Skywalk Global · 5 hours ago
Business Analyst - Locals Only
Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expSkywalk Global is seeking Business Analysts to work on multiple projects within the Division of Information Technology. The role involves gathering and documenting requirements, creating user stories, and maintaining project information while working collaboratively with business leadership and technical partners.
Information Technology
No H1B
Responsibilities
Working directly with business leaderships, SMEs, and technical partners on system aligned teams, to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems
Creating, presenting and maintaining user stories, acceptance criteria and designing documents in DoIT defined systems to be used by team members at all levels
Directly responsible for documenting, tracing, maintaining, prioritizing, and assessing changes to business practices, workflows, and associated system processes
May act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts
Conducting research to query data, analyze problems, and determine solutions, such as the installation of alternate methods and procedures, implementing changes in processing methods, or the redesign of products or services
Consistently updating project information, statuses, risks, issues, and timelines for reporting purposes
Working within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome
May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis
Qualification
Required
Experience working on large, complex IT systems (8 years)
Experience eliciting requirements, writing user stories and design documents, defining acceptance criteria, testing outcomes, and facilitating communication between business stakeholders, developers, and project teams. (8 years)
Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies. (8 years)
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities. (8 years)
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting). (8 years)
Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks, with changing priorities, in a cross-functional environment. (8 years)
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, and project activities, simultaneously, while meeting established deadlines. (8 years)
Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software. (8 years)
Experience in an Agile environment. (6 years)
Experience with Application Lifecycle Management [ALM] tools; Microsoft's Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure DevOps (ADO), Atlassian's Jira, IBM's Rational Team Suite (RTC). (5 years)
Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software. (5 years)
Familiarity with advanced information management practices, data modeling standards, and/or architecture design and analysis. (3 years)
Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience (8 years)
Company
Skywalk Global
Skywalk Global offers IT consulting, application development, testing, and enterprise solutions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase