IT Business Analyst

Position/Department The IT team supports both the “Grow the Business” and “Run the Business” activities. From simple changes and updates to complex development projects.

About Springs Window Fashions

• IT Business Analyst The Best Experience Company Our tagline is “The Best Experience Company.” More than just a set of words, it represents the essence of who we are at Springs Window Fashions.
• As North America’s premier window covering company, we’re committed to creating the Best Experience for our associates, consumers and end users, business partners, and communities.
• We want you to join our team of passionate self-starters who believe the world is full of Best Experience opportunities.
• So, if you’re excited about the thought of a Best Experience career with a team focused on creating Best Experiences for all, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• These team members design, develop, and validate the systems that is used to control, track, and document the transformation of raw materials into finished goods in real-time.
• Specific Mission The IT Business Analyst is responsible for translating the functional specifications to a viable technical solution that meets the business needs.
• This entails technical subject matter knowledge, collaboration with architecture, process teams, testing and deployment teams to design a viable solution.
• The business analyst also ensures that technical and process design align and that the integrated solution interdependencies are accounted for and work as designed.
• Projects are typically medium in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult to solve, potentially involving combinations of platforms and technologies.
• This position interacts closely with functional process owners to define business requirements, provide analysis and define IT solutions to address complex business needs.
• Specific Objectives/Expected Outcomes 60% Requirements Definition and Design Responsibilities: Meets with business users and elicits documents requirements for business systems
• Supports the technical design and development activities of the solution
• Acquires in depth knowledge of an end-to-end technical solution and their functional capabilities
• Understands limitations of technologies and software used to implement business systems

End to end ownership/accountability of technical solutions

• Collaborate with developers to review end-to-end solution architecture and design
• Collaborate with Process Teams and IT organizations on solution design
• Maintains system architecture documentation to ensure appropriate architecture is leveraged for an end-to-end integrated solution.
• Acquires clear understanding and capabilities of 3rd party packages and how they fit into our IT solution
• Acquires clear understanding of the interaction between systems
• Participates in strategic analysis, proof-of-concept, and prototyping initiatives to prepare for utilization of new technology

Designs solutions based on development standards and approaches

• Oversee and collaborate with other IT associates to ensure all dependencies are identified
• Evaluates alternative designs, makes appropriate recommendations, and documents design solutions
• Prepares technical specifications based on thorough understanding of functional specifications
• Provides design and builds impact assessments for upgrades 20% Project Management Responsibilities: Maintains detailed project plan and ensures projects are staffed with sufficient resources
• Manages scope of projects to deliver solutions to expected timelines
• Provides effort estimates based on business requirements

Provides timely status updates

• Maintains awareness of patches and fixes to collaborate for application health 20% Application Development and Quality Responsibilities: Performs system testing and coordinates user acceptance testing with business users
• Supports testing activities by fixing or assisting in fixing defects through technical issue resolutions
• Leads and performs various testing phases such as extended unit tests and performance tests
• Facilitates extended unit tests
• Provides interface support
• Assists with functional acceptance testing as needed
• Provides timely defect resolution to minimize delays in project timeline

Provides after-hours support

• Develops training materials, participates in the implementation, and provides post-implementation support
• Contributes to, understands and adheres to Application Development processes, software development standards, and technical approaches relevant to assigned technology

Researches, builds and maintains development standards and approaches

• Proactively monitors, performs root cause analysis and recommends solutions to reduce on-call and improve application health
• Integrates quality at the source thinking and activities in daily, individual, team and project work.
• (Applies to all job duties 100%) Utilizes quality/process tools and methodology in daily individual work

Utilizes quality/process tools and methodology on teams

• Defines and documents individual processes within sphere of control
• Ensures that others are trained as back-ups on (processes) within the area/department

Improves processes within sphere of control

• Identifies waste and rework and enacts plan to improve/solve
• Checks satisfaction of internal customers through use of quality tools and Customer/Supplier metrics

Requirements

• Position Specific Requirements (Education, Experience) Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related business field required.
• 2+ years experience in progressive experience in Information Technology.
• Minimum of 1 years serving as a lead developer.
• Minimum of 1 years of development experience using Microsoft Visual Studio Suite Minimum of 1 years programming experience in an object-oriented SOA Environment Minimum of 1 years of Microsoft SQL Server development and profiling tools experience

System integration across equipment & software environments

• Experience with implementing an MES in Manufacturing Plants Experience with project management best practices
• Continuous Innovation - We are constantly learning, innovating, and improving.
• Speed - We define priorities and operate with a sense of urgency and agility.

Benefits

• We take 100% responsibility for our roles actions, and results.
• Leadership - We all lead by example and talk direct with respect (DWR).

Proficiency using

Microsoft Project, Visio, Power Point, and Excel How We Work to Deliver a Best Experience: Our Culture Our Core Value: We do the right thing, always Our Seven Cultural Behaviors Empowerment - We trust our people.

One Team - We are One Springs Team. Customer First - We consider our customers' needs before every decision.