Strategic Business Analyst

Overview

We are looking for a Strategic Business Analyst to join our team.

Position Overview:

The client is seeking a Strategic Business Analyst (SBA)to join the Business StrategicService team. The position is a contract position to assist in initiative discovery, research,analysis, creation of technology solicitations such as Request for Proposals (RFPs), facilitationand management of business and functional requirements pre-project creation. This positionwill report directly to the Division Director of Business Strategic Services (BSS), which is adivision within the Department of Information Technology. The position is a full-time positionon-site only at client, One Justice Square, in Lawrenceville Georgia,

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead business requirements gathering sessions with a diverse set of stakeholders to generatedetailed solicitation requirements and content using County templates.
• Facilitate business requirements gathering and author the artifacts from that effort such asBusiness Requirements Documents (BRDs).
• Create technology Request for Proposal content in prescribed templates that include extensiveWord documents and accompanying Excel Workbooks.
• Perform assigned primary and secondary research in support of business cases, technologyresearch, and other Business Relationship Management deliverables.
• Create reports, analysis, and visualizations to support technology selections.
• Create technology inventories, business architectures, process Swim Lanes (as is and future state),and technology comparisons.
• Assist BRMs in the creation of project hand-off documentation using County templates.
• Author business cases in support of new technology that includes financial analysis.
• Facilitate customer journey mapping sessions with customer departments.
• Describe and validate solutions that meet business needs, goals, and objects.

Qualifications:

• Education.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business administration, or related field.
• Job-related work experience at or for technology or government solutions providers or customers.
• Five years conducting technology research and analysis.
• Eight years facilitating and producing business requirements.
• Five years of working experience authoring technology solicitation content such as RFPs.
• Working knowledge and experience in production product comparisons, SWOT analysis, andother artifacts in support of technology selections.
• Communications.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English in both written and verbal business and technical communications.
• Ability to create compelling presentations and reports.
• Experience facilitating requirements gathering of business-level requirements.
• Technical Skills.
• Proficient in MS Suite (Word, Excel, Power-Point.).
• Experience in Visio, MS Project, and SharePoint preferred.
• Other Skills.
• Must be a critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills.
• Interpersonal and collaborative skills with internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Experience: 

• Education.
• ITIL and Business Analysis certifications in requirements gathering.
• Other Experience.
• Stable work history.
• Communications.
• Experience facilitating process improvement engagements.
• Technical Skills.
• Experience facilitating customer-facing requirement gathering and/or journey mapping.
• Working knowledge and experience creating Excel formulas and pivot tables.
• Experience authoring business cases.
• Financial analysis

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, with matching)
• Life Insurance Plan
• PTO
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Internet & Phone Allowance (for applicable roles)
• Wellness Resources (EAP)
• Pet Insurance
• Work-Life balance
• Flexible Hours
• Full-Time Permanent Positions

JW is a full-service IT Solution Provider assisting schools and private organizations with strategic and innovative IT-related projects. We take the time to learn about our clients to develop, implement, and monitor the projects to which we are contracted.  ​JW is a certified small, woman, minority-owned business through the National Minority Supplier Development Council.