IT Business Analyst

Job Summary:

Partners with business functions to define, determine, analyze, document and communicate the objectives, business requirements and priorities for information systems and solutions; works with application and technical experts on the solution design, implementation, support, maintenance and enhancement of the information systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Assists the business to define and document what constitutes business success for small to medium size initiatives. May work as a part of a team on project definition and documentation for larger initiatives. Elicits, analyzes, and documents functional requirements across the five aspects (process, information, event, socio-political, and location), as appropriate for the initiative. May work as part of a team to gather requirements. Elicits, analyzes, and documents non-functional business requirements Conducts requirements management activities, as necessary, ensuring that the impact of changes are well understood and approved by the appropriate stakeholders. Assists with or conducts solution assessment and validation to ensure that functional and technical specifications meet the identified business needs Assists with or reviews test plans and testing methodology to mitigate risks and participates in testing the solution to ensure the solution meets functional and non-functional requirements Assists with problem analysis as needed. Escalates issues for additional analysis and resolution as appropriate. Develops positive relationships with both the business and other functions involved in downstream technical processes Learn Business Relationship Management best practices to support delivery of business value.

Competencies:

Balances stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Business Analysis Planning - Identifies the activities needed to conduct business analysis considering the five business aspects, level of detail, and approach for eliciting requirements to plan for resources and techniques to document the business needs and solution characteristics.

Business Process Design - Discovers, models, analyzes, measures and improves business processes using standards, templates, tools and methodologies to optimize business performance.

Requirements Analysis - Evaluates relationships and interdependencies between requirements based upon their complexity and value to the business in order to determine feasibility and prioritization.

Requirements Elicitation - Discovers and documents functional and non-functional requirements using the Business Analysis Toolkit (modeling the five aspects and creating use cases) to effectively communicate the business needs and solution characteristics for solution design.

Solution Assessment and Validation - Assesses the proposed solution using the requirements traceability through the life cycle of the requirements to determine if they deliver the desired business outcome.

Solution Functional Fit Analysis - Composes and decomposes a system into its component parts using procedures, tools and work aides for the purpose of studying how well the component parts were designed, purchased and configured to interact holistically to meet business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.

Solution Modeling - Creates, designs and formulates models, diagrams and documentation using industry standards, tools, version control, and build and test automation to meet business, technical, security, governance and compliance requirements.

Solution Validation Testing - Validates a configuration item change or solution using the Function's defined best practices, including the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards, tools and metrics, to ensure that it works as designed and meets customer requirements.

Project Issue and Risk Management - Manages the process to identify, assess and prioritize issues and risks using recommended tools and disciplines. Drives actions to minimize, monitor and control risks and issues and to maximize the most positive outcomes possible.

Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Business Need Definition - Defines the business outcome that the proposed work will provide using the Business Analysis Toolkit (modeling the five aspects and creating use cases) to justify investment of resources (people, time, finances).

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

College, university, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related subject, or relevant equivalent experience required. This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

U.S. Early Careers Eligibility Requirements:

Exempt Entry Level: Designed for external candidates within 2 years of completing their highest level of degree (Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, or JD) from an accredited U.S. college/university, and currently reside within the continental U.S.

International Student Eligibility (U.S. based roles): F-1 visa students must have approved Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Occupational Practical Training (OPT) before their Early Career assignment begin. CPT/OPT must relate to their degree and be authorized by their university. Students are responsible for securing this approval through their school’s international office.

Collete Hire – Procurement IT – Additional Responsibilities :

College Job Type: Exempt Entry Level (Full time)

Engineering Subfunction: Information Systems

Degree Level: Master’s

Educational Program: Computer Science/Engineering

Start Date: August/September 2026

Job Skill Requirements: This information is critical.

• Collaborate with procurement, IT, and data science teams to identify and document use cases where AI/ML can improve procurement processes (e.g., spend analysis, supplier risk, contract insights).
• Support requirement gathering and documentation for AI-enabled solutions, including data, integration, and functional needs.
• Monitor AI solution performance and help track key metrics (accuracy, adoption, business value).
• Document AI use cases, model behavior, and business processes for knowledge sharing and audit readiness.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to automate manual procurement activities using AI and intelligent automation tools.
• Support integration of AI solutions with procurement platforms (e.g., Ivalua, Ariba, Oracle) by documenting data flows and dependencies.
• Stay updated on emerging AI trends and tools relevant to procurement and recommend potential applications.

Job Systems/Information Technology

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Entry Level

Min Salary $69200

Max Salary $103800

ReqID 2431916

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site No

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