Business Analyst

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location(s):Atlanta, GA

• Facilitate creation of Business Requirements following a traditional approach, or using the Business Process and Analysis (BPA) methodology as determined by the project sponsor.
• Manage Scoring (approving) and Claiming processes with Business and Technology stakeholders to review and refine business requirements and use cases to ensure they are clear, concise and traceable; and to ensure business requirements will be satisfied by the appropriate teams / applications.
• Identify project stakeholders, risks and benefits of alternate designs; document assumptions; assess project impact of system changes to users, internal and external customers.
• Develop System Requirements (SRQs), including process flows and use cases.
• Conduct SRQ reviews with project stakeholders and document consumers to ensure completeness and adherence to business requirements.
• Consult with internal customers, cross-functional team members and external vendors to capture agreed-upon business objectives and processes to define system requirements.
• Update and map SRQs to Business Requirements in the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Review Architecture, Engineering and Application Development designs and QA / UAT test plans to ensure requirements are met and the RTM is updated as required.
• Provide BA support for software testing and debugging plans to ensure requirements are met.
• Provide status reporting for project progress, issues, dependencies and risks.
• Level I:
  
  
  
  • Typically performs smaller chunks of work or is one of many analysts on a project.
  • Work is reviewed with frequent process checks during larger projects.
  • Sphere of relationship and influence is primarily within the work team.
  
  
  
  
• Level II
  
  
  
  • Where knowledge may not be readily available, incumbents at this level know how & where to research and what information is necessary to document.
  • Knowledge of the business may be deep in one functional area with surface understanding of other functional area.
  • Sphere of relationship and influence is primarily within the team & with key stakeholders.
  
  
  
  
• Level III
  
  
  
  • Proactively analyzes and documents solutions.
  • Identifies risks/pitfalls and articulates possible options.
  • Participates in business strategy & portfolio level discussions.
  • Knowledge of the business may be deep in one functional area with broad understanding of other functional areas.
  • Knowledge sharing and mentoring of lower level team members is customary.
  • Sphere of relationship and influence is within team, with key stakeholders & with senior management.
  • May facilitate meetings.
  
  
  
  
• Level IV.
  
  
  
  • Proactive and avoids costly risks by providing optimal solutions.
  • Maintains an awareness of industry standards and advances knowledge base of functional areas.
  • Serves as primary consultant to business owners for solutions in lieu of external consultation.
  • Participates and provides input in business strategy & portfolio level discussions.
  • Knowledge of the business is deep in more than one functional area with broad understanding of most functional areas.
  • Knowledge sharing and mentoring of lower level team members is expected.
  • Sphere of relationship and influence is with all levels of the organization.
  • Identifies risks/pitfalls and articulates possible options.
  • Provides guidance to business and is considered a go to person for the business function.
  • Participates in vendor demonstrations, evaluations, and selection: may respond to RFP.
  • Facilitates meetings.
  
  
  
  

• Typically requires BS/BA in related discipline.
• Generally 5-8 years of experience in related field.
• Certification is required in some areas OR MS/MA and generally 3-5 years of experience in related field.

• Seasoned professional contributor with responsibility for an advanced area of work in the professional field.
• May be responsible for entire projects or functions having modest scope/impact or portions of projects having considerable scope/impact to department, area, and, at times, business unit results.

• Performs advanced areas of work for the professional field.
• Identifies key barriers/core problems and applies problem-solving skills in order to deal creatively with complex situations.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems.

• Independently performs assignments with instruction limited to results expected.
• Determines and develops approach to solutions.
• Receives technical guidance only on unusual or complex problems or issues.

• Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge of particular field of specialization to the completion of complex assignments.
• Advanced knowledge of organization's technologies and practices.
• Primary contribution is in applying knowledge (product, industry, professional, technical) rather than managing people.
• Greater than 50% of time is doing individual contributor work.
• No responsibility for developing and managing operating plans/budgets Influence/People.

• May oversee the completion of projects or assignments, including planning, assigning, monitoring, and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, evaluating results, etc.
• Contributes to employees' professional development, but does not have hiring or firing authority.