Guidewire Business Analyst

Description

The Business Systems Analyst gathers and analyzes functional and technical information to help design and support information technology solutions, as a bridge between people, process, and technology.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborates with business users, gathering business requirements and providing direction regarding Guidewire PolicyCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter, and/or Guidewire ClaimCenter.
Analyzes and documents business needs, and translates them into technical requirements.
Collaborates with Developers and QA, to clarify systems capabilities and resolve issues.
Participates in Agile/Scrum process including stand ups, sprint planning, backlog, etc.
Involved with project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting as needed.
Assists in various stages including development, testing, and production support.
Involved with system testing, data validation, defect triage and work arounds.
QUALIFICATIONS 2+ years with Guidewire PolicyCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter, and/or Guidewire ClaimCenter.
3+ years of work experience as a Business Analyst and/or Systems Analyst.
5+ years in the Insurance Industry Property & Casualty Insurance preferred.
Experience with software development, QA, and/or Project Management.
Bachelors degree required in computer science or a related field.
Exposure to Personal and Commercial insurance lines of business preferred.
Agile/Scrum experience strongly preferred.
GENERAL BA/BSA JOB DESCRIPTION Under moderate supervision and following standard procedures with some independent judgment, analyzes, designs, and coordinates the implementation of business applications and systems or enhancements by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Analyzes, develops and leads the execution of efficient and cost effective project plans for system design within limited area of responsibility. Lead intermediate level projects established as corporate priorities. Prepares project plan by gathering, analyzing and making recommendations based on client input. Coordinate with client throughout project lifecycle.
Acts as the subject matter expert.
Maintains a mutual understanding of project direction with programming staff.
Balances project priorities and ensures deadlines are met through effective management of scope creep.
Designs business application solutions by interfacing with the client and internal resources within limited area of responsibility.
Creates supporting documentation for new application features and functions.
Designs and develops highlevel functional requirements for new development and enhancements of applications, products, and services.
Transforms functional requirements into system specifications by writing clear and concise application requirements documents.
Tests and implements the application, product, and/or service and provides the programmer/developer with feedback throughout project lifecycle.
Defines detailed test plan and acceptance criteria.
Participates in problem definition, analysis, and develops creative and cost effective solutions.
May effectively coordinate and execute end user training.
May effectively facilitate successful moderate problem resolution along with system enhancement and provide support within multiple areas of Information Technology.
May provide leadership to junior staff through guidance and training.
Performs other duties as assigned.