Description
Telecom company in Alpharetta is looking for a Senior Business Analyst with Wireless experience. This is a contract position for the right person. The pay is $40-45/hr. W2. ONLY THOSE WITH WIRELESS WILL BE CONSIDERED.Consults with internal customers and external vendors to capture agreed-upon business objectives and processes.
Performs research and fact-finding to determine business requirements and specifications for development of end-user programs, operational procedures and support and systems.
Communicates these processes and their implications to technical and non-technical contributors to ensure that applications accurately meet business users' goals.
May produce online and hard copy documentation and training materials for software applications and develop and implement a documentation strategy leveraging new technologies to provide more targeted information more efficiently to users.
May manage software applications training program for user personnel.
At higher levels, directs IT research initiatives moving from the business concept stage through initiative direction, project definition, project execution, and project evaluation, up to and including operational support phase.
Maintains, integrates, and communicates knowledge of industry directions and IT trends.
Conducts business requirements reviews and formulates logical statements of business requirements; may gather business requirements
Analyzes marketplace, industry, company, technology trends, best practices, vendor products, and services, etc.;
Uses system process analysis tools and methods to analyze and document business processes and metrics and identify improvement opportunities to streamline and automate processes and functions; identifies/documents how applications/systems interact to support business processes;
Produces reports, analyzes data and develops business cases.
The position involves requirements planning, analysis and coordination:
Idea and Concept EvaluationIdea Summary Development Development of Level of Effort (LOE) Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates. Requirement Definition, Clarification, Coordination and Analysis. Translation of Business Requirements to Functional Requirements. Coordination of LOE Estimation (along with PM). Coordination of Change Control. Process Planning, Design and Implementation. Performance Tracking. Process Tools (ie SharePoint Portal, PPM Tool, Document Templates, etc.). Communications and Reporting. Documentation Management.
Qualifications:
Requires BS/BA and 5-8 years of experience iOR MS/MA and 3-5 years of experience in related field. Will consider ADDITIONAL years of industry experience in lieu of degree. Must be a strong individual contributor, as well as a team player, with the ability to multi-task, work with minimal supervision and meet deadlines under pressure. Must have excellent project leadership and organizational skills. Must have excellent communication skills; both written and oral. Must have attention to detail. Works well in a team-oriented environment with strong focus on customer service. Strong negotiation, problem solving, and analytical skills. Wireless Industry Background of 3 - 5 years. Knowledge of OSS/BSS. Strong Analytical Skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Self-motivated. Facilitation skills.