Sr Web Business Analyst - Springs Window Fashions - Middleton, WI

• Meets with business users and elicits and documents requirements for business systems
• Supports the technical design and development activities of the solution
• Acquires in depth knowledge of an end-to-end technical solution and their functional capabilities
• Understands limitations of technologies and software used to implement business systems
• End to end ownership/accountability of technical solutions
• Collaborates with developers to review end-to-end solution architecture and design
• Collaborates with Process Teams and IT organizations on solution design
• Maintains system architecture documentation to ensure appropriate architecture is leveraged for an end-to-end integrated solution.
• Acquires clear understanding and capabilities of 3rd party packages and how they fit into our IT solution
• Acquires clear understanding of the interaction between systems
• Participates in strategic analysis, proof-of-concept, and prototyping initiatives to prepare for utilization of new technology
• Designs solutions based on development standards and approaches
• Oversees and collaborates with other IT associates to ensure all dependencies are identified
• Evaluates alternative designs, makes appropriate recommendation, and documents design solutions
• Prepares technical specifications based on thorough understanding of functional specifications
• Provides design and builds impact assessments for upgrades
• Mentors mid-level Business Analysts

• Maintains detailed project plan and ensures projects are staffed with sufficient resources
• Manages scope of projects to deliver solutions to expected timelines
• Provides effort estimates based on business requirements
• Provides timely status updates
• Maintains awareness of patches and fixes to collaborate for application health

• Performs system testing and coordinates user acceptance testing with business users
• Supports testing activities by fixing or assisting in fixing defects through technical issue resolutions
• Leads and performs various testing phases such as extended unit tests and performance tests
• Facilitates extended unit tests
• Provides interface support
• Assists with functional acceptance testing as needed
• Provides timely defect resolution to minimize delays in project time-line
• Provides after hours support
• Develops training materials, participates in the implementation, and provides post-implementation support
• Contributes to, understands and adheres to Application Development processes, software development standards, and technical approaches relevant to assigned technology
• Researches, builds and maintains development standards and approaches
• Proactively monitors, performs root cause analysis and recommends solutions to reduce on-call and improve application health
• Integrates quality at the source thinking and activities in daily, individual, team and project work. (Applies to all job duties 100%)
• Utilizes quality/process tools and methodology in daily individual work
• Utilizes quality/process tools and methodology on teams
• Defines and documents individual processes within sphere of control
• Ensures that others are trained as back-ups on (processes) within the area/department
• Improves processes within sphere of control
• Identifies waste and rework and enacts plan to improve/solve
• Checks satisfaction of internal customers through use of quality tools and Customer/Supplier metrics

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related business field required.
• Minimum 5 years of web application development and/or business analyst experience
• Experience with project management best practices
• Possess good organizational skills
• Proficient with company products, processes, and several areas of the business
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization
• Ability to foster new ideas and concepts
• Ability to lead business and technical discussion
• Ability to define solutions for complex problems
• Ability to participate on multi-disciplinary work teams to achieve successful execution of complex implementation projects
• Experience identifying opportunities for process and system improvements either in existing designs or by adopting new functionalities in the software
• Able to Implement simple solutions in related technologies
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience with Agile development processes (e.g. Scrum).
• Ensures architecture governance is addressed in all systems implementations and changes.
• May contribute suggestions to changes to policy, procedures and structures related to architecture.
• Models systems, databases, user interface design, prototyping, decision trees, data flows
• Knowledge of technology system interfaces, application architecture and data integration; networks, operating systems, commercial-off-the-shelf software, web architecture
• Data extraction, transformation and loading (ELT), database management systems (DBMS), output (report) design and data queries (SQL)
• Knowledge of common design patterns and programming models
• Experience designing and implementing web applications
• Skill using various software applications and tools (such as Microsoft Project, Visio, Power Point, and Excel)
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly
• Knowledge of common development frameworks and tools
• Understands the relationships between the integration technologies, web services, Web Application Server
• Ability to communicate the system architecture to various audiences using appropriate levels of complexity
• Ability to gain consensus of solution design and technology across all IT organizations
• Ability to perform multiple duties concurrently with attention to detail and quality
• Ability to proactively monitor and communicate for timely escalation of issues
• Ability to troubleshoot and debug in assigned technology
• Ability to work independently and with teams without supervision
• Ability to prioritize and manage work without supervision
• Ability to facilitate internal and cross team interactions
• Ability to understand and follow IT department data metrics requirements (such as time recording and project tracking)
• Ability to facilitate issue resolution
• Uses project plan and project schedule methodology
• Clearly defines and utilizes processes in daily work

Ensures Accountability

• Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments

Drive Engagement

• Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives

Instill Trust

• Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity

• Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances

Consumer/Customer Focus

• Building strong customer relationships and delivering on customer-centric solutions

Critical Thinking

• Making Sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems

Being Resilient

• Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations

Optimize Work Processes

• Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement