Lead Business Analyst at Kimberly Ryan Limited

Kimberly Ryan Limited – Our client, a leading Information Technology Company is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Lead Business Analyst

Location: Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Job Summary

Effectively and efficiently diagnose the current state of clients’ business processes; identify their needs; draw insights and propose improvement recommendations on systems requirements and their functional specification to satisfy or surpass clients’ expectations.
This role is primarily responsible for leveraging business information obtained to perform gap analysis; document and present detailed technical and functional systems requirements as well as translate into high-level design specification on client projects.

Responsibilities

Gather business information to assess the current state of clients’ business and propose solutions on specific system issues/requirements that aligns to agreed project objectives and clients’ needs
Analyse business information gathered from multiple sources; translate high level information into technical and generic requirements; in a manner that underlies clients’ needs for shared understanding amongst project team
Demonstrate a high-level knowledge of IT solutions to bridge business requirements; provide technical direction and ensure compliance with leading industry practice
Design and document processes, using industry-standard techniques, methodologies and modelling software.
Collaborate with Project managers in optimizing the project scope, benefits and risks; help manage expectations of user/client
Engage with key business stakeholders to identify changing business priorities and relevant regulatory requirements; market and industry trends as well as introduce new processes and technology to enhance the business analysis service offering
Provide regular communication and accurate project progress reports and any changes on systems requirements to all other project team members
Capture client requirements on the Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) document to foster User Acceptance Testing
Liaise closely with Quality Assurance to conduct, monitor and report on User Acceptance/Functional Test Plans leveraging the Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) document
Regularly attend and contribute to project monitoring meetings to ensure work done by project team matches client’s priorities and project deliverables
Serve as intermediary between the client and the software development team regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

Minimum of first Degree in an Information Technology related field
Master’s Degree in information technology, information systems or related field is desirable
Minimum of ten (10) years working experience of successful project implementation in a software technology environment with at least two years focused on business analysis for IT related projects
Relevant professional certifications such as: International Institute of Business Analysts (IIBA), Information Architecture, Management Information Systems, Project Management Professional, Prince II or its equivalent is required

Skills & Proficiencies:

Demonstrable hands-on experience of software systems modeling
Experience in requirements analysis technologies include UML (unified modelling language tools), Atlassian Jira/Confluence.
Experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit, Test::Unit, xUnit, etc.
Experience working in a team oriented, collaborative environment
Complex business process modelling and Analytical/Conceptual expertise.
Knowledge of agile development practices, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
Creativity and problem-solving skills
Strong analysis and reasoning skills
Excellent Presentation, verbal, written and communication skills in English.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

The post Lead Business Analyst at Kimberly Ryan Limited appeared first on Jobs in Nigeria – http://jobsinnigeria.careers.