Business Analyst (F2F)

Business Analyst
6+ month contract
Richfield, MN local candidates only

Candidates must have ecommerce/retail experience
8+ years in Business Analysis experience
2+ years experience with integrations between multiple systems via web services (REST or SOAP), queues, and batch approaches.
Analyzing existing interactions
Documenting existing and new interactions
Communicating interactions to both development and business leaders
2+ years experience with XML and JSON data
2+ years working in a small agile team, pairing/collaborating directly with developers
Able to produce clearly written stories and test scenarios for system to system interactions.
Understands and comprehends HTTP protocol and response codes at a detailed level
Ability to manage defects and stories in issue tracking system(s)
Highly Desired
Understanding of Jira and Confluence tools
Experience with noSql data stores (Riak, Cassandra)
Previous dotcom/inventory/transformation experience.
What are the technologies and the depth of the technologies that a candidate must have in order to be successful in this role?
Web Services (REST or SOAP) – 2+ years’ experience
XML and JSON data – 2+ years’ experience
What are the soft skills that you feel candidates must-have in order to be successful in this role?
Attention to detail with excellent written skills
Extremely good collaboration skills with senior level developers
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and adaptable to change
Has worked in an environment that has short release cycles.
Can approach complex problem-solving and troubleshooting tasks with creativity
Very good interpersonal communication style to work with internal and external teams with different methodologies and processes.
Enjoys sifting through details for accuracy and completeness;
Encouraging teams to reverse engineer their systems as a means to requirements.

If anyone might be interest, please share your resume at smalik(at)ayrglobal(dot)com or you can directly contact me at 630-444-7490