Information Technology - Business Analyst/Consultant III

Candidates MUST be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI at their own expense prior to starting. This position can work NA% remotely (within the state of WI).

Job Description:

• Conducts business process analyses, needs assessments, and preliminary cost/benefit analyses in an effort to align information technology (IT) solutions with business initiatives. Prepares functional, system, and program specifications.
• Performs activities that are more complex, has latitude to apply skills to solve most problems without review, and has latitude to devise the approach and method to performing assignments.
• Regularly performs long-term or non-routine assignments with minimal supervisory intervention, seeking assistance when significant deviations are proposed or when unprecedented problems arise

Job Responsibilities:

• 10% - Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements
• 15% - Devises or modifies complex information systems including analysis of business and user needs, documenting requirements, and revising existing system logic difficulties as necessary
• 5% - Determines and recommends programs required for optimal problem solution within cost/performance objectives
• 10% - Participates in requirements planning and feasibility determination
• 5% - Performs analyses and prepares reports to ensure that programs meet or exceed schedule commitments
• 20% - Works on tasks including project or functional requirements, functional design, functional configuration, testing, and documentation
• 5% - Trains, serves as a resource, and provides guidance to other IT business analysts on non-routine problems, processes, and policies
• 5% - Assists senior staff in developing strategic approaches to problem-solving and anticipating issues
• 5% - May work with external vendors or service providers
• May lead cross-functional project teams and may manage portions of the project life cycle. May function in project capacities including requirements gathering, functional design, functional configuration, testing, and documentation

Required Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills that effectively present findings to stakeholders, improve productivity, and coordinate updates with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, including the ability to write clear and well-structured business requirements and documentation
• Experience performing data discovery, analysis, modeling, and transformation
• Experience with data warehouse analysis and specification development (e.g. Oracle DB, Snowflake and discovery/governance platforms, MS Purview, or equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Can create reports, dashboards and visualizations to help others understand business performance
• Understanding of document/file and knowledge management
• Understanding of University operations related to research, teaching and learning, outreach and administration. Examples of functional work group: data warehouse teams, other business analysts, services teams who are doing data integrations.
• Experience working with data and software engineers.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and work-streams simultaneously
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple projects independently to meet deadlines and complete tasks in an accurate manner

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree - Preferred Minimum

Required Skills : Business Analysis,Oracle Applications
Additional Skills : Oracle DBA,Business Analyst