Position Summary:

The Technical Analyst serves as a liaison between business and technology teams to evaluate business requirements against technical capabilities and extract architectural enablement initiatives. This position will investigate, assess, and recommend third-party platforms and solutions that align with and achieve business and technical requirements. This position demonstrates an exceptional ability to translate business requirements into non-functional and technical requirements bridging the gap between the business and technical teams.

What's great about working for Foundation? Plenty! We have a fun, casual, yet hard-working culture that invests in our employees, promotes creativity, and delivers on our reputation. How would you like to work for a company that offers manicures and pedicures in the office? We do! How about house cleaning, gas cards, laundry services, and monthly happy hour - we offer all this and more!

At Foundation we believe in and promote a work-life balance with a top-notch workout facility, fitness classes and free personal training; and for those competitive types, a game room complete with table tennis, foosball, and video game systems. Also a few comforts of home, there is a full kitchen, free coffee, soft drinks, and snacks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Translate business requirements into appropriate technical specifications documenting non-functional specifications, conversions, interfaces, reports, forms, and workflows
• Ensure technical business requirements are defined, addressed, and in alignment with organizational objectives
• Read, assess and interpret vended and solution architecture and translates into scope of work and technical specification requirements for integration
• Develop and refine processes for running POC activities for new technologies
• Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure successful implementation of technology solutions in accordance with business requirements and technical standards.
• Help to maximize the benefit of technology investments using proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to balance technology and business needs
• Partner with teams to define systems improvement focusing on scale, efficiency, and automation
• Conduct meetings and presentations to share ideas, effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
• Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards

Required Skills and Experience:

• Expert understanding of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies, to enforce best practices.
• Good understanding of Microsoft SQL Server technology with the ability to read basic data models and generate simple queries.
• Keen ability to understand business rules and requirements surrounding a software project and translate those requirements into appropriate solutions.
• Solid understanding of DevOps and how DevOps practices impact software delivery and quality
• Solid understanding of network, server, and other technologies to effectively communicate with IT infrastructure personnel.
• General understanding of all facets of designated systems including data interfaces, user interfaces, reporting, modeling, and all other customization points within these systems.
• Familiar with Software Architecture and the impact architectural decisions have on software delivery

Foundation is constantly recognized as one of Northeast Ohio's top workplaces. We are a 17-time winner of the NorthCoast 99 award, a multi-year winner of The Plain Dealer's Top Workplaces award, and have been recognized multiple years on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

Let's start your future at Foundation!

Foundation Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer.