Business Systems Analyst

Pittsburgh, PA
6+ months
$50/hr 1099 / corp to corp or $ 45/hr W2 all inclusive

JOB SUMMARY This position will be responsible for analyzing business requirements and requests and interpreting them in terms of technical application, and documenting functional specification for the software development teams. The individual, at times, also works collaboratively with the Product Management team and Business Units or Clients during the requirements development process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Review business requirements provided by the Product Management team, Customers and/or Business Units. • Analyze business requirements for application(s) and product(s) impact, and coordinate potential solutions. • Generate functional specifications and maintain content as appropriate through project life cycle. • Generate functional process flow through diagrams and screen mock ups • Work with Product Management team, Customers and/or Business Units to ensure functional specifications address all business requirements. • Organize and facilitate review of functional specification for cross-functional project team members and ensures all review and approve (this includes but is not limited to Business Sponsors, Product Management, Development, Technical Operations, and QA). • Support Product Management and IT teams to answer questions and address issues related to the technical interpretation of the business requirements and content of the functional specifications. • Work with the Project Manager/Coordinator and Product Management team to prioritize requests/defects. • Work with the Project Manager/Coordinator to contribute to overall project plan through creation of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), creating estimates for completion, and assessing risk factors for design. • Proactively provide status updates, estimate updates as needed or when requested, and report progress at regular status reporting meetings. • Participate in technical design reviews and test plans/scripts reviews; provide appropriate feedback and support. • Accomplishes all of the above in accordance with standard procedures • May coordinate the efforts other analysts • All other duties as assigned


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business, or Writing, or equivalent work experience • 2+ years of related work experience • Strong verbal and excellent written communication skills; strong attention to detail • Excellent time management skills • Strong ability to build consensus; ability to influence others • Experience with all aspects of the System Development Lifecycle; knowledge of successful software development methodologies and best practices • Ability to solve problems across domains (business, functional, technical, and operational) • Ability to analyze complex concepts and describe them thoroughly and precisely • Demonstrated ability to create and maintain large sets of documentation; a high level of proficiency with Microsoft Word or other documentation tools; knowledge of HTML and HTML editing tools a plus. • Ability to handle change and ambiguity • Effective in a fast paced environment • Collaborative/enjoys working in teams • Self starter/motivator

This position is specific to the reporting side of the house, it is requirements gathering, and defining. They will work with QA for reports. It is in the middle between the testers and the developers.