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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Business Analyst in New York, NY.
Responsibilities:
Project Initiation:
Senior Business Analyst develops understanding of customer needs and applies it in researching potential solutions
Participates in clarification, rationalization, and documentation of project requests
Participates in preparation of the Business Case, Project Charter, Project Cost Justification, RFI, RFP, Package Selection recommendation and other project initiation documents
Application Development:
Analyzes and documents relevant business processes
Conducts interviews with customers to define functional requirements
As a Senior Business Analyst, you serve as intermediary between technical and non-technical teams to ensure items are developed to meet business needs
Leads and/or participates during detailed design and/or configuration; Participates in software selection process, where applicable
Participates in Integration Testing, including development of test plans, test cases and scenarios and documentation of results
Senior BA facilitates and/or Conducts User Acceptance Testing
Assists in the preparation of end user documentation, training materials, curriculum, and schedule
Conducts training classes, including train-the trainer, one-on-one and classroom style training
Provides first line post implementation support to users regarding functional issues
Participates in change management activities
Application Support:
Takes ownership of functional issues by identifying underlying problems, analyzing potential solutions, and implementing system resolutions, including workarounds when needed
Participates in functional analysis for production support activities
Sr. BA applies department change control policies & procedures
Coordinates with other IT departments on integrated system support
REQUIREMENTS:
Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, or a STEM related field
At least 7 years of experience in business analysis, system analysis, or product engineering
At least 5 years of experience leading, developing, or participating in software development
At least 5 years of experience defining complex requirements, workflows, and user stories
Strong ability to capture and translate requirements into actionable user stories, data models, and related artifacts
Expertise in eliciting requirements for an API or service to fulfill a business logic, backend function or product feature
Hands-on experience with SDLC methodologies such as Agile Scrum and Kanban is required
Strong communication skills, including creation of requirements, presentation materials, and specifications
Experience configuring software to fulfill business needs including setting up of rules and variables
Proficient in writing functional scenarios and test cases to ensure that an API or service functions correctly
Conversant in defining upstream/downstream system integration requirements and input/output parameters
Adept at creating metadata models and establishing best practices to support content tagging and search
Familiarity with audio-video encoding, transcoding, quality control, subtitling, captioning, etc.
General know-how of file transfer acceleration tools such as Aspera and Signiant
Must be able to work in a fast-paced and deadline-driven team environment
Available to work nights and weekends as needed
Certification or knowledge of industry standards such as CBAP, SMPTE, ATSC a plus
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
