Senior Business Analyst

JOB TITLE: Senior Business Analyst **TOP 3 SKILLS:** • 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the Financial Services Industry • Strong Knowledge of workflow applications and deal lifecycles • Knowledge of Alternative Investments (Private and Public Credit/Debt) LOCATION: Dallas, TX (Hybrid) DURATION: 6 month contract to hire RATE RANGE: $60 - $70 per hour POSITION SUMMARY: The Business Analyst will work in tandem or alone to analyze business partners operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to solve business and technical issues. They will develop business requirements into technical stories and seek out areas for operational improvements. The responsibilities of the Business Analyst will also involve the implementation and/or integration of products, new features, or new businesses. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Experienced Business Analyst working within an Agile technology/product delivery environment. • Identify, assess, and articulate near-term business needs, advise businesses on options, risks, and costs of technology solutions vs benefits. • Develop and/or enhance Business Applications or tools by selecting, tailoring, and implementing third-party packages, tools or components. • Perform QA on proprietary application related changes. • Use creative skills to identify and recommend automation and application improvement solutions for business. • Provide Product Management functions for internally developed applications, including strategic planning to tactical execution and through to support and documentation functions. • Analyze and develop requirements within Azure and specifications that address business functions and workflow. • Develop Test Cases and Test Applications thoroughly, when implementing system modifications, upgrades, disaster recovery, etc., utilizing users where appropriate. • Support internal and external customers as a business consultant and problem solver with an emphasis on extraordinary customer service. QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum 5 years of experience in a related field (Finance, Full Stack Development, Business Analytics, Software Implementation, etc) • Knowledge and experience with the workflow application and deal lifecycles • Knowledge of alternative investments (Private and Public Credit/Debt) • Must possess very strong communication and problem-solving skills • Technology and Process release management experience • Experience with business process reengineering initiatives; modeling and analyzing (as-is/to-be) processes, mapping primary and exception workflows, and identifying business rules is required • Experience with Agile methodology preferred • Experience with SQL is required • Experience with data analysis preferred • Experience with Product Management preferred • Experience with automated workflow solutions is preferred • Experience with Azure and ServiceNowExperience developing training curriculum and material is a plus • BENEFITS SUMMARY:Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching. IND123