Position: Business Analyst
Category: Business Analyst
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 2

Certifications:
ECBA®

Course certificates:
IIBA®-endorsed 'CBAP® Certification Preparation' (2023)
'NFR-time' (2022) 
'Business Analysis in IT' (2021) 

Degrees:
PhD in Cognitive Linguistics (2009)
- 2 years of experience as Business Analyst;
- Working on agile software development projects (from discovery to launch);
- Strong understanding of the agile SDLC, lean principles, business value, and requirements life cycle;
- General understanding of web technologies;
- Understanding of web & mobile UX / UI design principles;
- Working on, coordinating, and communicating on cross-team initiatives;
- Cross-cultural, multi-time-zone, distributed stakeholder management;
- Documenting acceptance criteria and user documentation;
- Modeling and prototyping software (Draw.io, Miro, Mindmup, InVision, Balsamiq);
- Proficient with requirements-gathering tools (JIRA);
- Managing and updating Wiki documentation (Confluence);
- Proficient with presentation, demo, and web communication tools (Canva, GSuite, PowerPoint, ShareX, Screencastify, Slack);
- Ability to communicate complex technical problems to a non-technical audience;
- Strong technical writing skills, with the ability to concisely describe business requirements and application features.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE: marketing; creative, technical, academic writing; scientific research; education & course design; proofreading and authorship.

SOFT SKILLS: strong communicative skills, creative and systems thinking, agency, stress resilience, attention to detail.

Interested in part- / full-time BA position.