Apex Systems · 5 hours ago
Business Analyst - Refinery
Blaine, WA
Contract
Hybrid
Mid Level
$45/hr - $55/hrApex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. They are seeking a Business Analyst to bridge the gap between business goals and technology solutions by gathering and defining business requirements and collaborating with technology teams to deliver effective solutions.
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Responsibilities
User research: In collaboration with the Staff Product Manager, engage with users, observe and analyze their workflows, and extract meaningful insights about how they perform a process and interact with a product or system. This involves uncovering pain points, process mapping, pattern recognition, and connecting learnings to potential solutions
Requirements definition: Take responsibility for eliciting requirements through various techniques such as interviews, workshops, and document analysis. With assistance from Staff Product Manager, they lead workshops to assemble and refine requirements, consider tradeoffs, and ensure a clear understanding of system constraints. Additionally, they collaborate with design teams to develop solutions that meet both business and user needs
Relationship management: Build strong relationships with commercial and technology partners at all levels within a distributed team, ensuring effective communication, alignment and collaboration. Define interactions, such as project status meetings or Discovery sessions, and then manage the schedule with participants
Business process change: Lead business process workshops to analyze and map business processes, find opportunities for process improvements, and implement changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Data analysis: Analyze and model data requirements, understand data models and database design to support sophisticated datasets, and provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis to support decision-making
Service delivery: Diagnose issues and work closely with other support teams across functions to understand defects, drive minor improvements, and document change requests clearly and concisely to bring quick resolution. Oversee overall project lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Good oral and written communication skills
Good project management skills and understanding of Product Development Lifecycle
Ability to build positive relationships with a variety of domain experts
Technical understanding in areas such as data analysis and modeling, service design, and application design
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Demonstrable experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar role
Nice to have: Basic proficiency with Palantir tools (or a willingness to learn)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
Employee stock purchase program
401K program
Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan
SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
Corporate discount savings program
On-demand training program
Access to certification prep
Library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars
Certification discounts
Career Coach
Company
Apex Systems
Apex Systems, a division of On Assignment, provides organizations with IT staffing solutions to address gaps in their current workforce.
Founded in 1995
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Roger Wahman
Chief Technology Officer - SVP
Andrea Schiola
Global Head of Technology Partnerships, SVP, Principal
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