Business Analyst

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BA - Responsibilities and LevelsPosition: Business Analyst 1Position: Business Analyst 2Position: Business Analyst 3

Position: Business Analyst 1

Description:

Obtains and utilizes subject matter expertise with a responsibility of articulating functional/technical requirements for efforts that deliver measurable value and success for the product and Trek as a whole. Analyst is committed to developing strong relationships and partnerships with the business.

Demonstrates clear communication skills, verbal and written. Helps pod work through the SDLC. Facilitates meetings to assist the team in arriving at solutions. Excellent communication and documentation of feature requirements, decisions made, and status of work. Has basic knowledge in the areas of software development and database principles which help in understanding business requirements to be executed through technical solutions. Displays strong interviewing and analytical skills, and can work mostly independently to arrive at needed requirements. Team oriented and demonstrates ability to lead and assist team members when needed.Duties:Obtaining and utilizing subject matter expertise with a responsibility of articulating and writing functional/technical business requirements depending on the projectResearch solutions and assess current and future state for requirements gathering and story writingClearly articulate status and decisions made during agile development processDelivery of story requirements: ability to articulate and write stories according to written and verbal standardsIdentify bugs in the current systemBasic understanding of data architectureAssist team members when neededMove IBRs (misc. items) and projects through the SDLC processResponsible for gathering business ideas from initial brainstorming and getting into production; in the form of an Agile story, creating mock-ups, prototypes, ad-hoc SQL queries, and other artifactsLead reoccurring meetings with business partnersProactively collaborating with stakeholders in all levels of the businessUse a variety of tools and methods to communicate clearly with business partners and developer team.WebTech:Use a variety of tools and methods to communicate clearly with business partners, vendors, customers, and design and technology staff to analyze and identify opportunities to enhance mobile and web applicationsComprehension of impexes and running them with guidance from developersBasic understanding of navigation of Hybris BackofficeBusiness Intelligence:Responsible for taking on support rotation with guidance; analyze bugs that come into our ticketing system and resolves independently or create a developer bugParticipate in steering meetingsExecute QA/testing needed to assure the desired functionality and data integrity of BI solutions meet the business requirements and deadlines.Analyst has beginner level knowledge of our BI Stack (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, Azure Data products, Excel, Power BI, DAX) and computer languages (SQL)Analyst has beginner knowledge of our database systems and can trouble shoot through any of our solutions with guidanceAscend:Help create and update basic visual diagrams and process flows to help assist in data modeling and story acceptance criteriaHelp create Knowledge Base articles for new features that are going out - pull assistance from other BA’s and Technical counterpartsBasic understanding of navigation of Ascend HQ and other Ascend applicationsPosition: Business Analyst 2

Description

: Subject matter expertise with a responsibility of articulating quality functional/technical requirements for efforts that deliver measurable value and success for the product and Trek as a whole.

Demonstrates clear communication skills, verbal and written. Guides pod work throughout the SDLC. Facilitates meetings and discussions and assists in making recommendations on semi-complex solutions. Excellent communication and documentation of functional/technical requirements, decisions made and status of work. Has intermediate experience in the areas of software development, databases, e-commerce, and customer service principles which help in understanding business requirements to be executed through technical solutions. Displays advanced interviewing and analytical skills, and can work independently to arrive at needed requirements. Team oriented and demonstrates ability to lead and assist team members to deliver quality stories when needed.Duties:Obtain and utilize subject matter expertise with a responsibility of articulating requirements for efforts that deliver measurable value and success for the product and Trek as a wholeUse a variety of tools and methods to communicate clearly with business partners, vendors, customers, developers and design and technology staff to analyze and identify opportunities for the different products and teams.Facilitate agile pod meetings and generate requirement documents, workflows, diagrams, and decisions/action itemsResearch solutions and assess current and future state for requirements gathering and story writing.Clearly articulate status and decisions made as part of the agile development processDelivery of story requirements: ability to articulate and write stories according to written and verbal standardsDisplay advanced interviewing and analytical skills, and can work independently to arrive at needed requirements.Manage and coordinate epic process with cross functional teams on semi-complex projects to aid in the completion of feature development.Assists team members when needed. Demonstrates ability to lead.Assist team to follow our agile SDLC processFacilitate discussion and assist in making recommendations on semi-complex solutions during idea generation, brainstorming sessions, and solutions oriented discussions.Understand basic concepts of coding/SQL, data architecture, e-commerce, customer service principlesResponsible for gathering business ideas from initial brainstorming to getting into production; in the form of an Agile story, creating mock-ups, prototypes, ad-hoc SQL queries, and other artifacts.Leads recurring meetings with various business areas to gather business data requirements and needsProactively collaborating with stakeholders in all levels of the business

WebTech:Writing basic flexible search queries via HAC to generate data for different asksComprehension of impexes and confidently running impexes after review with developersUnderstanding of the type structure in Hybris and knowing how to navigate to data quicklyBasic understanding of the architecture of the b2c and b2b sitesUnderstands what data comes from BI and DIModerate experience with eCommerce, CMS, POS, IMS, Integrations to 3rd party software, etc.Business Intelligence:Responsible for taking on support rotation with confidence; analyze bugs that come into our ticketing system and resolves independently or create a developer bugAnalyst has demonstrated a moderate/intermediate knowledge of our BI Stack (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, Azure Data products, Excel, Power BI, DAX) and computer languages (SQL)Participate in steering meetings.Execute QA/testing needed to assure the desired functionality and data integrity of BI solutions to meet the business requirements and deadlinesAnalyst has completed or is actively taking classes or getting certifications that benefit them in the BI Analyst roleAnalyst has intermediate knowledge of our database systems and can trouble shoot through our solutions.Analyst demonstrates they can keep up with story development and velocity in our sprints.Ascend:Full ownership of visual diagrams and process flows to help assist in data modeling and story acceptance criteriaFull ownership of Knowledge Base articles for new features that are going out - pull assistance Technical counterpartsAdvanced understanding of navigation of Ascend HQ and other Ascend applicationsPosition: Business Analyst 3

Description

: Obtains and utilizes subject matter expertise with a responsibility of articulating functional/technical requirements for efforts that deliver measurable value and success for the product and Trek as a whole.Demonstrates quality communication skills, verbal and written. Leads pod throughout the SDLC, teaching agile process when needed. Facilitates meetings and discussions and assists in making recommendations on semi-complex to complex solutions. Superior organizational, communication, and documentation of feature requirements, decisions made and status of work. Has advanced experiences in the areas of software development, databases, e-commerce, customer service principles which help in understanding business requirements to be executed through technical solutions. Displays advanced interviewing and analytical skills, can work independently, and lead others to arrive at needed requirements. Team oriented and demonstrates ability to lead and mentor other Business Analysts.Duties:Obtain and utilize subject matter expertise with a responsibility of articulating requirements for efforts that deliver measurable value and success for the product and Trek as a wholeUse a variety of tools and methods to communicate clearly with business partners, vendors, customers, developers, and design and technology staff to analyze and identify opportunities to enhance mobile and web applicationsLead discussion and help guide recommendations on complex solutions for the business need during idea generation, brainstorming sessions, and solutions oriented discussions.Facilitate agile pod meetings and generate requirement documents, workflows, diagrams, and decisions/action itemsResearch solutions and assess current and future state for requirements gathering and story writing.Clearly articulate status and decisions made as part of the agile development processDelivery of story requirements: ability to articulate and write stories according to written and verbal standardsDisplay superior interviewing and analytical skills, can work independently, and help others to arrive at needed requirements.Manage and coordinate epic process with cross functional teams on complex projects to aid in the completion of feature development.Understand intermediate concepts of coding, data architecture, e-commerce, customer service principlesMentor team members on solutions and database architecture, story writing and delivery standards.Assist Software Delivery Manager with establishing Standards DocumentationLead team to follow our agile SDLC processResponsible for gathering business ideas from initial brainstorm and getting into production; in the form of an Agile story, creating mock-ups, prototypes, ad-hoc SQL queries, and other artifacts.Leads reoccurring meetings with various business areas to gather business data requirements and needsProactively collaborating with stakeholders in all levels of the businessWebTech:Responsible for ushering a business idea from initial brainstorm to production, in the form of a feature or series of features.Extensive experience with eCommerce, CMS, POS, IMS, Integrations to 3rd party software, etc.Writing flexible search queries via HAC to generate data for different asksConfidently writing and running impexes after review with developersUnderstanding of the architecture of the b2c and b2b sitesHow the sites interacts with blob storage, ETL, etc.Attend working sessions of other BAs and provide feedbackAssist with BA Reviews to maintain story quality.Helping with pre-grooming of misc itemsBusiness Intelligence:Responsible for taking on support rotation with confidence; analyze bugs that come into our ticketing system and resolves independently or create a developer bugParticipate in steeringsExecute QA/testing needed to assure the desired functionality and data integrity of BI solutions to meet the business requirements and deadlinesAnalyst has demonstrated advanced skills and knowledge in our BI Stack (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, Azure Data products, Excel, Power BI, DAX) and computer languages (SQL)Analyst has at least one professional certification (I.e. Scrum Master)Analyst has advanced knowledge of our database systems and can trouble shoot through our solutions.Analyst demonstrates they keep up with story development and velocity in our sprintsAscend:Full ownership of visual diagrams and process flows to help assist in data modeling and story acceptance criteria - assist other BAs with creation and feedbackFull ownership of Knowledge Base articles for new features that are going out - pull assistance Technical counterparts - assist other BA’s with creation and feedbackAdvanced understanding of navigation of Ascend HQ and other Ascend applicationsIdentify and recommend improvements to our standards and processes

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