Data Analyst

Primary Responsibilities:
* Work with business partners to identify business need, project scope, perform feasibility analysis, and prioritize deliverables
* Define the need and primary objectives, develop and document business requirements to ensure clients’ needs are captured and delivered (e.g. use case-based Business Requirements Documents with evidence demonstrating competence writing unique, code-able, testable business requirements; user stories Requirements Traceability Matrix)
* Collaborate with Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, Architects, Business Partners and other Technology teams to ensure requirements and design are completely understood
* Assist in quality assurance and user acceptance testing by writing test scripts, executing test cases and documenting defects (e.g. test case development; active participation and oral communication through defect triaging, use of application lifecycle management tools through code promotion)
* Manage delivery and project plans in line with agreed standards and/or Service Level Agreements
* Identify opportunities and integrations with other process automation tools as appropriate
* Ensure that deliverables meet agreed-upon standards for quality and non-functional requirements, and that the products meet the stated business need
* Collaborate with a cross-functional team of designers, business analysts, developers, testers and others to build and execute against Product Roadmaps and Release Plans
* Own, prioritize, and maintain the Product Backlog, including definition of user stories and acceptance criteria, assess impact of defects including providing key input on decisions
* Communicate progress, status, risks and issues regularly with Automation Engagement Director, partners and stakeholders. Problem solve issues and provide timely responses and solutions
* Maintain accurate and detailed information within Rally and other reporting tools
– Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
Required Qualifications:
* Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
* 1+ years of experiences on SQL
* Experience gathering and working through business and/or technical requirements
* Proven ability to apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations
* Proven ability to independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end
* Proven ability to assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement
* Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to provide clear explanations and overviews to others (internal and external) of their work efforts
* Experience successfully manage multiple activities, assess priorities and achieve solutions under tight deadlines for themselves
* Experience working in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications:
* 1+ years of experience as a business analyst
* 2+ years of experiences on SQL
* 1+ years of experience working on Data Engineering Platform.
* 1+ years of experience in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including Waterfall and Agile Methodologies
* Experience with the following tools/applications: Mongo, MySQL, CA Agile
* Experience and understanding of workflow-based logic and conceptualize it as an solution
Careers with Optum. Here’s the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world’s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life’s best work.^SM

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