Senior Business Analyst

Summary: Analyses the business domain and optimises business performance through technology application. Nature of tasks:• Work closely with stakeholders to elicit, document, prioritise, analyse and validate business needs and solution requirements.• Prepare and maintain the software requirement specification.• Organize and facilitate workshops (on-site or online).• Conduct feasibility studies and cost-benefit analysis.• Work with team(s) of system analysts, solution architects, developers, application testers and technical writers to ensure a common understanding of the needs, sufficient quality and appropriate coverage of test cases, and a sound technical design supporting the defined requirements.• Produce and maintain business analysis outputs, including use cases, requirements, mock-ups, user stories, and data models.• Verify and validate requirements, manage requirements traceability.• Write user and system documentation.• Prepare and conduct user training.• Provide input and collaborate with the testing team members in drafting and reviewing the test plans and test cases.• Assist business users managing applications to organize structure and content according to information architecture best practices.• Support the project manager and, if needed, assume the role of project manager. General competencies and skills (minimum):• Experience as a Business Analyst for IT solutions• Experience in Stakeholder requirements analysis for IT Solutions• Experience in business process modelling using Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN)• Experience in Unified Modelling Language (UML)• Experience in data modelling preferably using UML• Knowledge of business analysis techniques• Experience in using AI tools for Business Analysis• Experience working with work item management tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, TFS or Jira) General competencies and skills (advantageous):• Knowledge of current IT domain in general, up to date with the latest in technology• Experience with Agile/DevOps practices• Experience applying analytical skills relevant for business analysis (e.g. understanding and efficiently summarizing large quantities of information, problem solving, addressing incomplete or contradicting requirements)• Experience applying communication skills relevant for business analysis (e.g. presentation skills, targeted communication, active listening)• Knowledge of industry Business Analysis best practice (e.g. Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK)).• Understanding of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)• Experience working with visual modelling and design tools, including requirements visualisation tools (e.g. wireframes and mock-ups using tools such as Balsamiq or similar)• Experience in Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and/or ArchiMate• Experience with project management Education and professional experience:• University degree with minimum 4 years of experience in IT OR non university degree with minimum 7 years of experience in IT• Minimum 3 years of business analysis work experience Certification and/or Standards:o Certification in Business Analysis