Business Analyst

About the role

The Business Analyst will support an IT project for a state government agency. This is a full-time position based in Baton Rouge, LA, supporting an active system development effort. Local candidates with the ability to maintain an onsite working presence are preferred, though remote candidates will be considered and are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a support resource for data migration and conversion activities
• Document business processes and requirements around data conversion approaches
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical designs, including implementing stories and process flows
• Create and execute complex SQL queries to assist with technical design, data cleansing, and resolution of bugs/defects
• Work closely with technical teams to ensure requirements align with data conversion strategies
• Recommend eliminating, retaining, or enhancing business processes and document results
• Collaborate with source systems, data analysts, and modelers to build scalable data solutions
• Analyze source data and perform gap analysis, source-to-target mappings, and data integration design
• Provide support for user acceptance testing (UAT) and IT application testing related to data migration

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, information systems, or a related field
• At least four (4) years of experience in data migration, cleansing, and conversion projects
• At least three (3) years of experience in data analysis using SQL queries
• Experience translating business requirements into functional and technical designs
• Experience creating complex SQL queries
• Experience working with system-testing tools such as Jira
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment

Qualifications

• Adaptable and detail-oriented
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic project environment

Skills

• Data migration and cleansing
• Data analysis using SQL queries
• Functional and technical design creation
• Complex SQL query creation
• System-testing tool usage (Jira)
• Verbal, written, and interpersonal communication
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Prioritization, meeting deadlines, goal achievement, and pressure management

Benefits

Emergent Method offers a competitive compensation package, including a comprehensive benefits program that includes health insurance, retirement savings options, and paid time off.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position based in Baton Rouge, LA.