For the given job description <<About Grainger
Grainger is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. We achieve our purpose, We Keep the World Working, by serving more than 4.5 million customers with a wide range of products that keep their operations running and their people safe. Grainger also delivers services and solutions, such as technical support and inventory management, to save customers time and money.
We're looking for passionate people who can move our company forward. As one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, we have a welcoming workplace where you can build a career for yourself while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone is an individual. Find your way with Grainger today.
Position Details
The Engineering Business Analyst has the responsibility of being very deep in our technology project and product work and being a key team member who knows all aspects. The Engineering Business Analyst is aligned to challenging projects and brings high value insights to our engineering teams. The Engineering Business Analyst may be involved in multiple technology projects at a time and will need excellent technical skills to ensure projects are being completed on time and at the highest of quality. You will work with Grainger's software engineers and portfolio managers, with you main responsibility being writing stories to be implemented by the engineering team. The Engineering Business Analyst must have a blend of business and technical skills as they must understand the business cases and requirements and then help to analyze and solicit requirements. Using the requirements, you must make technical documentation and write stories for the engineering team to use. Throughout the lifecycle of a project, you may develop data models and process flows, facilitate implementation through training, update cost estimates and timelines, and assist with testing and change management. You will partner with multiple team members in different functions and levels during a project, including software engineering, portfolio management, quality, finance, product, and operations. Your role will have a focus on process improvement as well as diagnostics at the end of a project to ensure effectiveness. You will report to the Manager, Engineering Business Analysis.
You Will
Develop technical solutions to business problems by defining and documenting requirements.Write user stories and ensure integrity of stories across projects.Write and validate acceptance criteria within area of expertise. Groom and maintain user stories.Define and perform functional configurations.Complete impact analysis for complex projects and products.Facilitate requirements gathering sessions to aid partners in exposing and explaining their needs.Conduct industry and internal research and apply best practices to Grainger.Ensure decision-making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources and compiling it into a clear and applicable format; Have an opinion as to what a correct decision is and influence the engineering team.Create artifacts and provide data-driven recommendations that are clear to your business and technology partners.Help lead tactical planning discussions.Develop scaled, automated, user-friendly systems, reports and dashboards to support our needs.
You Have
BABS in Business, Computer Science, Finance or related field5+ years of relevant work experience in a business analyst, data analyst or statistical analyst roleDeep technical expertise regarding IT systems, workflows, and data structuresExperience summarizing multiple types and sources of information into actionExperience working with senior business and technical partners; including experience pushing back respectfully to get projects completedExperience operating in an Agile context
Rewards And Benefits
With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet our team members' individual needs. Check out some of the rewards available to you at Grainger
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plansPaid time off (PTO) and 6 company holidays per yearAutomatic 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay periodEmployee discounts, parental leave, 3:1 match on donations and tuition reimbursementA comprehensive set of emotional, financial, physical and social wellbeing programs
DEI Statement
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.>> the resume: <<Career OverviewMeticulous Senior Software Test Analyst who undertakes complex assignments, meets rigid deadlines and delivers superior performance. Possess practical knowledge on analyzing Bank Payments. Applies strong technical and analytical skills to inform Senior Management, Clients and Technology of key issues in the application and help the clients by providing good recommendations. Operates with a strong sense of urgency and thrives in a fast paced setting.
QualificationsJava, SQL, PL/SQL, HTMLApplications 	     : HP Quality Centre 10,  IBM Mainframe (AS400).Visual Studio 2015, VMware 12Pro,    MSOffice13, Tableau, MS Visio, E-Draw MySQL, MS Access, Oracle SQL DeveloperOperating systems  :  Proficient on Windows 7/ 8.1 / 10, Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora)Certification          : International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB), Six Sigma, MS SQL, A+academic Project: - Store Management SystemStrong analytical skillsStructured query language (SQL) expertInformation securityProject managementUNIX/LINUXStrong collaborative skillsDocument managementTestingOptimizing and performance tuningExcellent problem solving skills
Work Experience2009to2015Senior Software Test AnalystConduent Incorporated–New Castle,IN,Developed Store Management system in JavaFX using Eclipse Standard Edition, SceneBuilder 8.0 for creating the Front Interface and used MySQL Database as the Back End.Created using the MVC (Model, View and Controller) Architecture.Implemented the CRUD functionality and Object Oriented features such as: Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation Professional experience Project Title: World link World Link deals with cross-border funds transfer is an electronic payment order delivered to your beneficiary's bank using the World Link global account structure.World Link Payment Services enables you to issue payments via wire transfer in over 135 currencies.Project Title: Automated Clearing House (ACH) Automated Clearing House (ACH) is an electronic network for financial transactions in the United States.ACH processes large volumes of credit and debit transactions in batches.ACH credit transfers include direct deposit, payroll and vendor payments.Project Title: EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Citi make its payments via EDI (i.e.Electronic Data Interchange) between two parties.This is a secure, cost-effective way to manage global file-based payments around the world and round the clock.It promotes a straight-through processing environment via a single delivery channel and is augmented through the automated delivery or transaction status information.Roles and Responsibilities: Organized Conference calls, training sessions and walkthrough with Clients, Senior Management and Developers to Plan Project Activities, understand the Business Requirements and Testing Method.Assisted the clients and testing team by creating the Business Process Flow diagrams, Use Case diagrams using MS Visio and provided Power point presentations Enthusiastically participated in Creating Test Plan document with the Business and Technology; Documented and managed objectives, priorities, and deliverables and also was involved in creating Test Strategies to inform the managers and testing team about what approach is implemented and addressing to the key issues in the testing process.Helped the higher management by providing estimations on how much time will be required for each testing phase and also providing resource allocation that will be required for the project.Created the Test Scenario and Requirement Traceability Matrix which assists the testing team and senior management to analyze the scenarios and requirements respectively.Carried out different types of testing depending on the Business and Functional requirement to meet the Clients expectations by setting up the Test Environment and by using various tools such as HP Quality Center, MySQL, Oracle SQL Developer and MS Access, Bugzilla.These testing types includes: * Unit Testing * System Testing * Database Testing * UAT Testing * Functionality Testing * Regression Testing The Defect Analysis report facilitated the Clients and Developers as it contained a detailed information about the errors occurred.Actively participated on weekly Status and Defect calls with Business and Technology teams by providing them the current testing status and what defects occurred.Additional Responsibilities:  Motivated the team on completing the project by the release date, clearing colleagues doubts if any and effectively trained new hires on testing concepts, testing tools and provided them necessary banking domain knowledge Worked on project related documents explaining the testing procedure and also creating various excel and power point presentations for internal Audits to ensure Process compliance.Volunteered to handle Project Audits and Project documents and was involved in conducting various audits such as Integrated Quality Management System, Risk Control and Self-Assessment and Project Management Review for the team.Prepared and presented technical proposals for clients.Led design presentations to product management team of [Number].Troubleshooted and resolved web application issues escalated from customer support and other departments with a 100% success rate.Assisted in the monitoring and reporting on website traffic and performance.Assisted in the monitoring and reporting on website traffic and performance.Worked with clients to analyze computing and network needs and installed appropriate solutions within each organization's budget.Served as operating system expert, providing technical support for entire organization.Responsible for implementation of new mainframe development project.Developed and maintained accurate network documentation and Visio diagrams to provide management with proper understanding of organizational needs.Provided senior technical support to both in-house staff and user departments for all network applications.
Education and TrainingExpected inMay 2017totoMaster's:Information Technology and ManagementIllinois Institute of Technology-Chicago,ILGPA:GPA: 4.0Information Technology and Management Member of [Club Name] Club,[Number] GPAExpected in2014totoMaster's:Information ManagementWelingkar College, Mumbai University-Mumbai,MaharashtraGPA:Information Management[Number] GPAExpected intoto:-,GPA:GPA: 3.5Expected inJuly 2008totoBachelors of Science:Information TechnologyVidyavardhini College, Mumbai University-,GPA:GPA: 3.6Information Technology GPA: 3.6
SkillsQuality Analysis, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Testing and Implementation>>. The result is, 

Fit assessment: Good Fit