
Tx Construction & Design Technology - IT Business Analyst
- Akron, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Production support: Supporting the FirstEnergy Transmission business units and applicable applications to ensure successful day-to-day business functions.
- Investigating and resolving problems reported via the Help Desk or directly from business clients.
- Providing analytical and operational support to the business clients.
- Supporting the Construction & Design Technology products including end user support.
- Managing enhancement requests throughout the development lifecycle.
- Working directly with business units to collect requirements, facilitate workshops, develop quality functional specifications and/or business process maps, perform analysis, and recommend the best technical approach.
- Working with IT developers & application configuration analysts to ensure the solution satisfies functional requirements.
- Configuring solutions.
- Creating and executing comprehensive unit, integration, and user acceptance test plans.
- Developing detailed implementation plans and providing clear documentation for completed products.
- Understanding system interface design and data flows to support complex inbound and outbound interfaces.
- Project management: e.g., project charter creation, developing and executing work plans, aligning with applicable release schedules, coordinating activities between IT teams, with the business units and with vendors, monitoring progress, tracking of project labor and budget spend, and communicating with stakeholders.
- Administering (where applicable), researching, and resolving application security provisioning issues.
- Learning and understanding the business processes associated with supported applications.
- Consistently delivering high quality results.
- Bachelor's or associate degree in Management, Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or related field, with a minimum of 2 years of experience as a Business Analyst or related field. In lieu of a degree, 4 years of experience as a Business Analyst or related field required.
- Demonstrate basic technological aptitude through work experience, education, or other means.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to create and conduct presentations.
- Knowledge of project management concepts and tools.
- Demonstrated knowledge of testing processes, standards, and best practices.
- Willingness to undertake assignments involving unfamiliar subjects, propensity for continual growth.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot, analyze, and solve non-routine problems with little or no guidance.
- Aptitude to learn quickly.
- Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to think creatively.
- Experience working with diverse teams and building an inclusive work environment
- Understanding and willingness to embrace IT application development standards and processes.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and plan activities, work on multiple concurrent tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Willingness to work flexible hours as applicable and be available for after-hours support if needed.
- Highly motivated with ability to work independently with a high level of productivity.
- Commitment to producing quality deliverables while adhering to deadlines.
- Proven team player; encourages and supports team members in a virtual work setting.
- Experience with Oracle products such as OPPM, Unifier, and/or P6.
- Experience with Oracle databases with proven ability to develop SQL Queries, Stored Procedures, Packages, and Views.
- Familiarity working in the electric utility industry.
- Familiarity with other databases such as SQL Server.
- Familiarity with Azure Dev Ops and working in an agile environment.