Senior Applications Analyst
Whitehouse Station, NJ

Job Description

Chubb Senior Applications Analyst

The Claims IT Senior Application Analyst is responsible for working with business partners to identify and define their needs by analyzing, defining and formalizing business processes and requirements, and recommending approaches that drive results and enable the business to achieve its goals. Under minimal supervision, this position will have responsibility for the development of business requirements and documentation for application development; assist with the interpretation and documentation of business needs; achieve a solid understanding of technology, product and service solutions and in-depth products/application knowledge; and participate in development of IT solutions for business partners.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

* Collaborate with business and IT to define and manage project scope. Manage requirements throughout the SDLC.


* Plan and/or assist in the planning of business analysis activities, including developing estimates for business analysis tasks. Accountable for managing to those estimates.


* Actively assist in the elicitation of requirements using techniques such as interviews, workshops, JAD sessions, and/or existing systems documentation or procedures.


* Document and assist in the analysis of business requirements based on working knowledge of techniques or while learning industry standard analysis techniques such as data flow modeling, workflow analysis, functional decomposition analysis and business rule definition.


* Collaborate with technical resources to provide input to the solution design.


* Work with business partners to develop acceptance criteria and a plan to facilitate user acceptance testing to ensure that the solution meets the business requirements.


* Collaborate across business and technology functions to ensure comprehensive business solutions are implemented.



Recommended Qualifications

* 3-5 years of experience in a systems analysis environment.


* Experience in the insurance industry, including claims processing strongly preferred.


* Working experience with Agile/Scrum SDLC methodology.


* High degree of analytical intelligence, with strong attention to detail


* Proactive self-starter who demonstrates a high level of productivity.


* Must be flexible and effective at multi-tasking.


* Able to establish positive relationships with IT staff, business partners and other key stakeholders.


* Must be pro-active with issue identification and resolution.



Preferred Technical Skills

* Strong SQL skills to query SQL databases



Education and Training

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or equivalent working experience in information technology.


* Business Analysis certification a plus.


* Insurance specific training or designation a plus.