Business Analyst

Immediate need for a talented Business Analyst . This is a 12+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Kansas City, MO (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested. Job ID: 26-21601 Pay Range: $52 - $55/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location). Key Responsibilities Note; Candidate should be local to Kansas City, MO and comfortable working onsite from Day 1. The Business Analyst will play a key role in the Technical Solutions Group in our client’s group located in Kansas City, MO. The individual will be tasked with analysing computational design systems, identifying and documenting needs from both business and technical stakeholders, and leading the development teams’ day-to-day activities through Agile processes. The Business Analyst is an expert communicator, detailed planner, and has strong problem-solving skills. This is a business-facing and technology-facing role, requiring excellent communication and organization to create alignment amongst multiple business practices. Act as a liaison between the business stakeholders and technical delivery teams translating concepts into language that is easily understood by both parties. Develop a fundamental understanding of your team’s technical systems and your business stakeholders’ processes. Elicit user and technical requirements for new initiatives and ad hoc requests from multiple internal business practices. Document requirements and technical details with clear user stories and acceptance criteria. Determine scope of requests and identify possible development iterations to unlock greatest client value. Prioritize and sequence backlog with an understanding of dependencies related to roadmap. Facilitate various agile team ceremonies such as standups, refinement, planning and retrospectives. Measure and monitor development team’s process efficiency and velocity. Communicate project status with stakeholders and others throughout IT. Ensure projects stay on track towards deliverable commitments, occasionally completing trade-off analysis to influence product decisions. Coordinate technical implementation, testing, training and communication efforts with multiple internal business and IT groups, as well as external vendors. Act as an ambassador for the product and as the primary contact for queries related to the product. Apply critical thinking to troubleshoot issues quickly and effectively. Key Requirements and Technology Experience Must Have Skills: Must have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program with minimum 4 years of experience in Technical Business Analysis, Requirement Gathering, Business Stakeholder Management and leading Agile development methodology and practices. Must have experience with Atlassian Jira or Confluence. Must have experience within Construction & Engineering Industries, Energy Infrastructure, Telecommunication, Oil & Gas, Consulting or related sectors. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, or related degree from an accredited program. Minimum 4 years technical business analysis experience. Excellent oral and written communication skills, proven analytical and problem-solving skills. Knowledge of agile development methodology and practices. Understanding of technical terminology, preferably experience in. Strong facilitation skills for meetings and stakeholder workshops. Experience with Atlassian Jira, Confluence suite or other agile software a plus. Our client is a leading Construction Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration. Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr Pyramid Consulting