IT Sr. Business Analyst
About the position Responsibilities • Lead the analysis, documentation, and management of business requirements throughout the project lifecycle. • Ensure technical teams fully understand business requirements before solution design and implementation. • Work closely with executive management to align IT initiatives with business strategy. • Collaborate with other Senior Business Analysts to identify enterprise-wide business solutions. • Conduct business process re-engineering and improvement projects. • Utilize project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall) to drive projects through Initiate, Plan, Execute, Close, and Monitor/Control phases. • Develop business cases using cost-benefit analysis for potential software solutions. • Conduct impact analysis of technology changes on business processes and existing systems. • Provide mentorship and training to junior and mid-level Business Analysts. • Participate in vendor user groups and industry forums to advocate for critical application functionalities. • Assist with user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensure the system changes aligned with business needs. Requirements • High school diploma or equivalent required. • Bachelor's degree in a technology, business administration, healthcare administration-related field preferred. • Minimum of eight years in Information Technology or related fields. • Strong analytical skills with experience in data analysis, process modeling, and requirements elicitation. • Strong understanding of healthcare data exchange. • Expertise in software development lifecycles and applying project management principles to lead large-scale initiatives. • Experience with business process re-engineering and system improvement projects. • Ability to translate technical solutions into business-friendly language. • Proven ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing. • Foster collaboration with business stakeholders, executives, and IT teams. • Proficiency in SQL, database design, and programming languages, and Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Project). • Knowledge of software release schedules, testing standards, legacy system integration and modern application development environments. • Familiarity with ITIL, COBIT, Agile methodologies, and data modeling techniques. • Experience in defining test scenarios, conducting system impact analysis, and supporting Enterprise testing teams to verify system functionality. • Proficiency in Agile/Scrum and Waterfall delivery methods. • Strong time management and prioritization skills. • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while leveraging strong problem-solving, research and analytical skills. Nice-to-haves • OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, APIs, Microsoft Azure API Gateway. • SQL (SSMS or Azure Data Studio, VS Code, Visual Studio). • Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Project, Visio). • Agile project management tools like Rally and Microsoft Azure Dev Ops. • Experience with design, development, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts to validate functionality, performance, security, and scalability. • Experience performing functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure software quality and compliance with business requirements. • Track, document, and manage defects using industry-standard tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps, Rally), providing root-cause analysis and reproducible steps. • Validate data integrity and transformations across databases, APIs, and ETL pipelines using SQL queries and automated validation frameworks. Benefits • Base compensation is only one component of your competitive Total Rewards package. • Incentive pay program (EPIP). • Health/Vision/Dental insurance. • 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers. • Fertility/Adoption assistance. • 2 weeks paid caregiver leave. • 5% 401(k) plan matching. • Tuition reimbursement. • Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources. Apply tot his job