Senior Business Analyst

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Senior Business Analyst for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Regulatory clients in Rockville, MD.

Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates.

This position is 100% Remote.

The Senior Analyst will provide business analysis expertise for assigned project(s) to ensure that technology products meet the needs of the Corporate Financing Department Public Offering Review Team (POR).

Develops project plans, represents POR as the business in all interactions with technology counterparts, and anticipates the needs of all business end-users.

The Senior Analyst will be responsible for one or more complex projects with little or no supervision.

Responsibilities :

• Analyze business processes, functions, and procedures to determine the most effective business systems technology to meet the needs of the business unit.
• Facilitate the flow of information between stakeholders to ensure a common understanding of needs and deliverables.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for one or more business processes and / or systems.
• Independently interact with technology and other business units to ensure clarity of the problem / opportunity and elicit business requirements.
• Assess the capabilities of technology to understand the change needed to meet business needs and achieve strategic goals.
• Facilitate the solution selection / decision-making process and provide the necessary information to enable the business unit to make an informed decision.
• Document business functions, processes, and procedures, including as-is and to-be states and the changes necessary for this transformation.
• Recommend and implement new features and enhancements for the technology team to develop on behalf of the business.
• Support end-user feedback activities, such as user acceptance testing and demonstration.
• Support change management tasks, such as writing end-user documentation and delivering training.
• Facilitate design sessions for business solutions.
• Mentor less-senior analysts on the team.
• Identify and resolve business issues.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the business being analyzed including the organizational structure and relationships that exist between business units and an understanding of the business impact on the request being addressed to provide better insight in solution recommendations.
• May use SQL to analyze data sources and check for anomalies.

Education / Experience Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least six (6) years of related experience, or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with four (4) years of related experience, or equivalent training and / or work experience.

Required Skills :

• Strong knowledge of Agile software development processes and creating common artifacts.
• Working knowledge of programming languages, including SQL, R, Python and any other related technology tools to conduct analysis.
• Excellent knowledge of business analysis principles.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission : to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach.

Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it.

You'll join a diverse team built on these core values : customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do.

Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https : / / sgainc.com / .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status.

We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities.

Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.

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