Request Technology-Stephanie Baker/Chicago, IL
Bachelor's Degree Required; Candidates must be open to 50% travel nationally during the week.
A prestigious professional services firm in Chicago is looking for talented SharePoint Business Analysts to deliver solutions to their clients located nationwide.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The SharePoint Business Analyst will play a central role in the complete SharePoint solution life cycle including sales, design, configuration and delivery of engagements.
Teaming with other professionals in the Software Services practice, the SharePoint Business Analyst's primary responsibilities are capturing user requirements through collaboration with the client, designing and configuring SharePoint solutions, leading and participating in testing sessions, and coordinating final implementation of the application based on client and subject-matter expert feedback.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for achieving business goals using technology and exceeding client expectations. They will be excited about the capabilities SharePoint offers organizations and are driven to learn all aspects of its functionality, strengths, and weaknesses.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Knowledge of system implementation concepts (requirements gathering, configuration, methodologies, testing and documentation) for full life cycle projects from solution definition through development, implementation and rollout. Familiarity with either SharePoint MOSS 2007 or 2010
Proven ability to team with Project Managers and Architects to communicate progress and risks with client personnel for purposes of decision making
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Understanding of SharePoint features including content deployment, managed metadata and SharePoint Designer
Familiarity with design and configuration of SharePoint collaboration sites, InfoPath forms and workflow
Familiarity with the concept of Enterprise Social Collaboration
Experience with design and configuration of site collection strategies for content types, templates, security, workflow and search
Experience with design and configuration of portal, publishing and collaboration sites
Experience with selecting and implementing third party solutions, plug-ins and custom web parts for SharePoint
Expertise in devising SharePoint solutions that are part of a larger enterprise-wide integrated architecture
Demonstrated ability to stay current with knowledge management best practices, existing and emerging technology platforms and collaboration/social engineering industry trends
Ability to know when SharePoint is not the right solution for a problem and can communicate alternatives effectively
Familiarity with the concepts of information architecture and user-centered design
EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline (eg MIS, Engineering, Computer Science or related technical degree) required
3+ years of experience
Significant portion of above experience working for a technology consulting firm or software product company
Employment Type: Permanent
Other Pay Info: DOE
Note: Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location. No sponsorship is available unless noted in the description above.
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