Business Systems Analyst

We specialize in Staffing, Consulting, Software Development, and Training along with IT services to small to medium size companies. AG's primary objective is to help companies maximize their IT resources and meet the ever-changing IT needs and challenges.

In addition, AG offers enterprise resource planning and enterprise application integration, supply-chain management, e-commerce solutions, and B2B public exchanges and B2B process integration solutions. Our company provides application analysis, design, development and programming, software engineering, systems development, testing, integration, and implementation, and management consulting services to various clients – including governmental agencies and private companies – throughout the United States and India.

We provide these services in multiple computing environments and use technologies such as client/server architecture, object-oriented programming languages and tools, distributed database management systems, state-of-the-art networking, and communications infrastructures. Our honest and realistic approach to recruiting dictates that AG does not entice or lure engineers from their employers. We represent only high caliber technical professionals who have committed to making a change required by career.

Job description:

The Business Systems Analyst is responsible for working across multiple businesses and technical teams and guiding the development team to ensure quality project delivery through the Release Life Cycle utilizing Agile methodologies. Works with BPL on high-level reporting and Project Plans. This individual will assist the project leader with analysis activities during the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of business information systems specific to the respective application(s) they will be supporting. Ability to analyze and evaluate complex data processing systems, translating customer system requirements into detailed software requirements and supporting tasks utilizing Agile methodologies.

Required Skills: 

• Strong business analysis skills and strong problem solving/analytical skills. 
• Able to effectively translate business requirements/needs into detailed software requirements and support tasks utilizing Agile methodologies and setup of VersionOne 
• Strong working knowledge of MicroStrategy latest version and the ability to understand MicroStrategy grid, report services, and dashboard reports. 
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and ability to understand and write complex SQL using select statements, views, joins and indexing strategies. 
• Working knowledge of Teradata and Oracle databases. Capability to interpret database schema documentation including entity-relationship diagrams 
• Must be able to obtain security clearance and travel if required 
• Bachelor s degree in a business, computer science, information systems, business analysis related field or equivalent experience 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to effectively work directly with customers and technical staff

Preferred Skills: 

• Demonstrated knowledge of terminology, usage, and operating characteristics of hardware, software, and operating system components 
• Demonstrated ability to define system solutions in comprehensive, quantitative, and qualitative terms to facilitate comparative analysis of alternative system solutions 
• Working knowledge in VersionOne tool to setup and track projects utilizing Agile methodologies 
• Ability to assist with development of simple to complex project plans utilizing Agile methodologies

GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DURATION: 6+ Months Contract 

INTERVIEW: Telephone / Skype