Business Systems Analyst-Intermediate

Siertek - Dayton, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Dayton, OH

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Business Systems Analyst-Intermediate at SierTeK will work remotely, collaborating closely with the Appian development team to translate business needs into system requirements and user stories. This role involves detailed business process analysis to ensure that Appian applications align with business objectives, providing value to stakeholders through effective communication and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and capture business needs.
• Analyze and translate business needs into detailed system requirements and functional specifications.
• Liaise with business stakeholders, development teams, and other relevant parties to ensure clear communication and understanding of requirements.
• Assist in identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement in the transition to Appian solutions.
• Collaborate with refactoring and modernization teams to ensure Appian applications are up to date and efficient.
• Ensure information assurance and quality assurance in all Appian applications.
• Work with Business Owners, Business Architect, and System Architects to ensure optimization of enterprise solutions.
• Capture and understand business objectives, measures, and targets to provide traceability.
• Ensure target solution aligns to and enables business objectives.
• Understand business issues and challenges of the company's member organization and industry.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources and reconcile conflicts.
• Elicit high/epic level and detailed requirements and translate into Jira user stories.
• Drive and challenge business areas on assumptions and understand execution plans.
• Analyze current business environment to detect deficiencies and identify improvement opportunities.
• Translate high-level requirements and business processes into epic user stories/functional workflows.
• Conduct backlog refinement and sizing with agile scrum team(s).
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Write and deliver functional/detailed requirements and related workflows, use cases, and interface mock-ups.
• Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision.
• Deliver informative, well-organized presentations and document training as needed.
• Participate in agile scrum team ceremonies and facilitate meetings as needed.
• Liaison to QA testers and review test plans/cases/scenarios.
• Design and manage user acceptance testing.
• Communicate and apply agile scrum methodologies and recommend improvements.
• Serve as a primary resource to less experienced team members on complex issues.
• Review and provide input on peer business analysts' work product.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required for candidates considered for a Public Sector role.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years consulting and/or directly relevant industry experience.
• Experience working as a Business Systems Analyst, focusing on development teams.
• Strong knowledge of business process analysis, application development, and system administration.
• Familiarity with Appian or similar BPM platforms and understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of legacy systems such as SAMIS and CMCS.
• Experience with refactoring and modernization efforts.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to navigate BA Workflow, Agile Scrum, and Project Management tools.
• Proven understanding and application of Waterfall, Agile Scrum, and Kanban methodologies.
• Proficiency with user interface design.
• Agile BA / Scrum Master certification is strongly preferred.