Business Analyst at GVA Partners

Responsibilities

• Assess the scope of the API project (what the business wants) and defines the milestones
• Facilitates brainstorming sessions between all the stakeholders, knowledge matter experts and engineering team
• Establish and evaluates the API requirements and define the API Requirements
• Documentation (API client requirements, REST services, class diagrams)
• Translates API client needs into technical API specifications (OpenAPI )
• Create user stories for the delivery team
• Elaborate the deliverables of the acceptance phase: acceptance strategy, acceptance notebooks, acceptance reports
• Carry out the UATs and organize the test phases with the business users and product owners
• Collaborate with the different members of the project team according to the project phase
• Produce the necessary documentation for each project phase (API Requirements Documentation)

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics or other related fields (Master degree is a plus) with at least 3 years building business software
• Excellent functional and technical proficiency in software development (Domain Driven Design, UML Diagrams, Design Pattern…)
• Mandatory knowledge of API design and implementation (REST API, OpenAPI)
• Experience with an API Management Platform (Apigee, MuleSoft, Axway, Software AG…)
• Strong knowledge of DevOps methodology and good knowledge of an Agile Project Management Tool (Azure DevOps, JIRA…)
• Good understanding of Micro services architecture and cloud technologies with knowledge of C# or Java or Python
• An ability to visualize data using presentations, diagrams, infographics
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with high level of critical thinking.