Software Business Analyst

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Gather and document software requirements from stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
- Write and maintain Software Requirements Specifications (SRS) that clearly communicate the requirements to development and testing teams.
- Suggest updates and improvements to existing software features based on feedback and analysis.
- Conduct testing to ensure the software meets the specified requirements, including functional, non-functional, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Collaborate with developers and other teams to ensure requirements are implemented correctly.
- Ensure the software meets quality standards and is free of defects.
- Report on testing results, including any issues found and their resolution.
- Assist with the creation of user manuals or other documentation if necessary.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 2-4 years of experience in software requirements gathering, SRS writing, and software testing.
- Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle and testing processes.
- Familiarity with Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Knowledge of tools such as Jira, Selenium, TestRail, and MS Office.

**Key Skills**:

- **Requirement Gathering and Documentation**: Ability to gather, document, and manage software requirements using methodologies like Agile or Waterfall.
- **SRS Writing**: Proficient in writing clear, detailed, and understandable Software Requirements Specifications (SRS).
- **Software Testing**: Knowledge of manual and automated testing processes, ensuring quality control and identifying bugs.
- **Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)**: Understanding of the phases of software development, from requirements gathering to testing and deployment.
- **Communication Skills**: Excellent verbal and written communication to work with developers, stakeholders, and other teams.
- **Problem-Solving and Analytical Thinking**: Ability to suggest software features and improvements based on analysis of requirements and user feedback.
- **Tools Proficiency**: Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello), and testing tools (e.g., Selenium, TestRail), as well as documentation tools like MS Word or Confluence.

**Requirements Software Management Tools**:

- **IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (formerly Rational DOORS)**: A widely used tool for capturing, tracking, and managing software requirements.
- **Jama Connect**: A tool used for managing requirements, traceability, and test management throughout the product development lifecycle.
- **Helix RM**: A requirements management tool that helps with managing, tracking, and ensuring software requirements are met.

**Project Management Tools**:
Proficiency with different project management tools and the ability to assess and analyze requirements and advise on the best project management tools to meet project goals and objectives

**Version Control and Collaboration Tools**:

- **Git/GitHub**: Understanding version control is essential for tracking software updates, feature changes, and updates to requirements.
- **Bitbucket**: A version control repository for managing code and collaborative development.
- **Gitlab**:

- **Azur devops**:
**Business Analysis Tools**:
Proficiency with different business analysis tools and the ability to assess and analyze requirements and advise on the best business analysis tools to meet project goals and objectives

**Automated Testing Tools**:

- **Laradusks**:

- **Jest javascript testing framework**:

- **Postman**: A popular tool for API testing, particularly useful when working on software features with backend systems.
- **TestComplete**: An automated testing tool used for functional and regression testing.

**Data Modeling Tools**:

- **ER/Studio**: Used for database design and data modeling, which can be important when gathering technical requirements that relate to databases.
- **Microsoft Visio**: A tool for creating diagrams and flowcharts, which can be valuable for creating data models and visualizing system interactions.
- **Xmind**

**Documentation and Reporting Tools**:

- **Google Docs** or **Microsoft Word**: For writing and sharing documentation such as SRS documents, user manuals, and project reports.
- **Tableau** or **Power BI**: For data visualization, useful in reporting software quality, testing outcomes, and project status to stakeholders.
- **Confluence**: A collaboration tool that allows teams to document and share knowledge, including software requirements and user stories.