Technical Business Analyst Oracle ERP Implementation Retail W2

We currently have a contract position for a Technical Business Analyst in Pittsburgh, PA.W2 Candidates Only. We cannot sponsor. Looking for local to Pittsburgh candidates (the role is remote, but will be required to go in person every so often). This group is doing an Oracle ERP implementation in the company’s Retail side. Oracles MSCS in addition to operations control systems. Putting in Oracle ERP tech stack. Moving from on premise solution to a cloud based solution. Very early on in stages of implementation. Looking for more of a technical BA. Retail experience would be a huge plus and experience with Periscope. Oracle ERP and periscope experience would be a plus. Working with on and off shore resources would be a plus. Might use Azure DevOps. Being familiar with ERP implementations would be great to have. Responsible for multiple applications. Assist with aspects of business analysis on these initiatives. As an Information Systems Business Analyst, you will quickly learn about our various business areas to gain an understanding of the business needs and then participate in the development of solutions that can be communicated to the business. You will work closely with various functional groups, and format leaders with some supervision, often on small/medium initiatives for customer-facing web and mobile applications as well as our loyalty and marketing systems. Job Description

• Experience Required: 3 to 5 years
• Experience Desired: Experience working in a retail technology environment; Experience working on medium to large projects;
• Education Desired: Bachelor's Degree

• Utilize proficiency in the following areas: business case development, requirements elicitation, requirements traceability, test cases and user stories, root cause analysis, process modeling, data modeling, process improvement, and facilitation skills.
• Refine and clarify the definition of a business need and define a solution scope that can feasibly be implemented by the business. This includes problem definition and analysis, business case development, feasibility studies, and the definition of solution scope. In addition to gathering this data, create detailed, clear, and accurate documentation of each of the above elements and other items as needed.
• Clarify and communicate stakeholder and solution requirements to enable the project team to implement a solution that will meet the needs of the sponsoring organization and stakeholders. This involves analyzing stakeholder needs to define solutions that meet those needs, assessing the current state of the business to identify and recommend improvements, and the verification and validating the resulting requirements. In addition to gathering this data, create detailed, clear, and accurate documentation of each of the above elements and other items as needed.
• Help to determine which solution best fits the business need, identify gaps and shortcomings in solutions, and determine necessary workarounds or changes to the solution. This includes the ability to understand the costs and risks of filling these gaps and the ability to describe that to the business.
• Develop test scripts and assist in user acceptance testing that is tied back to the detailed functional and technical requirements.
• Manage and communicate requirements to stakeholders and ensure that knowledge gained by the business analyst is maintained for future use.
• Assist in determining performance metrics to be used to validate the success of the proposed solution.
• Work with stakeholders to identify and understand their needs and concerns and understand the environment in which they work.
• Facilitate small to moderate-sized meetings up through the Director level of the organization.

• + 3 years
• Experience with ERP implementations
• Oracle ERP, Invafresh/Periscope specifically
• Retail Experience