A Business Analyst provides strategic management consulting to companies and businesses. Advises on ways to improve operations, increase efficiency, reduce costs and increase revenues; may recommend systems or organizational change. May specialize in an area of business practice or a specific industry; may also specialize in consulting with government agencies.
Gather, analyze, and document business needs into clear functional and non-functional specifications, user stories, and use cases.
System Integration:
Collaborate with developers, data architects, and IT teams to ensure smooth software delivery and system integrations.
Data Analysis :
Query, analyze, and validate data sets using SQL, Excel, and business intelligence reporting tools.
Agile Delivery:
Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups within Agile or Scrum frameworks.
Required Skills and Qualifications Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
Technical Proficiencies:
Advanced SQL, data visualization (Power BI, Tableau), and tracking platforms (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).
Methodologies:
Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
Soft Skills:
Excellent communication to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, plus strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis abilities. Certifications (Preferred) : Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or IIBA credentials. Business Analyst must have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science or related field and a minimum of one (I) year of experience in the field or in a related area, or a minimum of an Associate's degree from an accredited college, university, or business school in computer science or related field and a minimum of three (3) years of full-time computer programming experience, or a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field or in a related area. Business Analyst must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within application development. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Business Analyst must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience with facilitating meetings or Joint Application Business Analyst must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in the review, analysis, and evaluation of business systems and user needs. Must formulate systems to parallel overall business strategies. Must prepare solution options and risk identification. Must create documents that contain detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs. Must play an active role in acceptance testing, document results, reports issues and retests, as necessary. Must adhere to project standards. Business Analyst must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in preparing and documenting Functional and Technical Specifications for reporting and data warehouse work. Must assist with business warehouse/intelligence support and enhancements. Must assist in deployment and management of end-user reporting tools and platforms. Must work with IT and business project teams to understand reporting and data warehousing requirements and propose solutions. Must provide reporting knowledge transfer training to other team members. Business Analyst must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience with relational database concepts, and client-server concepts. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a project leader or manager. Business Analyst should have excellent communications skills (both verbal and written) to communicate with various stakeholders including, but not limited to, project managers, business analysts, database administrators and application analysts as well as business policy staff and workers. UDR Consulting, INC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business. An Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities. UDR also supports a drug-free work environment. UDR offers highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.
