Lead Systems Business Analyst

The candidate will be responsible for performing system analyst duties for a web-based system. Duties will include interviewing customers, users, and other stakeholders, documenting requirements definition sessions, analysing documentation, maintaining the project†s analysis knowledge base, writing use cases, mocking up web-pages, and developing process flows and activity diagrams. Candidate should be experienced with facilitating requirements definition sessions and directly participating in detailed analysis and data modelling discussions. The business clients for this application are geographically dispersed. Much of the requirements gathering and definition phases will be performed on conference calls with occasional business trips for face to face meetings during initial sessions. This person will work directly with our business contacts, as well as working very closely with the leadership team and sponsors of the project.

Duties will include:
•Facilitating requirements definition sessions
•Documenting requirements gathering sessions
•Analyzing documentation
•Maintaining the project analysis knowledge base
•Read and understand Entity Relationship Diagrams
•Writing use cases
•Mocking up web-pages
•Developing process flows and activity diagrams
•Maintaining technical artifacts including the requirements traceability Matrix, use cases, user interface specifications and migration plans, and other project documentation in accordance with department procedures
•Participating in test strategy and planning discussions
•Performing application testing
•Following department policy and procedures
•Adhering to best known best practices and processes
•Interviewing, leading and mentoring other BAs on the project
•Performing quality control activities for BAs assigned to the project
•Participating in project estimation with the PM and the development team

Required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of this position:
•At least six years†experience performing as an Object Oriented Analyst
•A thorough understanding of iterative development methodologies (eg, RUP, Agile)
•SQL experience required
•Experience developing Use Cases is required
•Experience with process modelling is a plus
•Excellent analytic skills
•Experience testing applications including functional, security, system and integration, accessibility, parallel, etc.
•Excellent communications skills including both written and verbal communications and listening
•Experience with configuration management tools used to apply version control to application artifacts is a plus
•Experience interacting with a development team including technical and business staff
•Experience with the following tools is a plus: automated regression testing tool, regression testing tool like HP Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, HTML Editor to mock up web pages
•Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience