Sr. Business Analyst

Senior Business AnalystJoin this team where you can turn innovative ideas and challenging work into Web/Cloud Solutions that make a difference. This N. Dallas based company is recognized as a leader in providing financial solutions, mobile applications, web systems, and strategic IT solutions to their customers. This company has proven expertise in mobile platform solutions, custom application development and B2C products.Business Analyst ResponsibilitiesAs a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for collaborating with IT Managers, Product Managers, Project Managers and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to analyze, organize, prepare, and conduct complex Microsoft applications.Impact on the CompanyPerforms analyses of complex business operations and develops requirements and specifications for the creation of client/server and/or Internet based computer applications, creating architectural prototypes and specifying conversion requirements for legacy systems.Serves as business lead to identify potential project strategies, prepare resource plans, develop project schedules, prepare cost estimates, perform analyses of alternative solutions, identify best practices, and prepare concise recommendations regarding the best overall business approach.Independently plans, develops, and implements techniques for gathering and interpreting data.Investigates and analyzes assigned business processes to determine and document the specific system requirements.Utilizes system/functional decomposition, flowcharting, storyboarding, interviews, and related system analysis techniques to create a detailed specification of complex work processes. This may include preparation of process flow diagrams, task descriptions, document and data flows, identification of decision points/criteria, workflow analysis and determination of process interdependencies.May Serve as a lead to identify potential project strategies, prepare resource plans, develop project schedules, prepare cost estimates, perform analyses of alternative solutions, identify best practices, and prepare concise recommendations regarding the best overall business approach.Investigate and analyze assigned business processes to determine and document the specific system requirements.May act as a project team manager on projects, offering technical supervision over lower-level data processing staff in implementing a complex, integrated systems project.Creates implementation plans following the approved software development methodology.QualificationsOver 8+ years of Information Technology experience, as a Business Analyst3+ years experienced in Banking/Financial Services project implementationsExperience with both waterfall and Agile Business Analyst positions require a high degree of flexibility, creative problem solving and working with little oversight.Ability to manage multiple priorities, commitments, and projects.Consulting background ideal.Self-motivated, directed, and passionate.Experience using Azure DevOps or similar is preferred.Experience leading UAT and collaborating with QA teams.Must have excellent organizational and time management skills.Ability to demonstrate and champion the value Business Analysis profession brings to the LoB.Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited university.