Dev Business Analyst

As a Development Integration Business Analyst, you will focus on the integration related components of Infor Supply Chain Planning (Infor SCP). We are building new continuous integrations between SCP and Infor EPRs and extending already built ones. You will help us identify the requirements for these new and extended continuous integrations and translate these into specifications for data mappings and information flows between the integrated products.

Infor SCP is a mature and functionally rich application. It has complex integrations with several other Infor and non-Infor products. The candidate is expected to dive into the existing solution and learn its functionality so that she/he will be able to contribute to the planned integration work.

A Typical Day in the Life Includes:

• Identify integration requirements. Liaise with functional BAs to understand business requirements; identify data requirements for the business requirements; understand the data model of the source system.
• Convert integration requirements to integration designs. Model required data entities; map data entities to source data entities; build transformation logic; design the inbound and outbound data flows.
• Document integration designs. Write simple, clean, understandable use cases with enough details to explain the expected behavior.
• Follow SCP processes for software development.
• Become proficient at SCP Integrations. Understand the general structure of existing software and of each SCP integration: SQL based batch integrations vs streaming based continuous integrations; query based incremental imports vs ingestion based live updates; program logic, parameter, error and log handling.
• Review use cases from fellow Business Analysts. Verify use cases against requirements.
• Act as a contact person for functional Business Analysts, Software Engineers and Quality Assurance Analysts.
• Be proactive. Recommend improvements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of a BSc in Computer Science or in a Science/Mathematics based field.
• 2+ years demonstrated experience as a business analyst for software applications.
• Knowledge of design techniques such as Use Cases, User Stories, and basic User Interface design.
• Ability to analyze and document complex business processes.
• Ability to gather and interpret relevant data and information.
• Proficient English speaker and writer.
• Proactive, self-motivated, driven - a “go-getter”.
• Familiarity with business concepts such as Sales, Purchasing, Distribution, Manufacturing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Supply Chain Planning concepts such as Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Scheduling and Material Resource Planning.
• Familiarity with streaming technologies.
• Familiarity with messaging formats and structures for information exchange such as JSON, XML, etc.
• Basic knowledge of SQL.