Business Analyst - Jersey City, NJ - Georgia IT Inc.
Jersey City, NJ
About the Job
Job title: Business Analyst
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Duration: 6+ months
Job description:
Position Summary: The Digital Systems Analyst is responsible for gathering requirements, developing workflow and system specifications, and execution of project tasks required to deliver IT solutions in support of applications within a fast-moving, highly collaborative Agile framework.
Specific responsibilities include:
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Duration: 6+ months
Job description:
Position Summary: The Digital Systems Analyst is responsible for gathering requirements, developing workflow and system specifications, and execution of project tasks required to deliver IT solutions in support of applications within a fast-moving, highly collaborative Agile framework.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Requirements gathering from the business users and well as developing system specifications for projects, enhancements and bug/issues.
- Work directly with various levels of business users (executive, managers, and processing personnel) to document requirements, create visual diagrams, review specifications, obtain approval, support UAT and post-production roll-out.
- Develop business and technical requirement documents as well as technical specifications.
- Supporting quality assurance and user acceptance testing.
- Drive solutions via system modifications and/or workflow to implement new processes (automation, regulatory, etc.).
- External customer support and guidance.
- Compiling detailed documentation for technical teams (architect, developers, QA, etc.
- Issue resolution/escalation including prioritization and tracking.
- Working with developers to ensure specifications are understood, followed, and implemented properly.
- Project management of issues through the entire System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Tracking issues through JIRA and maintaining regular updates to sprint progress.
Professional Qualifications - Working experience with Agile/Scrum SDLC methodology.
- Experience in client facing roles with expert skills in requirements gathering with the ability to draw out requirements using a variety of methods to uncover needs that clients would not be able to articulate on their own.
- Ability to communicate technically complex IT concepts to internal and external business clients.
- Must have strong business acumen as well as technical solutions expertise.
- 5 to 7 years' experience in the SDLC implementing new applications and major enhancements. These include underwriting, financial, statistical reporting or claims systems.
- Experience in data integration and data quality projects.
- Ability to work with technical teams (developers, architects, QA, infrastructure), business partners and software vendors to document and implement system modifications on time and within budget.
- Excellent understanding of how technology impacts the business.
- Excellent team player with a proven background of individual contribution.
- Excellent interpersonal, documentation, communication, and presentation skills.
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in the insurance or financial services industries.
- Demonstrated experience in the implementation of new applications and major system enhancements.
- Insurance Policy Administration System experience (Duck Creek, Guidewire, etc.)
- Understanding of XML and/or JSON languages.
- Strong SQL skills to query SQL databases.
- Networking as it relates to system design and implementation.
- Understanding of GENIUS platform.
Domain-based Skills/Knowledge - Excellent knowledge of the P&C business and familiarity with a broad spectrum of Insurance applications.
- Proven experience in developing and managing Underwriting and Claims applications.
- Thorough understanding of underwriting process included the policy lifecycle, coverages, endorsements, forms, rating, etc.
Education and Training - Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or equivalent working experience in information technology.
- Business Analysis certification a plus.
- Insurance specific training or designation a plus.
- Strong business knowledge of P&C and Specialty, Product Development and Implementation, Online Systems, Automated Workflow, UW Rule Definition, Analytics, and IT.
- Duck Creek and Small Business knowledge preferable
- 10 years as BA
- Experience in a large technology solution implementation demonstrated experience in requirements management and program / project management processes and artifacts.
- Ability to define/document Epics, Features, and User Stories that represent system functionality required to support business functions, along with the associated benefits/value for the users.
Source : Georgia IT Inc.