Business Analyst I

Job Title: Business Analyst I

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Family: IT - Project Delivery

Department: IT - Project Delivery

Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)

"Please note that this position is not eligible for sponsorship."

JOB SUMMARY
Participate in business analysis and research efforts for corporate projects, in order to gain a preliminary
understanding and help provide appropriate documentation to support the fulfillment of assigned projects.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.

• Act as liaison between the business stakeholders, development teams and support teams to
  resolve functional and technical issues, and to review opportunities to create new functionality
  which supports the company initiatives.
• Perform business analysis activities in the collection, validation and documentation of business
  requirements for assigned projects.
• Facilitate discussions between business users and Information Technology, using appropriate
  analysis tools such as wireframes and flow diagrams, to ensure that business functionality
  requirements are captured.
• Translate technical information for the business.
• Translate business information for the development team.
• Create and maintain supporting documentation throughout the life cycle of assigned projects.
• Assist with the creation and execution of test cases.
• Assist in managing assigned project(s) to completion and project launch.
• Assist in maintaining overall system knowledge, using available documentation as a guide, in
  designing application flow and development requirements.
• Become familiar with User-Centered Design concepts and how they bring user perspective to the
  forefront in application development.
• Work to maintain consistency within the overall architecture and flow of corporate applications and
  processes.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform
each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Aptitude for either business analysis, process design, interaction design or related user-centered
  design discipline.
• Knowledge of analysis methodologies, tools and processes.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.
• Demonstrated ability to carry out business analysis activities is desired.
• Understanding of core application development and database design concepts is desired.
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department
  staff members.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
List Degree Requirement, Years' Experience, and Certifications
Education and/or Experience

• Associate's degree in Information Technology, Business, or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or equivalent degree is desired.
• One or more years working in Information Technology, business analysis, or related field is
  required.
• Certifications within the business analysis community are desired.
• Exposure to and understanding of insurance industry is desired.

Terms and Conditions

This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the
performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties,
responsibilities, or requirements.

Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective
service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be
familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither
alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this
position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that
these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying
this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The
employment relationship remains “at-will”.