Business Systems Analyst in Fargo, North Dakota - #73690 | VanderHouwen

Description

Job Id: 73690

Business Systems Analyst
Our client is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to support the analysis, configuration, enhancement, and implementation of business systems within a complex enterprise environment. This role will bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams by translating business needs into functional requirements, supporting system development and testing, and helping deliver reliable technology solutions. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and communication skills with hands-on experience in business systems analysis, data, testing, and process improvement.

This role is fully remote. Applicants must reside in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, or North Dakota.

Business Systems Analyst Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders and technical teams to gather, analyze, document, and translate business needs into functional requirements and system solutions.
• Support the full System Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements definition, functional design, configuration, development coordination, testing, implementation, and post-production support.
• Develop and maintain functional specifications, process documentation, system requirements, test plans, test cases, and other project documentation.
• Perform functional, unit, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing for system enhancements, fixes, upgrades, and new functionality.
• Coordinate testing activities across business and technical teams, document results, investigate defects, and support timely issue resolution.
• Analyze existing systems and processes to identify opportunities for system enhancements, workflow improvements, and increased operational efficiency.
• Participate in system configuration and functional design activities to ensure solutions align with business requirements.
• Review and evaluate application designs, data flows, database structures, interface specifications, reports, conversion plans, and technical documentation.
• Develop and execute SQL queries and scripts to retrieve, validate, move, or update data while maintaining appropriate controls and data integrity.
• Support data conversion, migration, backup, implementation, and deployment activities associated with system changes.
• Create ad-hoc reports and analytical tools to support business requirements, data validation, troubleshooting, and operational decision-making.
• Investigate and resolve production and sustainment issues by analyzing system behavior, data, processes, and business requirements.
• Respond to business customer questions regarding system functionality, enhancements, defects, and issue resolution.
• Assist with system security requests, change management activities, implementation planning, and post-implementation quality assurance.
• Support end-user communications and training related to system changes when appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies and identify opportunities to apply them to business processes and systems.

Business Systems Analyst Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in business systems analysis, business requirements gathering, process modeling, functional system design or configuration, acceptance testing, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting a complex business function such as healthcare claims, enrollment/membership, provider operations, benefits administration, or another data-intensive business environment.
• Experience working throughout the SDLC, with a solid understanding of requirements analysis, functional design, configuration, testing, implementation, and production support.
• Experience with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) files is strongly preferred, particularly 834 enrollment/disenrollment transactions.
• Strong SQL skills and experience using queries or scripts for data analysis, validation, troubleshooting, reporting, or data movement.
• Experience with functional, regression, integration, unit, or user acceptance testing, including documenting test scenarios, expected results, and outcomes.
• Ability to analyze data structures, data flows, interfaces, database concepts, and technical documentation to evaluate system solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex issues and identify practical solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate between business requirements and technical concepts.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, organize work effectively, and meet deadlines in a project-oriented environment.
• Comfortable working independently while also collaborating closely with business stakeholders, developers, QA professionals, and senior team members.
• Strong customer-service orientation and the ability to work effectively in an environment where requirements, priorities, and solutions may evolve.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent relevant industry experience may be considered.
• Experience with data migration, system configuration, reporting tools, database technologies, or enterprise healthcare applications is a plus.

Compensation: (DOE)

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