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SUMMARY

The Senior Business Systems Analyst ("Senior BSA") is a customer-focused role with direct product involvement responsible for managing and communicating requirements to the solution team throughout the project. This is done by understanding and representing the customer to the team through daily stand-ups, a requirements document or backlog, use cases or user stories, and low-fidelity prototyping. A strong and technical understanding of current business needs is required to meet the customers' needs.

SCOPE AND IMPACT OF JOB

The Senior Business Systems Analyst works closely with a product manager, architects and the project team to manage a backlog of user stories for enhancements and projects. As a BSA you will be responsible for building coherent, complete stories that can easily be consumed by the Agile teams, and you will work closely with the team members regarding implications of the story details.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a Business, Information Systems, Computer Science discipline or equivalent technical work experience required
• Seasoned IT or Business professional with a minimum of 5 years business analysis or related experience
• In-depth experience with requirement elicitation, requirements documentation, and story definition including acceptance criteria
• Direct customer interface experience (working with client directly on project tasks; managing client expectations) preferred
• Proven ability to quickly learn new business domains and technical applications

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Strong technical thinking, analytical, and conceptualization skills
• Strong understanding of technology concepts, tools and processes; able to have knowledge-based, intelligent technical discussions with developers and QA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Well organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to work independently - must be self-motivated
• Ability to quickly learn technical concepts and new technology, and to recommend solutions and alternatives

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other group protected by law.

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Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other group protected by law.

Job: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Req ID: 4353