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Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Business Analyst, you will act as an interpreter between the worlds of IT and business, working closely with clients to gather requirements and ensure accurate translation into solutions. You will utilize various techniques, including agile principles and methodologies, to deliver high-quality solutions that meet client needs. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Gather Client Requirements: Work with clients to gather requirements using a variety of techniques, including agile principles and methodologies, to ensure accurate understanding of their needs. • Interface with Development Team: Collaborate with the development team to ensure requirements are being translated into the solution accurately, tracking progress and managing user acceptance testing. • Develop Training Materials: Create technical documentation and training materials to communicate and educate the client and user community on the solution. • Apply Business Acumen: Apply basic financial concepts, knowledge of business plans, and impact analysis to inform solution delivery and ensure alignment with client goals. • Manage Solution Delivery: Track the progress of the solution through development, ensuring timely and effective delivery to meet client needs.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Agile Methodologies Application: Exposure to agile principles and methodologies, with ability to apply them in gathering client requirements and delivering solutions.
• Business Acumen: Experience working with basic financial concepts, knowledge of business plans, and impact analysis to inform solution delivery.
• Requirements Gathering Techniques: Exposure to various techniques for gathering client requirements, with ability to select and apply the most effective approach.
• Solution Delivery Management: Experience working with development teams to track progress, manage user acceptance testing, and ensure timely delivery of solutions.
• Technical Documentation Development: Exposure to creating technical documentation and training materials to communicate and educate clients and user communities on solutions.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Application Architecture Knowledge: Exposure to application architecture and its integration with business solutions, enabling effective communication with development teams and informed solution delivery.
• Database Management Understanding: Familiarity with database management principles and practices, allowing for effective collaboration with development teams and robust solution design.