Employer: Educational Testing ServicePosition: Business Systems Analyst Lead (#0006)Location: 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541Duties: Participate in or facilitate business requirements collection and support business cases, cost estimate and RFP (Request for Proposal) development in support of IT projects and initiatives by drawing on experience with software testing standards, practices, methods and tools; information and data analysis; and technical and business terminology to consult with clients, vendors and other internal staff. Lead business requirements gathering, analysis, and transition of business needs into a software production environment. Facilitate communication between IT, business units and clients. Act as liaison between business units and internal partners/external vendors by providing accurate and timely updates to all stakeholders and taking a proactive role in solution definition. Assist business partners to identify and clarify their goals and IT requirements. Conduct requirements gathering, analysis and design, risk analysis, risk mitigation, programming / construction, unit testing and transition of applications into a production environment. Produce concisely written and detailed business requirements. Translate business requirements to functional and technical specifications. Analyze and develop applications to meet business process initiatives. Define and document business process requirements through written external/internal specifications. Define parameters and turn into concrete cost estimates, outcomes and project scope. Communicate technical solutions across departments to both technical and non-technical staff. Conduct regularly scheduled reviews of newly proposed and existing projects to ensure quality and accuracy is delivered to end users. Ensure delivery of IT solution is on schedule and fully functional. Oversee submission of change requests and production releases and weekly status reports. Identify and implement productivity and quality control improvements. Ensure integrated requirements management across multiple IT groups and SBUs/FCEs. Apply industry-standard analysis and documentation techniques to assist in organizing project work. Follow SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) processes. Mentor junior staff members in business and technical analysis techniques, processes and procedures. May work remotely 3 days per week within normal commuting distance of Princeton, NJ.Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Information Processing or a related field and six years of post-baccalaureate experience in IT project management, business analysis or software development evidencing demonstrable ability in the skill set described above. The required skills do not need to be maintained over the full term of required experience.