Business Data Analyst - In Person - Hybrid

Ursi Technologies - Richmond, VA

Full-time

Richmond, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Business Data Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the implementation of Enterprise Data Management tools within the Business Analytics and Testing Support team. This position requires a hybrid work schedule, with candidates expected to work on-site three days a week. The analyst will be responsible for documenting use cases, validating success criteria through testing, and providing support to end users with various data management tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project team members and business stakeholders to understand business processes and identify pain points.
• Conduct thorough root cause analysis to uncover system gaps and deficiencies, proposing effective solutions.
• Develop process flows, context diagrams, and data flow diagrams to document current processes and propose modifications.
• Document requirements and user stories focused on improving business and technical processes.
• Decompose requirements into Epics and Features, creating clear user stories for technical teams.
• Support the Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog and documenting dependencies.
• Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups to visualize proposed solutions.
• Propose cost-effective solutions and test their feasibility for business and technical compatibility.
• Define test objectives, create test plans and cases, execute tests, and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Requirements

• Advanced understanding of enterprise data management concepts and tools.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience delivering business and systems analysis artifacts.
• 5+ years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst with a strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology.
• Proven experience in organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs.
• Proficiency in translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories.
• Expertise in defining acceptance criteria and managing the acceptance process with development teams.
• Experience with large, multi-module enterprise systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server).
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• PMI - Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)
• PMI - Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Experience using Azure DevOps or Jira for agile software development and work item tracking.
• Experience with automated testing tools such as Test Complete, Cucumber, or Selenium.