Business Analyst

Description

Business Analyst

HighPoint's professionals focus on helping government agencies and companies implement their most critically strategic initiatives. The role of Business Analyst contributes to HighPoint by developing and implementing a long-term data reporting and analysis strategy; maintaining a strong focus on managing recurring and ad-hoc reporting processes from design, data collection, analysis, and reporting; and reporting and analyzing results across all levels of staff and leadership. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute to system improvement efforts by supporting enhancements and troubleshooting defects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify, clarify, and document requirements for system improvements during operations and maintenance.
• Leverage JIRA to log, monitor, and prioritize work items within an Agile framework.
• Work to covert business needs into technical solutions alongside developers.
• Experience in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to work within established guidelines and time frames.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally at all organizational levels.
• Strong working knowledge with data analytics.
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
• Strong organizational, communication, and collaborative skills.
• Excellent writing and public speaking skills.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine solutions.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Advanced written, verbal, and communications skills
• Data analytics
• Data management, statistics, accounting, and computer applications
• Familiarity with agile project methodology
• Knowledge and experience with collaboration and project management tools (e.g., Confluence, JIRA)

EDUCATION AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree (BS or BA) in a technical or business field, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Two (2) years relevant experience
• Collaboration and Project Management tools (e.g., Confluence, JIRA) experience (preferred).
• Familiarity with agile project methodology
• Top Secret Clearance

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $85,000-95,000.
ABOUT HIGHPOINT: HighPoint is a growth-oriented firm that provides a unique, differentiated employee culture relative to our Federal market peers. We leverage this growth-oriented and employee-focused culture to attract and retain a higher grade of talent than our peers to be an employer of choice. HighPoint helps government agencies elevate the citizen experience (CX) by improving the touchpoints through which citizens interact with government. We were founded in 2006 by Ben Lanius with the spirit of transforming how agencies connect with and empower citizens to deliver on mission-critical objectives. At HighPoint, our focus is on delivering results that matter. We support and modernize our federal customer's mission critical systems and functions. Agility is at our core: it is the mantra that drives us to succeed. We work quickly, analytically and deliver on agency priorities. HighPoint is a privately held company with a team of over 130 passionate professionals spread across 12 states in the U.S. HighPoint Digital, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. HighPoint Digital, Inc. will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with HighPoint's legal duty to furnish information.