Business System Analyst

Company: CorSource
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Business Systems Analyst III (N-IT)Vancouver, WA
Overview Description:

• This contract Business Systems Analyst will provide the following:
• Provide support surrounding the creation, implementation, and management of business requirements and technical solutions for workflows, processes and tools supporting our client's Engineering and Technical Services (TE) organization.
• Provide support in several key areas including Microsoft Project Server configuration / administration, Microsoft SharePoint configuration / administration, and coordination/facilitation of reporting requirements.
• Provide recommendations on technical reporting solutions and solutions to automate TE's needs in support of its project, program and performance managers and their support staff while increasing data integrity and availability.
• This position will also support our client's North American Reliability Corporation (NERC)/Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Reliability Standards efforts and responsibilities in both meeting Transmission Engineering and Technical Services and NERC/WECC Compliance obligations and enhancing Power system reliability by:
• Assisting the RSO (Reliability Standards Owner) and business stakeholders with defining, implementing, monitoring, reporting, and verifying compliance on these Standards.
• Supporting the clarification of business operations processes; documenting/mapping the current and future states; performing gap analysis; and identifying, evaluating, and proposing solution alternatives to assist in the implementation of the process changes.
• Supporting data management and process controls for good data stewardship and technical input.
• Identifying process improvements and system alignment between Information Technology tools used for NERC compliance for implementation, monitoring and reporting of these standards.
  Requirements:
  Education and Corresponding Experience (required on matrix):
  • An Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Systems, Engineering or a directly related technical field is preferred.
  • With an applicable Associate's degree, 10+ years' of experience required.
  • With an applicable Bachelor's degree, 8+ years' of experience is required.
  • Without an applicable degree, 12+ years' of experience is required.
  • Experience should include demonstrated analyst work experience in Computer/Information Technology, Business Systems and requirements engineering, operations management or a directly-related field.
    Required Technical Skills and Experience (required on matrix):
    • 6+ years of SharePoint data management and reporting experience, including advanced use of:
    • InfoPath
    • PowerView
    • PerformancePoint
    • Workflows
    • 5+ years of Microsoft Project and Project Web Application (PWA) experience.
    • 3+ years advanced knowledge of and practical experience in SSRS and SQL.
    • Expert level skills with MS SharePoint 2010 sufficient to design, setup and maintain MS SharePoint sites and provide support to other site administrators.
    • Expert level skills with Excel, including experience with Pivot Tables, Charting and Reporting.
    • Working experience in automating with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
    • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite Software (MS Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Visio).
      Preferred Skills and Experience (optional on matrix):
      • Relevant experience in the support of a Project Management Office (PMO).
      • Prior electric utility work experience in a project management setting.
      • Possession of a current Microsoft Project certification (MCP or MCTS).
      • Technical interviewing skills:
      • Functional/process interviewing skills in the technology environment.
      • Ability to facilitate groups through process design and requirements gathering sessions.
      • Strong technical writing and the ability to present information in various forms such as textual, graphical, and statistical.
      • Strong analytical thinking, critical thinking and decision making abilities.
      • Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory compliance documentation and evidence for the energy industry.
      • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with highly technical people and lead requirements definition and requirements workshops.
      • Proficient in communication, facilitation and negotiation with stakeholder groups.
      • Strong analytical skills in analyzing, defining and documenting business areas, functions, problems, business needs and opportunities for improvement.
      • Self-directed and assertive in pursuit of root cause analysis, missing information and data requirements
      • Demonstrated experience with Engineering Requirements/Business Process Improvements/Metrics/Reporting.
      • Ability to ramp up quickly working with business subject matter experts to document system requirements in support of compliance business processes.
      • Familiarity with the NERC Reliability Standards and documentation requirements.
      • Familiarity with ANSI/EIA 649 "National Consensus Standard for Configuration Management".

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