Job OpportunityCandidates MUST be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI at their own expense prior to starting. This position can work 100% remotely (within the state of WI).Job Description:Conducts business process analyses, needs assessments, and preliminary cost/benefit analyses in an effort to align information technology (IT) solutions with business initiatives. Prepares functional, system, and program specifications.
Performs activities that are more complex, has latitude to apply skills to solve most problems without review, and has latitude to devise the approach and method to performing assignments. Regularly performs long-term or non-routine assignments with minimal supervisory intervention, seeking assistance when significant deviations are proposed or when unprecedented problems arise.Job Responsibilities:10% - Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements15% - Devises or modifies complex information systems including analysis of business and user needs, documenting requirements, and revising existing system logic difficulties as necessary5% - Determines and recommends programs required for optimal problem solution within cost/performance objectives10% - Participates in requirements planning and feasibility determination5% - Performs analyses and prepares reports to ensure that programs meet or exceed schedule commitments20% - Works on tasks including project or functional requirements, functional design, functional configuration, testing, and documentation5% - Trains, serves as a resource, and provides guidance to other IT business analysts on non-routine problems, processes, and policies5% - Assists senior staff in developing strategic approaches to problem-solving and anticipating issues5% - May work with external vendors or service providersMay lead cross-functional project teams and may manage portions of the project life cycle. May function in project capacities including requirements gathering, functional design, functional configuration, testing, and documentationRequired Qualifications:Excellent communication skills that effectively present findings to stakeholders, improve productivity, and coordinate updates with multiple stakeholdersAbility to work collaboratively in a team environmentStrong analytical skills and attention to detail, including the ability to write clear and well-structured business requirements and documentationExperience performing data discovery, analysis, modeling, and transformationExperience with data warehouse analysis and specification development (e.g.
Oracle DB, Snowflake and discovery/governance platforms, MS Purview, or equivalent)Preferred Qualifications:Can create reports, dashboards and visualizations to help others understand business performanceUnderstanding of document/file and knowledge managementUnderstanding of University operations related to research, teaching and learning, outreach and administration. Examples of functional work group: data warehouse teams, other business analysts, services teams who are doing data integrations.Experience working with data and software engineers.