IT Systems Analyst: IV (Lead)

Job Title: Senior Business Systems Analyst, HVC Application Management

Location: Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (Hybrid, 2–3 days onsite). Potential monthly travel if not centrally located.
Duration: Contract - 4 months
Pay Range: $50/hr $70/hr (W2)
Job ID: 372675



About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.



Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to join our growing team supporting the Energy Refineries, Pipelines, and Terminals (RPT) business. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in requirements definition, business process analysis, integrated application support, and end-to-end IT coordination and a proven ability to translate business objectives into actionable system requirements, drive continuous improvement, and deliver measurable value.

Responsibilities:

Understand industry issues and trends and present technical solutions that provide business value.
Analyze business strategy and user needs, document specifications, and translate objectives into system requirements.
Guide business case development for new functionality, including cost/benefit and risk/impact analysis.
Deliver value through benefits realization, cost avoidance, and opportunity identification to modernize the organization.
Maintain an understanding of business processes and focus on continuous improvement.
Gather requirements into user stories and engage teams for development, QA, and implementation.
Coordinate system development, QA, and user acceptance testing.
Support, test, and enhance moderately complex information systems, including error management functionality.
Provide new user training on supported applications as requested.
Own and support applications within the business portfolio and ensure secondary support coverage and training.
Minimize application support load by refining error management and triaging to first-level support.
Provide end-to-end IT coordination for all related activities and drive projects to successful completion.
Collaborate with other Business Units to identify and deliver enterprise value.
Required Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent training and experience.
4+ years of IT and Business Systems Analysis experience, including requirements and business process definition and strong documentation.
Experience with development, implementation, and support of integrated business applications.
Proven end-to-end IT coordination and project support experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication and the ability to solve complex problems independently and within teams.
Preferred Skills:

Background in supply planning and optimization; Energy domain experience is desirable.
Proficiency in SQL and data lake environments, including data modeling, querying, and analysis.
Experience importing data for reporting, spreadsheets, graphs, and flowcharts.
General knowledge of system development methodologies.
Experience with Microsoft development platforms including Azure DevOps.
Business Intelligence and Microsoft Power Platform experience.
Understanding of organizational goals and how technology solutions impact outcomes.
Collaboration with internal and external partners to deliver solutions.
Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

Competitive compensation and benefits.
Opportunities for growth with global clients.
A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.


About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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