• Ability to convert technical knowledge into easily understood terms
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience with business intelligence, mobile and web development environments
• Experience in workflow modeling, data modeling, process engineering
• Understanding of integration process, tools, technologies (ESB, SOA, ETL)