Job Title: SYSTEM ANALYST
Location: New York, NY
Zip Code: 10162

Description:

McGraw-Hill Education addresses virtually every aspect of the education market from pre-K through professional learning. Using traditional materials, online learning and multimedia tools, we empower the growth of teachers, professionals and students of all ages. Our technical innovations are changing the way people learn, with e-books, online tutoring, customized course Web sites and subscription services. We are also a leading provider of reference and trade publishing for the medical, business, engineering and other professions.

McGraw-Hill Education is a lifelong learning partner to students and teachers of all kinds, everywhere.

The Grow Network, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a nationally recognized leader in assessment reporting for states and large districts across the country. The Grow Network currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Systems Analyst.

The System Analyst works with Architects and Product Managers to translate business-level requirements into system-level requirements, builds technical and supporting documents, and manages their workflow for multiple implementation projects within a defined product line. Act as central contact for the architecture and design for a product line for product managers, executives and onshore/offshore development teams.

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Work with business analysts to construct System Requirement Specification documents from use-cases and supporting documentation

Document the architecture vision and tactical directions for existing and forthcoming Grow products in conjunction with other System Analysts and Architects

Develop or review estimates for Elaboration and Construction phase activities of offshore teams

Provide technical leadership and standards setting for the definition, workflow and management of technical design and requirement documents

Attend architecture and SA COP meetings

Work with Product Managers to define support documents

Think creatively with Product Managers to brainstorm new innovations and directions.

Work with Architects to define and build robust documentation and specifications for archtiectures, designs and other artifacts

Work with the Product and Design Teams to develop robust technical roadmaps and plans

Work with the PMO and Business Analysts to build best practices in requirements management

Ability to demonstrate a full understanding of base computer science concepts

Deep experience with current software development and management practices like RUP and UML, as well as Agile and Lean processes

Deep experience writing clean, clear, understandable, organized, traceable requirements for use by distributed teams.

Deep and proven experience working to detail Use Cases and Scenarios, and aligning with existing core IP such as domain models, identity models, etc

Experience collaborating directly with Business Analysts and Architects to build architectural descriptions and system requirements specifications, including non-functional requirements and design constraints

Understanding of Java and JEE5 and exposure to technologies such as JSPs and JSTL, JAXB, JDBC, JMS, ORM software, and JBoss SEAM and Jakarta Struts

Understanding of SOA architectures, design and development with WSDL/SOAP, REST, JBI, or SCA

Understanding of XML and XSLT systems used for rendering content

Understanding of data warehousing and reporting systems

Excellent communication, writing, facilitation, negotiation, collaboration and interpersonal skills

Experience in educational instruction or educational assessment field definite plus

Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision

Minimum of five+ years experience in a purely analyst role using object oriented technologies in database-driven print and/or web development


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