Appealing Points
- Act as the primary liaison between business users, product owners, development teams, QA teams and offshore delivery teams
- Support application development, enhancement, migration, integration and modernization initiatives across Java and VB.NET technology landscapes
- Work across Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid delivery, covering the full SDLC from requirements gathering through SIT, UAT and production release
Annual Salary: 8 Million Yen and above
Job Responsibilities
- Facilitate workshops and requirement-gathering sessions with business stakeholders, SMEs, product owners and technology teams for Java and VB.NET-based applications
- Elicit, analyze, document, validate and manage business, functional and non-functional requirements
- Create and maintain Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Specifications, User Stories, Process Flows and other project documentation
- Translate Japanese business requirements into clear, detailed and actionable requirements for offshore development and testing teams
- Ensure end-to-end requirements traceability throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Act as the primary liaison between business users, product owners, development teams, QA teams and offshore delivery teams
- Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management and production release activities
- Support project delivery across Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies
- Collaborate with architects and technical teams to assess solution feasibility, identify risks and recommend process improvements
- Support application development, enhancement, migration, integration and modernization initiatives across Java and VB.NET technology landscapes
- Ensure delivered solutions align with business objectives, quality standards, compliance requirements and operational expectations
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst in application development, system integration or application modernization projects
- Strong experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation and stakeholder management
- Experience creating BRDs, Functional Specifications, User Stories, Use Cases and process documentation
- Hands-on experience working within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Experience coordinating with offshore development and QA teams
- Strong understanding of testing processes, including SIT, UAT, defect management and release management
- Experience working in Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid delivery environments
- Excellent communication, facilitation, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to bridge communication gaps between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, and to engage both business and technical stakeholders effectively
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the insurance industry
- Hands-on exposure to Java, VB.NET, SQL Server, Oracle, REST APIs and enterprise application integration solutions
- Understanding of application modernization, legacy system transformation and migration initiatives
- Experience working within global delivery models involving onsite and offshore teams
- Knowledge of insurance business processes such as policy administration, underwriting, claims management or customer servicing
- Familiarity with cloud technologies and modern application architectures
- Certifications in Business Analysis, Agile/Scrum, Product Ownership or Project Management
- Experience supporting digital transformation and enterprise modernization programs
Language Required: Native level Japanese and Business level English.
Company Description
This company is one of the largest IT consulting companies in Europe, with more than 200,000 employees based in locations in over 40 countries.
As a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, they were established in 2013 as a Japanese corporation of the world's leading IT consulting company at the forefront of innovation, and they offer a wide range of integrated services with the highest level of technology and abundant expertise.
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. Skillset Required: Liaison between business users and technical teams, Application development, Enhancement, Migration, Integration, Modernization, Java, VB.NET, Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid delivery, SDLC, Requirements gathering, Requirement elicitation, Analysis, Documentation, Validation, Stakeholder management, Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Specifications, User Stories, Use Cases, Process Flows, Project documentation, Translation of business requirements, Requirements traceability, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Defect management, Production release, Coordination, Solution feasibility assessment, Risk identification, Process improvements, Communication, Facilitation, Problem-solving, Analytical skills, Coordination with offshore development and QA teams, Testing processes, Global delivery models, Onsite and offshore teams, SQL Server, Oracle, REST APIs, Enterprise application integration, Application modernization, Legacy system transformation, Migration initiatives, Insurance business processes, Policy administration, Underwriting, Claims management, Customer servicing, Cloud technologies, Modern application architectures, Digital transformation, Enterprise modernization programs