
Business Analyst
Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $86,267 - $94,893 per year
About the role
- Work with stakeholders and end users to design, modify and implement system solutions to meet the needs and requirements of the Authority.
- Participate in all phases of the development process including analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support for MSBA Applications and other systems used by the Authority.
- Elicit, analyze and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies and transaction processing systems.
- Capture requirements and changes through functional specification and configuration documentation.
- Acts as liaison between IT and business users as well as be the primary tester of the MSBA Application’s functionality.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a major in computer science or other related discipline.
- Five or more years of experience in business analysis, software implementation and/or software quality assurance.
- Ability to work hybrid work schedule - minimum of two (2) in-office days per week
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Office 365 and web technologies.
- Direct experience with the various stages of the SDLC.
- Ability to achieve successful results working closely with end business users and developers in both agile and waterfall development environments.
- Ability to drive team projects to completion without jeopardizing quality.
- Ability to interpret, analyze, and write complex business systems and documents clearly and concisely.
- Experience with business process improvement.
- Experience with flow charts and screen mock ups using MS Visio and/or other software.
- Experience writing and executing test cases/plans and user stories.
- Strong experience with User Acceptance Testing.
- Ability to effectively present information to end users, the development team and the Director of IT.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations
- Strong Project Management skills.
- Familiarity with data analytics and visualizations including using tools such as Tableau and/or Power BI.
- A task driven mindset as well as effective multitasking and follow up skills.
- Professional interpersonal style; ability to work and build trust with a diverse range of people.
- Ability to work with tight deadlines.
- Ability and willingness to proactively research and/or solve issues.
- Must be willing to learn and try new tools and approaches, take risks, and stay current in application software knowledge.
- Must be self-directed, highly motivated, with a strong work ethic and customer service approach.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
business analysissoftware implementationsoftware quality assuranceSDLCbusiness process improvementtest casesUser Acceptance Testingdata analyticsflow chartsscreen mock ups
Soft Skills
communication skillsproject managementmultitaskinginterpersonal skillsproblem-solvingself-directedmotivatedcustomer serviceteam collaborationtime management
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science