Middle Business Analyst

Position overview

DataArt experts deliver business and software solutions that help our clients succeed in the highly competitive landscape, by offering a full range of services, from consulting and system modernization to new product development and support. Media & Entertainment practice of DataArt combines technology and industry expertise to design, build, and deliver modern solutions for digital media, music, sports, video, publishing and other organizations. Business analysts are in demand for different projects stages for our clients worldwide. There are a variety of different opportunities on the Media & Entertainment practice.

Responsibilities

• Interact with stakeholders to conduct elicitation process, present proposed solutions, manage change requests, and process feedback during different stages of the projects
• Plan and conduct requirements analysis and design definition, prepare specifications and other artifacts (presentation, guides, release notes, etc.) for different groups of stakeholders
• Participate in the development process as a business analyst, starting with roadmap and prioritization to validation and demos, to support both the team and the client
• Take part in the internal BA activities: maintain a knowledge base, make research, etc.

Requirements

• 1.5+ years of actual experience working as a business analyst or requirements analyst in IT projects (full time activity)
• Practical experience in planning BA activities from scratch and in the established processes
• Practical experience in driving elicitation process on different project stages
• Understanding of different types of requirements and practical experience of their description in the appropriate formats/artifacts
• Practical experience with functionality decomposition and modeling (UML, BPMN)
• Understanding of requirements life cycle and activities to analyze and manage requirements
• Experience with key BA technics (interview, workshop, document analysis, estimation, etc.)
• Understanding of agile development processes (e.g. Scrum) and proactive participation as BA in such processes
• Experience in issue solving and risk assessment from the BA perspective
• Good communication skills, experience as presenter and negotiator with clients and teams
• Self-management and ability to work without permanent supervision
• Fluent spoken and good written English

Nice to have

• Understanding of basic UX principles and experience with developing sketches/wireframes
• Practical experience with the different types of solutions (Web apps, mobile apps, etc.)
• Basic technical skills (architecture principles, SQL, reverse engineering experience)
• Experience with Atlassian JIRA/Confluence as a requirements management system
• Experience in supporting sales at the RFI/RFP stage and within the discovery phase
• Experience with market analysis and benchmarking
• Experience in the following domains: music, streaming, publishing, advertising, sport betting
• Proactive self-development as BA (attending conferences, training sessions, etc.)

We offer
Vacation
As per the laws of your country. We do ask you to take a proper rest

Health insurance
We help you to take out an insurance policy for you and your loved ones

Sick pay
10 days without a doctor's note, afterwards - as per the laws of your country

Equal opportunities

Time off for state holidays
According to the official calendar, regardless of the client’s schedule

Pleasant environment
Two large corporate parties and many small get-togethers for colleagues

Comfort service
Solving technical and everyday problems at work