Business Analyst at eRecruiter Nigeria

Our client is a propriety investment group of company. They currently have an opening for a Business Analyst. The ideal candidate will be required to translate business and system needs into requirements for Designers, developers and Testers to consume and use requirements elicitation, analysis, specification verification techniques for the purpose. They must also have the ability to continually seek opportunities to increase client satisfaction, deepen relationships, and effectively manage client expectations using Agile methods.

He/She will report to the Head of Technology.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build a relationship between business partners and the IT department relative to requirements, solutions and priorities
• Develop requirement documentation that will translate business needs into requirements that can be understood by the solution development team.
• Participate as needed in IT design reviews to ensure compatibility and interoperability of computing systems
• Develop a knowledge of system capabilities and functions of assigned application software. Use this knowledge to recommend optimal solutions to business requirements that best leverages the product
• Manage special projects as assigned by IT management.
• Provide advice and recommendations on emerging IT trends.
• Provide advice and consultation to other more junior Business Analysts on more difficult and complex assignments and implement ways to reuse requirements across projects.
• Ensure that proposed system features and requirements meet user needs and satisfy business objectives and initiatives
• May assist in creation and implementation of test plans that are mapped to documented requirements.
• Perform and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and/or BETA presentations as required on department related projects.
• Create training and system documentation, conduct training sessions as necessary
• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as, meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating resources and meetings in an effective and timely manner, and demonstrate respect for others.
• All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established

REQUIREMENTS

Core Skills

• Business analysis
• Business process design and improvement
• Consultancy
• Modelling business and data
• Architecture, analysis and design
• Data analysis
• Systems development
• IT/technology solution testing
• Requirement analysis
• Data modeling
• UML diagramming
• Object modeling
• Object-oriented concepts
• User story writing
• Use case writing and analysis
• User experience foundation
• Business systems programming and analysis foundation
• Strategic product road mapping
• Business case development
• Agile and project management methodologies

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Finance, Education, or Information Systems ; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Industry certifications in business analysis, software systems, network or project management disciplines, preferred
• CBAP® (Certified Business Analysis Professional) Certification,preferred