Business Analyst - Functional (Junior) @ CGI

Business AnalystCGI has a need for an experienced Business Analyst to join our team. This is an exciting full time opportunity to work in a fast paced environment serving a critical government mission. This position is located in our Lafayette, Louisiana or Knoxville Tennessee or Fairfax, VA office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.Your future duties and responsibilities:Review, analyze, and evaluate business processes, systems, and user needs based on the program scope.Translate business requirements into technical specifications to ensure that business objectives are achieved.Determine client requirements and transform them into system specifications, translating requirements into technical language for developers, and identifying opportunities for improving business processes.Facilitate requirements workshops to gather business and functional requirements, create and review test plans and scenarios, and prepare and conduct reviews and training sessions.Document process flows, analyze and re engineer processes, understanding technical problems and solutions in relation to the current and future business environment.Recommend and facilitate quality improvement efforts.Integrate new processes with existing ones and communicate these changes to impacted Business Systems teams.Provide technical guidance to a cross functional, Scaled Agile (SAFe) team.Act as a trusted advisor to clients on complex technical issues or business strategy.Required qualifications to be successful in this role:Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related disciplineMinimum of 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst.Ability to conduct data and systems analysis on data pipeline applications and processes.Experience working on an Agile development teamExperience supporting development of complex systems, with strong troubleshooting skills.Proficiency in data analysis and data visualization to draw business relevant conclusions.Expertise in planning and conducting facilitative sessions for requirements gathering.Ability to work effectively in a team environment.Experience creating detailed reports and delivering presentations.Excellent communication skills in a client facing role.Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) products such as Microsoft Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Service Desk, etc.Strong facilitation and communication skills to gather requirements and collaborate with stakeholdersProficiency in Microsoft Suite of toolsDesired qualifications/non essential skills required:Industry knowledge in sectors such as Government and Aviation preferredSkills: Agile, Business Process Mapping, Data roadmap, Requirement Management, Requirements Engineering