Business Analyst I

Job Title: Business Analyst I

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Family: IT - Project Delivery

Department: IT - Project Delivery

Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)

JOB SUMMARY

Participate in business analysis and research efforts for corporate projects, in order to gain a preliminary understanding and help provide appropriate documentation to support the fulfillment of assigned projects.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Act as liaison between the business stakeholders, development teams and support teams to resolve functional and technical issues, and to review opportunities to create new functionality which supports the company initiatives.
• Perform business analysis activities in the collection, validation and documentation of business requirements for assigned projects.
• Facilitate discussions between business users and Information Technology, using appropriate analysis tools such as wireframes and flow diagrams, to ensure that business functionality requirements are captured.
• Translate technical information for the business.
• Translate business information for the development team.
• Create and maintain supporting documentation throughout the life cycle of assigned projects.
• Assist with the creation and execution of test cases.
• Assist in managing assigned project(s) to completion and project launch.
• Assist in maintaining overall system knowledge, using available documentation as a guide, in designing application flow and development requirements.
• Become familiar with User-Centered Design concepts and how they bring user perspective to the forefront in application development.
• Work to maintain consistency within the overall architecture and flow of corporate applications and processes.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Aptitude for either business analysis, process design, interaction design or related user-centered design discipline.
• Knowledge of analysis methodologies, tools and processes.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.
• Demonstrated ability to carry out business analysis activities is desired.
• Understanding of core application development and database design concepts is desired
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Associate's degree in Information Technology, Business, or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or equivalent degree is desired.
• One or more years working in Information Technology, business analysis, or related field is required.
• Certifications within the business analysis community are desired.
• Exposure to and understanding of insurance industry is desired.

Terms and Conditions

This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.

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