Solution Business Analyst (business travel to Iraq)

This project, funded by the US Government, focuses on developing a Human Resources System for various Ministries in a Middle Eastern country. The initiative is critical to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of human resource management across multiple departments.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience in HRMS custom development
• Strong knowledge of relational data modelling and enterprise HR data structures
• Experience in legacy-system reverse engineering
• Ability to develop detailed data-migration specifications
• Expertise in designing bulk-processing and mass-change solutions
• Experience with identity and access management integration
• Ability to produce security-aware functional and technical specifications
• Strong understanding of sensitive-data handling and protection requirements
• Experience in non-functional requirements engineering
• Ability to conduct structured requirements elicitation in restricted- or low-access environments
• In-depth knowledge of military HR and payroll processes
• Strong capabilities in change control, configuration management, and baseline management
• Experience managing multiple senior stakeholders and principal-level decision-makers
• Availability to travel to Iraq
• Advanced level of English

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define business needs and business change drivers
• Manage customer expectations and translate needs into effective solutions
• Elicit requirements using different BA techniques (interviews, focus groups, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task, and workflow analysis, etc.)
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, and distinguish user requests from underlying needs
• Document, analyze, and prioritize detailed business requirements based on users and business needs
• Proactively identify improvements that would increase efficiency or productivity in work effort, processes, or application features
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders
• Conduct BA team coaching and mentoring (subordinate RAs and BAs, QAs, etc.)
• Contribute to continuous improvement of business analysis practices, as well as other procedures
• Develop requirements and other project documentation templates
• Conduct requirements audit