Business Intelligence Analyst III
Volterra
At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
For over 20 years, F5 has been the industry leader in application delivery. Now, we’re helping our customers improve the performance and security of their applications, whether in the cloud or through the edge. F5 is the only company on the planet that powers applications from development through their entire lifecycle so our customers - enterprise businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands - can deliver differentiated, high-performing, and secure digital experiences to their customers.
We are seeking a talented individual with expertise in Core Data Management (Master Data), Data Quality, Data Governance and Meta Data Management, who will play a vital role in advancing our Business and IT Transformation efforts. As part of the Enterprise Data Management team, your contributions will be critical to maximizing the value of our data assets in support of our customer experience. In this position, you will work closely with Enterprise Data functions and stakeholders across Business, Technology, and Analytics teams to understand business goals and capture the essential data requirements to realize them. Excellent solving and critical thinking skills are required, as well as professional maturity, and poise. The ideal candidate enjoys leading lead through influence, possesses a business-focused perspective, and boasts a diverse background encompassing various data and functional disciplines.
Come join a fantastic team and make a significant impact by leveraging your extensive business analysis expertise to drive strategic initiatives, optimize our data governance and metadata management practices, and lead digital transformation efforts. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment, providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.
What will you do?
Collaborate with business units and IT (Information Technology) teams to understand business needs and maximize the value of solution strategies related Core Data Management and Data Quality
Partner with business stakeholders and technology partners to elicit, analyze and translate business objectives into documented data and application requirements with measurable success criteria
Contribute to delivery success through the creation and refinement of detailed user stories containing necessary details and clear acceptance criteria that technical teams can build, test, and deploy
Partner with enterprise architecture and technical systems and solution owners to define optimal delivery approaches based on current and future service capabilities
Drive collaboration & cross-functional decision making through effective meeting facilitation and clear communication
Actively seek out opportunities for improvement and streamline processes; collaborate with teams to implement changes and enhance overall efficiency
Inform operational and strategic program prioritization by providing thought leadership and analysis that highlights dependencies, risks, gaps, and opportunities
Gather, review, and analyze business and industry data from internal and external sources as necessary
Partner with business to conduct user acceptance testing
Provide guidance in the development of new process documentation and facilitate the delivery of stakeholder training
Educate both business and IT partners on Enterprise data processes and requirements, while also informing the Enterprise Data Management Team about the processes of business and IT teams as appropriate
Bring a forward-looking mindset and provide a holistic perspective to all interactions and deliverables
Knowledge, skills, and abilities to be successful:
Advanced knowledge of business analysis techniques, tools, and best practices
Strong technical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
Demonstrated knowledge of Core (Master) Data, Data Quality, Data Governance and Metadata Management
Ability to quickly learn and understand the objectives, structures, operations and functions of a new business area
Ability to drive to the heart of business problems to ensure the development of practical enterprise solutions that consider all teams, initiatives, and long-term strategy
Intellectual curiosity and the ability to question thought partners across functional areas in support strategic outcomes
Expert written and verbal communication skills; must be able to organize and present information clearly and concisely to program leadership, subject matter experts and key stakeholders
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to operate effectively in a cross functional and complex matrixed work environment
Flexible and adaptable with a propensity to persevere through ambiguous situations and respond to new information or unexpected circumstances
Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively
Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
Ability and willingness to recognize work that needs to be completed, to seek out additional assignments or tasks, and to help others
Passionate about data and its value and usage
What's required?
Showcase 5+ years of experience as a business analyst or equivalent including managing requirements for large bodies of work
Prior experience or exposure to Core (Master) Data, Data Quality, Data Governance and Metadata Management (ideally in a technology organization)
Preferred - Training / certification in IIBA CBAP, IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), IIBA Agile Analysis Certification (AAC), IREB CPRE, Six Sigma, BPMN or similar.
Prior experience working in a large scaled Agile environment, particularly familiar with SCRUM practices
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field preferred
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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
The annual base pay for this position is: $106,274.00 - $159,410.00F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
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It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.