Beacon Technologies is seeking a Business Analyst III for our client partner. 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. This team will engage with distributed IT areas who need to transition their current reporting and analytic solutions to integrate with new architectures required by the implementation of Workday.

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/Experience:

Bachelor's Degree - Preferred Minimum.

Years of experience: 4 to 7 years of related experience.

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.

About Beacon Technologies

Are you looking to advance your career in information technology? Beacon Technologies offers career advancement opportunities, extensive training, and excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees. In addition to providing interesting opportunities, Beacon Technologies provides that old fashioned, personal touch, so you feel like a part of the Beacon team.

Beacon Technologies, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer with a functioning Affirmative Action Plan. It is the policy of Beacon Technologies, Inc. to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, ethnicity, ancestry, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Beacon Technologies, Inc. prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.