SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST

Company: Epam
Location: Washington
Posted on: November 16, 2024

Job Description:

We are seeking a Business Analyst who will communicate with clients to understand project requirements, evaluate current processes for improvements, and document specific requirements based on clients' needs.

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Responsibilities

• Requirements elicitation (using different techniques)
• Business Goals, Needs and Objectives Definition
• Data analysis to ensure features are aligned with product Goals / Needs / Objectives and deliver the most Potential Solution Value
• Translation of business needs into requirements (Functional, Non-functional, Transition)
• Epics / Use Cases / User Stories creation based on selected BA documents structure (including Acceptance Criteria)
• Collaboration with stakeholders, SMEs, Development and QA teams
• Planning of Business Analysis Approach on the Project
• Playing Scrum Master role if needed
• Conducting Technical Interviews for BA positions
• Mentoring and coaching other BAs in the organization
  Requirements
  
  • At least 3 years of relevant BA experience
  • Experience in creating different types of requirements
  • Ability to identify inconsistencies in project requirements
  • Experience in working with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) or classic ones (e.g., Waterfall)
  • Ability to plan Business Analysis Approach on the project and facilitate related communication
  • Ability to create/adapt a set of templates to be used in the project
  • Experience in creating diagrams (UML, BPMN)
  • Understanding and ability to propose suitable software development processes and influence/enhance it
  • Ability to effectively manage the scope of requirements within the project (communicate to stakeholders potential scope creep and manage such risk)
  • Ability to support solution testing/UAT
  • General knowledge about UX/UI and the ability to take part in designing activities
  • Ability to coach/mentor others and relevant experience
  • Self-managing skills, ability to take full responsibility for a subsystem or a whole project, work without supervision
  • Ability to effectively communicate with team members in complex environments (multi-cultural/multi-country/geographically distributed team) and customer representatives
  • English, at least at a C1 level. Comfortably able to read, write and speak with customers; able to write high-quality, unambiguous texts
    Nice to have
    
    • Engineering or computer science education background
    • Skills in facilitating requirements estimation process at each project stage like RFP. Able to effectively use multiple estimation approaches
    • Experience in SQL
    • Certification in areas of Business Analysis, Scrum Master or Product Owner
    • Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Visio
      We offer
      
      • We gather like-minded people:
        • Engineering community of industry professionals
        • Friendly team and enjoyable working environment
        • Flexible schedule and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
        • Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
        • Relocation within our 50+ offices
        • We provide growth opportunities:
          • Outstanding career roadmap
          • Leadership development, career advising, soft skills, and well-being programs
          • Certification (GCP, Azure, AWS)
          • Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, OReilly, Cloud Guru
          • Language classes in English and Polish for foreigners
          • We cover it all:
            • Stable income (Employment Contract or B2B)
            • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
            • Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
            • Strategically located offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, fantastic coffee, and more
            • Referral bonuses
            • Corporate, social and well-being events
              EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
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