Business Analyst (Techincal) - BIAS Corp. - San Mateo, CA
Business Analyst (Technical) – San Mateo, CA (on-site)Description:Independently, has duties of instructing, directing, and checking the work of other technical staff. Reviews design documents and ensure technical specifications and designs are correct. Performs all functional duties independently. Works on high-visibility programs, or mission critical aspects of assigned program(s). Oversees the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or is responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job. Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines. Leads technical staff assigned for the duration of a project or may function as ongoing lead for technical staff associated with one or more technical areas. Does not have formal supervisory responsibilities, although may provide input for (project) team member performance appraisals.Working knowledge of one or more of the following:• Knowledge/experience with Agile Methodologies• Ability to prepare cost estimates• Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices• Effective liaison between business and technical teams• Strong facilitation skills to effectively lead discussions across multiple groups• Change Management and Configuration Management (VersionOne, ServiceNow, etc)• Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)• Capacity Planning• Project Management / Project PlanningStrong knowledge of several of the following:• SQL• PL/SQL• SQL Developer• UNIX/Linux• Informatica• IBM WebSphere MQ• JAVA• JEE• JavaScript• Mobile• Automated Testing Tools• Dev Ops• XML• JSON• Oracle• SQLServer• RESTful Web Services• WebSphere• TomCat• WildFly• MicroStrategy• Cloud Technology• Oracle Web Commerce (ATG)• Oracle Financials• Oracle Endeca• Network and Load Balancing• C#• C++• .Net• Visual Studio• RAD• Eclipse• AJAX• HTML• CSS• MS Office Suite Additional Skills:• A minimum of ten (10) years experience in business analysis, software development and/or related field;• A degree from an accredited College/University in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Business or related discipline is preferred;• Able to perform all functional duties independently on high-visibility programs, or mission critical aspects of a given program;• Able to oversee the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job;• Experience training/mentoring less experienced personnel;• Extensive knowledge of and experience in software development and testing, preferably using different methodologies and lifecycles (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, etc);• Extensive experience evaluating software designs against business and technical requirements to ensure correctness;• General familiarity and experience with project management methodologies/disciplines, especially in the areas of scope, cost and schedule management;• Extensive experience leading small teams and/or technical projects in the successful completion of assigned goals/objectives;• Extensive experience writing and reviewing a broad range of technical documentation, especially technical specifications and design documents;• Excellent communication skills.#LI-POST
