Senior Business Analyst

JOB TITLE: Senior Business Analyst
JOB LOCATION: Boston MA
WAGE RANGE*: $60-65/hr. 
JOB NUMBER: Client-27-1042-IT-IT001-134553

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The candidate should have very strong  communication and organizational skills, attention to detail and  problem-solving skills. Furthermore, the candidate must possess a strong technical acumen with the ability to translate information and research into non-technical language as necessary to effectively communicate across teams. The candidate would also help with software quality assurance (QA) through different phases of software development, test, and production releases. The candidate should be able to work on multiple projects at the same time and handle multiple timelines.

Candidate must demonstrate:

A proven track record to lead complex software engineering projects. 
The ability to  lead requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders. 
Ability to document these requirements in MS Visio, JIRA, MS Excel, etc. 
Full comprehension of all business requirements, demonstrated by the ability to accurately communicate them back to business stakeholders and technical teams. 
Very strong written and verbal  communication skills. 
A calm and reassuring demeanor and well-developed  negotiation skills. 
A sense of ownership and self-motivation. 

Primary Responsibilities: 
Work with stakeholders to research, understand, and document business processes and requirements using common tools such as JIRA, Visio, SharePoint, PowerBI and MS Office Suite. 
Analyze and document current state vs future state using UML methodologies. 
Work with software solution architects to communicate business needs, understand solution capabilities and constraints, and assist in documenting/translating solution architect visions to business partners. 
Independently lead  and document requirements-gathering sessions. 
Using agile methodology, create and maintain business requirements documentation. 
Create clear organized user stories. Document detailed system specifications. 
Collaborate with UI/UX designer to develop UI specifications. 
Contribute to business analysis process maturity and governance programs. 
Perform software QA through Development, Test and Production release phases. 
Create test cases during the development process. 
Help execute tests through all phases. 
Document test results for development team and stakeholders. 
Work with development teams to analyze bugs and errors found. 
Work with PowerBI super users to develop dashboard requirements and perform analysis 
Work with project managers to execute deliverables throughout all phases of software delivery. 
May need to coordinate with Network and Infrastructure teams. 
Perform other duties related to software delivery as needed, including training end users. 

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities 

* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Benefits offered are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and subject to change at TCM's discretion.