Business Analyst

Posted One Month Ago
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Consulting
The Role
Supports data migration and conversion for a state government IT project. Responsibilities include documenting business requirements, translating requirements into functional and technical designs, profiling and cleansing data, writing complex SQL queries, developing source-to-target mappings, performing gap analysis, supporting testing and UAT, and collaborating with technical teams and data specialists.
Summary Generated by Built In
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Emergent Method’s business analysts work hand-in-hand with organizations to navigate consequential moments, implement innovative solutions for complex challenges, and ensure programs are equipped to support the programs and initiatives that depend on them.  

We’re looking for a self-motivated, flexible problem solver who is excited to work on large-scale projects, committed to delivering transformative results, and ready to take ownership of a dynamic range of work – whether it’s supporting data migration and conversion, conducting data analysis, or enhancing business processes.
The Work You Can Do:
As a business analyst, you’ll work alongside team members to contribute directly to state government-led IT programs that call for clear thinking and excellent execution to support active system development.

Your Work May Include:
  • Serving as a support resource for data migration and conversion activities, documenting business processes and requirements around data conversion approaches, and working with technical teams to ensure business requirements align with data conversion strategies
  • Translating business requirements into functional and technical designs, including implementing stories and process flows 
  • Conducting data analysis and profiling to ensure accuracy and consistency in data migration efforts 
  • Creating and executing complex SQL queries to assist with technical design, data cleansing, and resolution of bugs/defects 
  • Recommending the elimination, retention, or enhancement of business processes and documenting the results
  • Collaborating with source systems, data analysts, and modelers to build scalable data solutions 
  • Analyzing source data and performing gap analyses, source-to-target mappings, and data integration designs
  • Providing support for user acceptance testing (UAT) and IT application testing related to data migration 
The Teammate We're Looking For:
  • Seeks out challenges and opportunities to address them
  • Holds work to high standards while challenging themselves to continue learning and improving
  • Takes initiative, follows through, and pays attention to the details
  • Is self-motivated and adept in handling a wide range of business analysis and data-related tasks
  • Asks thoughtful questions, welcomes feedback, and enjoys working with a team
  • Is willing to roll up their sleeves on any task — ranging from developing the big picture to getting the details right
  • Wants to build trust with clients by being prepared, responsive, and dependable
  • Is based in Baton Rouge, La. and able to work onsite; however, remote candidates will be considered and are encouraged to apply 
What You'll Bring to the Team:
  • A bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, information systems, or a related field
  • At least four (4) years of experience in data migration, cleansing, and conversion projects 
  • At least three (3) years of experience in data analysis using SQL queries 
  • Experience translating business requirements into functional and technical designs 
  • Ability to create complex SQL queries 
  • Experience working with system-testing tools such as Jira  
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills 
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills 
  • Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment 

Why Emergent Method?
Our firm offers the opportunity to do meaningful work alongside team members with a shared commitment to doing it well. With projects spanning the private, public, and nonprofit sectors and a wide range of industries, there is always an opportunity to stretch your skills, learn something new, and contribute to impactful initiatives and programs.
We offer competitive salary and bonuses; comprehensive healthcare benefits; monthly technology and wellness stipends; flexible work hours and working arrangements; unlimited time off; technology equipment; and financial support and time off for training, conferences, certifications, and other professional development.
If you want to do work with real impact, take on responsibility, and grow alongside a team that cares about the result, we’d like to hear from you.
Emergent Method is a management consulting firm that helps organizations develop and implement strategies, programs, and initiatives with lasting impact. Learn more at emergentmethod.com.
Emergent Method and associated entities are equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis or any protected class under federal, state, or local law.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, information systems, or a related field
  • At least four years of experience in data migration, cleansing, and conversion projects
  • At least three years of experience in data analysis using SQL queries
  • Experience translating business requirements into functional and technical designs
  • Ability to create complex SQL queries
  • Experience with system-testing tools such as Jira
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic environment
  • Ability to maintain an onsite working presence in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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The Company
HQ: Baton Rouge, LA
87 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Emergent Method is a Louisiana-based management consulting firm focused on helping companies and organizations innovate, grow, improve their performance, and achieve their missions. We do this by bringing people and ideas together to understand opportunities, let ideas emerge and create multi-faceted solutions with results greater than the sum of their parts. We come from backgrounds of solving complex problems and implementing change, working with clients to help navigate shifting landscapes and seize opportunities – including those they had not seen before. From strategic planning and organizational design, to project management and strategic communications, we are dedicated to helping our clients adapt, innovate and grow – pushing systems, agencies, and industries to new heights, while developing strategic, systemic solutions and processes to support those goals. We opened our doors in 2012, and in 2017, we were honored as Company of the Year by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report and Junior Achievement, a recognizable benchmark of growth – and we seek the same measures of continuous improvement for the clients we serve. By definition, we are a team dedicated to our clients as they transform, come into being, or become prominent – as they emerge – by supporting organizational growth through systematic planning and action.

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