Technical Network Business Analyst :: Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

Ark Solutions Inc is looking for Technical Network Business Analyst!

Position : Technical Network Business Analyst

Location : Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

Duration : Months and possibility of extension

Description :

Leads workgroups and / or functions as a technical network resource to support the product owner. Collaborates with client and information technology organizations develop and document functional requirements and functional designs of creative solutions that will support the clients’ strategy and future business goals.

Performs independent research to proactively identify and analyze future opportunities and emerging solutions that could be applied in the clients’ operations to drive improvement.

Leverage technical expertise in updating multi-year technology roadmaps for clients. Support IT Architecture & Development organization in clarifying functional requirements and functional design during development of solution.

Day-to-day Responsibilities :

• Technical Leadership
• Participates and may facilitate business requirements analysis and functional design work sessions including creating business presentations, communications, and documentation
• Contributes to functional design including demonstrations to stakeholders to validate approach
• Identifies creative solutions to business requirements, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives, and provides recommendations
• Works with external vendors and analogous companies to obtain additional insights, approaches, and demonstrations of solutions
• Collaborates with the client organization including business analysts in the client organizations
• Documents functional, integration, and testing requirements as well as SLAs and operating level agreements
• Provides technology cost / resource estimates and input to business cases
• Works with the IT Architecture & Development organization during development to clarify functional requirements and functional design
• Provides inputs and updates to multi-year technology roadmaps
• Provides input to training and field support groups as appropriate before new releases go-live
• Identifies opportunities to enhance the business partnership and planning processes
• Trains and / or mentors other team members, and peers as appropriate IT Governance
• Follows all defined technology standards and processes ( IT Governance, SM&G, Architecture, etc.), and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed
• Participates in technical evaluation process when assessing additions or changes to defined technology standards

Experience :

• years’ experience in information technology application design or development
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience / certification
• Skilled at converting business needs into technology requirements and working within IT to manage the execution of projects
• Demonstrated ability to assess customer / client needs, creatively approach solutions, and decide and influence appropriate courses of action

Preferred :

• Graduate degree
• Experience identifying and analyzing alternative solutions to complex business and technical requirements and providing guidance and advice
• Strong communication skills, including experience facilitating requirements analysis and functional design working sessions
• Experience completing information technology cost / resource estimates to implement and support solutions
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others
• Excellent analytical skills where problems are very unusual and extremely difficult
• Experience with business process re-engineering
• Demonstrated knowledge of supported discipline
• Strong process management, negotiating, influencing, and problem resolution skills
• Broad technical experience across technical components including infrastructure, network, applications, data, and information security
• Familiarity with existing information architecture, application portfolio, and information management methodology
• Knowledge of emerging technologies, including those new to the environment as well as those that are new to the information systems industry
24 days ago