Business Analyst III- Core Data Mgt & Quality

$106,274 - $159,410/Yr

F5 - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The position involves working as a Business Analyst specializing in Core Data Management, Data Quality, Data Governance, and Metadata Management at F5. The role is crucial for advancing the company's Business and IT Transformation efforts, focusing on maximizing the value of data assets to enhance customer experience. The ideal candidate will collaborate with various teams to understand business goals, capture data requirements, and drive strategic initiatives while fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business units and IT teams to understand business needs and maximize the value of solution strategies related to Core Data Management and Data Quality.
• Partner with business stakeholders and technology partners to elicit, analyze, and translate business objectives into documented data and application requirements with measurable success criteria.
• Contribute to delivery success through the creation and refinement of detailed user stories containing necessary details and clear acceptance criteria that technical teams can build, test, and deploy.
• Partner with enterprise architecture and technical systems and solution owners to define optimal delivery approaches based on current and future service capabilities.
• Drive collaboration and cross-functional decision making through effective meeting facilitation and clear communication.
• Actively seek out opportunities for improvement and streamline processes; collaborate with teams to implement changes and enhance overall efficiency.
• Inform operational and strategic program prioritization by providing thought leadership and analysis that highlights dependencies, risks, gaps, and opportunities.
• Gather, review, and analyze business and industry data from internal and external sources as necessary.
• Partner with business to conduct user acceptance testing.
• Provide guidance in the development of new process documentation and facilitate the delivery of stakeholder training.
• Educate both business and IT partners on Enterprise data processes and requirements, while also informing the Enterprise Data Management Team about the processes of business and IT teams as appropriate.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a business analyst or equivalent, including managing requirements for large bodies of work.
• Prior experience or exposure to Core (Master) Data, Data Quality, Data Governance, and Metadata Management, ideally in a technology organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Training/certification in IIBA CBAP, IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), IIBA Agile Analysis Certification (AAC), IREB CPRE, Six Sigma, BPMN or similar.
• Prior experience working in a large scaled Agile environment, particularly familiar with SCRUM practices.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k plan
• 401k matching
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee stock purchase plan