Automation Business Analyst

Anika Systems is a fast growing small business that specializes in providing innovative IT solutions for federal government agencies. They are currently expanding their Federal team and are looking for an Automation Business Analyst to support RPA business process analysis and documentation, and collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct workshops with department SMEs to understand the end-to-end process while identifying any automation blockers and the suitability of the process for automation
• Interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders as part of the RPA delivery cycle
• Work closely with internal RPA development team to ensure requirements are accurately mapped and suitable for development
• Define the risks, assumptions, and dependencies associated with the process

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or equivalent education and experience
• Experience in RPA business process analysis and documentation preferred
• Experience using automation and robotic tools such as UiPath, Blue Prism, or Automation Anywhere preferred
• Experience leading a small team of business analysts, providing guidance, mentorship, and oversight to ensure successful project execution
• Ability to conduct workshops with department SMEs to understand the end-to-end process while identifying any automation blockers and the suitability of the process for automation
• Ability to interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders as part of the RPA delivery cycle
• Prior functional experience in SDLC, Waterfall, and Agile development methodologies including requirements, design, development, testing, documentation, training, deployment, operations, support and maintenance
• Need to work closely with internal RPA development team to ensure requirements are accurately mapped and suitable for development
• Define the risks, assumptions, and dependencies associated with the process
• Visio or similar workflow documentation tool experience
• Previous experience working as a business analyst on an Automation/RPA team preferred
• Excellent, proactive problem solver, strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze complex requirements and define technical/functional advanced solutions
• UiPath Business Analyst Certification