Summary:
CEI’s utility client is adding a highly skilled and motivated Azure Integration Platform (AIP) Business Analyst / Product Owner to their team based out of Pittsburgh. You will play a key role in executing the AIP's vision. This role assists with business and operational analysis for new integrations, interfaces cross-functionally with other teams, communicates effectively, and uses problem-solving and technical skills to implement solutions. You will support new integrations from design through implementation in large enterprise projects.
Job at a glance:
- 6-month contract to hire
- Hybrid, downtown Pittsburgh, 2 days/week onsite
- US Citizen or Green Card only, no C2C.
Responsibilities:
- Gain a deep understanding of relevant business areas to build high-quality requirements.
- Understand technical options, limitations, costs, and risks. Effectively communicate tradeoffs to business partners and shape requirements accordingly.
- Collaborate with business and delivery teams to prioritize requirements.
- Resolve competing priorities among stakeholders, facilitate discussions, and escalate issues when necessary.
- Manage requirements scoping throughout the delivery process.
- Create documentation such as scope documents, process flows, sequence diagrams, and intake documents.
- Act as a liaison between the AIP team and business units, focusing on new or modified integrations.
- Conduct detailed requirements gathering and analysis for new integration implementations.
- Coordinate requirements definition through quality assurance, managing interactions between business units, developers, and testers.
- Gain alignment from cross-functional teams for the successful implementation and delivery of integrations.
- Collaborate with business and development staff to meet project/product objectives, conduct risk analysis, and ensure deliverables.
- Support the development, analysis, and distribution of relevant reports.
- Ensure product development and operations comply with the company’s safety, compliance, regulatory, cybersecurity, and legal standards.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- At least four (4) years of experience in business analysis.
- Experience with designing or supporting customer-facing web applications, especially in an integration environment.
- Cloud Technology Experience: Familiarity with Azure is a must
- Communication & Leadership: Exceptional skills in communication, organization, negotiation, and leadership. Capable of driving results and fostering collaboration in cross-functional teams.
- Stakeholder Management: Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, align on goals, and drive outcomes.
- Adaptability & Learning Agility: Aptitude to quickly adapt to evolving business needs, processes, and tools.
- Product Ownership: Experience with product ownership, including backlog management, prioritization of business requirements, and stakeholder communication.
- Agile Tools & Methodologies: Strong expertise in Agile/SCRUM methodologies with demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to Agile teams.
Preferred Skills:
- Business analysis certification (e.g., CBAP) is preferred.
- Enterprise Applications: Oracle EPBCS Planning & Budgeting, Success Factors, Ultipro, Oracle Utility Suite (CCB/MDM), GIS, Verint, Cisco Unified Communications, Maximo Application Suite, Snowflake Data Platform.
About CEI:
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