Technical Business Analyst

Job Title: Technical Business Analyst 2 – IT PMO

Job Number: 11761

Location: Portland, OR - hybrid

Overtime: 5%

Travel: up to 5% local travel

Length: 12 months – can extend up to 5 years

MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check

This contract Technical Business Analyst 2 position supports the Project Management Office (PMO) within the Information Technology (IT) organization. The IT PMO manages various IT initiatives for Corporate, Power, and Transmission business lines. This position provides technical business analysis support for small to medium-size business technology proposals and projects within the IT PMO portfolio. Assignments are determined based on proposal or project needs and workload shifts.

This position works closely with a variety of internal clients, stakeholders, vendors, technical subject matter experts (SMEs), and others with varying degrees of technical understanding. The manager, senior, or lead analysts will provide support and direction to this contract position.

• Provide business analysis support and assistance, eliciting documents and managing requirements, to support the implementation of IT systems for a variety of internal clients implementing small to medium-sized projects, as per the organization’s established System Life Cycle (SLC) process.
• Collaborate with senior or lead org analysts or the manager to identify and plan business analysis work needed to meet project needs.
• Facilitate a shared understanding of the customer needs and technical solution between business users and project teams.
• Present information effectively in a variety of formats, including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and Visio flowcharts.
• Schedule and attend vendor evaluation panels, as a non-voting, technical advisor, providing input and recommendations, as requested.
• Work with the project teams and vendor awarded the contract to identify the gap/analysis work needed to implement the solution.

• A bachelor’s degree in information technology/systems, business administration, or a closely related technical discipline is preferred.
• 7 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
• 11 years of experience is required without a degree or applicable degree.

• Proficiency with Microsoft products, including Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook or similar.
• Experience with Functional/process interviewing in the business environment.
• The ability to facilitate groups through process design and requirements gathering sessions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with business and technical teams.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective client and stakeholder relationships.
• Strong technical writing skills and the ability to present information in various forms (verbally, in writing, visually, graphically).

• Proficiency with requirements modeling tools such as Jama or Sparx Enterprise Architect.
• Experience with System Life Cycle (SLC) processes.
• Experience with Traditional/Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with custom development and COTS implementation projects.
• Some experience in project management and leadership.
• Background in writing technical designs and specifications.
• Energy/utility industry experience.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Mid-Senior level

• Contract

• Project Management

• Utilities