Business Systems Analyst, Lead in Charlotte, North Carolina at EPRI

Position Title: Business Systems Analyst, Lead

Requisition ID: REQ-3964

Position Type: Full time

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Job Title:Business Systems Analyst, LeadLocation:Charlotte, NC, North Carolina Home OfficeJob Summary and Description:

Key %) Perform a lead problem solving function in a team environment across business fu

nctional

areas. Responsibilities will involve family of interrelated functional areas acro

ss business divisions.

Coordinate multiple groups, perform project management functions

Responsibilities:

• Serves as senior technical expert responsible for the design and implementation of multiple business solutions
• applications.
• 2. Leverages breadth and depth of IT solutions knowledge to serve as technical strategist.
• 3. Ensures tech
• nical solutions leverage industry best practices and minimize the total cost of ownership
• 4. Manage the architecture: continuously monitor the models and update them as necessary to show changes,
• additions, and alterations. Will foster the sharing of cust
• omer, architecture and technical information between
• organizations.
• 5. Set and administer standards, Mentors Develops
• 8. Research development in assigned technology, determine help business requirements, propose
• changes and develop migration and implementa
• tion plans
• 9. Provide input into the technology plan for the It organization and ensure that plans for their assigned applications
• integrate effectively with other aspects of the technical infrastructure
• -
• both short
• -
• term and long
• -
• term
• 10. Advise managemen
• t on application and supporting technology purchases, as well as future projects or
• environment upgrades/ modifications.
• Develop responsive user interfaces for websites, mobile applications, single page applications
• and native apps from wireframes, prototypes, sketches and requirements
• ●
• Author complex Javascript interactions that work seamlessly on multiple browser
• s
• ●
• Craft master pages, templates and page level customizations for SharePoint
• ●
• Seamlessly integrate user interface workstream into large development projects
• ●
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the team on interface development and an advocate for the
• us
• er experience
• ●
• Use wrappers like PhoneGap or Sencha and cross compiling technologies such as Appcelerator
• to develop and package multi
• -
• device (iOS/Android/Microsoft) mobile applications
• ●
• Help define and implement standards for web development and ensure qua
• lity of delivery and
• testing of development projects
• ●
• Follow developments in web and presentation level technologies and be a fast adopter and
• evangelist for cutting edge techniques and approaches
• ●
• Assist the web production team on an as
• -
• needed basis in buil
• ding out content
• %) Perform a lead problem solving function in a team environment across business fu
• nctional
• areas. Responsibilities will involve family of interrelated functional areas acro
• ss business divisions.
• Coordinate multiple groups, perform project management functions
• (10%) Participate in division level planning activities as directed by business management. This
• includes continually identifying opportunitie
• s to improve systems and business processes. Ensure that
• testing and quality assurance on new systems and system enhancements are performed.
• -
• (10%) Assists in the development and implementation of EPRI's project management/applications
• development metho
• dology.
• -
• (30%) For a project
• -
• Supervise day
• -
• to
• -
• day activities of the business analyst team members(Regular
• and Contractor). This includes mentoring to new and junior business analysts on EPRI's business
• policies, procedures and processes. Provide inpu
• t to performance appraisal of team members.
• -
• (25%) Perform a lead problem solving function in a team environment across business functional
• areas. Responsibilities will involve family of interrelated functional areas across business divisions.
• -
• (50
• %)
• -
• Administer and manage the day
• -
• to
• -
• day project activities; identify and resolve project
• problems. As directed by Applications Manager or Project Team Lead, perform training function for the
• Company personnel on l policies, procedures, and computer sys
• tems. Perform system reporting and
• management support for Company personnel. Contribute to and/or ensure productivity and
• effectiveness of project teams. Inform Project Team Lead of work progress on a regular basis. Acquire
• solid working knowledge of polic
• ies, procedures, and corresponding computer systems in assigned
• functional areas. Performs related duties as assigned.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to discover and
• document business requirements, translating these high
• -
• level business requirements into the
• user
• stories and specifications needed by the Information A
• rchitecture and technical teams,
• Work with
• internal &
• external stakeholders to develop and document current business processes, identify
• Participate in division level planning activities as directed by management. This includes continually identifying and supporting opportunities to improve systems and business processes, project management/applications development methodology and product reviews or pilot.
• Supervise day-to-day activities of the business analyst team members (Regular and/or Contractor). This includes mentoring to new and junior business analysts. Serve as a role model of proper professional approach. Provide input to performance appraisal of team members.
• Perform or lead problem solving function in a team environment across business functional areas. Responsibilities will involve family of interrelated functional areas across business divisions. Coordinate multiple groups, perform project management functions ensuring solution has met scope and quality expectations.
• Responsible for ensuring the appropriate change management is implemented such as business training is provided to ensure a smooth "go-live" scenario.
• Administer and manage the day-to-day project and operational activities; identify and resolve project and operational problems. As directed by Project Team Lead, Applications Manager or higher.
• Perform function for the company personnel based on SDLC best practice and EPRI’s policies, procedures, and computer systems. Contribute to and/or ensure productivity and effectiveness of project teams. Lead or support project team lead of work progress on a regular basis.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, business users and subject matter experts (SME) to discover and document business requirements, translating from high-level business requirements into the user stories, necessary details and specifications needed by other team members, which includes internal & external stakeholders, quality assurance testing member, technical developer, system integrators and other members of the team through meeting facilitation and presentation.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related areas, applicable professional certification with more than 8 years of progressive experience in IT industry or equivalent experience is required
• Managed mid-size to large projects
• Demonstrated experience with best practices for the applicable job functions

Skills and Attributes:

• Proficient in gathering business requirements, producing quality design, testing documentation, and implementing applicable applications/solutions and upgrades.
• Strong ability to serve as the liaison between business users and external development partners as well as other EPRI teams.
• Has strong analytical and hands-on experience in range of functional needs including strong knowledge of related business end to end processes; demonstrated by the ability to create original concepts/theories, provide alternatives, recommend solutions and implementation.
• Great experience on application build-out, application deployment, and release management best practice.
• Good understanding of data modeling and relational databases
• Ability to create basic queries and create reports for analysis
• Good understanding of application platforms and keeps up with technology.
• Expertise in multi-tasking with the ability to work on and manage many projects in various stages of scoping, requirements, design, development, and data conversion
• Great communication and presentation skills
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to work and produce required results without close supervision; Strong work ethic and self-starting attitude
• Eager and open to learning and taking on new initiatives.
• Has a positive attitude. Organized and excellent in documentation
• Experience with Agile methodologies preferred
• Deep knowledge and expertise in enterprise applications such as SAP, OpenText, D365 CRM, SharePoint,
• Great familiarity with project management tools such as Confluence, Jira, online project management tools such as Project Teamwork, etc.

The salary range for this position is $0 USD to $0 USD annually.This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s annual incentive program. The amount of incentive varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan.This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, STD/LTD and paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).EPRI participates in E-Verify, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). EPRI uses the system to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from the employee's I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/DisabledTogether . . . Shaping the Future of Energy.www.epri.com