SharePoint Business Analyst

SMART TECH SKILLS LLC

SharePoint Business Analyst

Boston, MA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Competitive salary

    Location Hybrid: Chelsea, MA

    Experience Level

    Senior Level (5+ Years Business Analysis, 2+ Years SharePoint)

    Position Overview

    A&F IT is seeking a SharePoint Business Analyst to support the Department of Revenue's enterprise initiative to migrate network file shares to Microsoft 365 SharePoint Online and OneDrive. This role will work closely with business units, application teams, security teams, and IT leadership to assess current file storage structures, analyze business processes, document requirements, and develop SharePoint information architecture and governance recommendations.

    The ideal candidate will have strong SharePoint Online expertise, business analysis experience, file share migration experience, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable SharePoint solutions supporting enterprise collaboration, security, and file management needs.

    Key Responsibilities

    Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering

    Conduct stakeholder interviews and requirements workshops across DOR business units and A&F IT teams.

    Analyze current business processes, file storage practices, and collaboration requirements.

    Document business requirements, use cases, workflows, and functional specifications.

    Create user stories, business process models, and process improvement recommendations.

    Facilitate requirements reviews and stakeholder approval sessions.

    SharePoint Assessment & Migration Planning

    Assess existing network file shares and determine migration impacts.

    Analyze folder structures, security permissions, and file ownership models.

    Evaluate current file usage and collaboration patterns.

    Define SharePoint Online and OneDrive adoption strategies.

    Recommend SharePoint site structures and content organization models.

    SharePoint Solution Design

    Develop SharePoint information architecture recommendations.

    Design SharePoint site structures, document libraries, metadata strategies, and governance models.

    Define SharePoint security group structures and permission models.

    Support enterprise architecture planning for SharePoint-based file storage.

    Coordinate SharePoint security recommendations with IT security and CISO teams.

    Application & Impact Analysis

    Identify applications and business processes dependent upon network file shares.

    Document application integrations, read/write dependencies, and migration impacts.

    Analyze operational risks associated with file migration activities.

    Produce application inventories and dependency documentation.

    Documentation & Governance

    Create and maintain:

    Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)

    Use Cases

    Process Maps

    SharePoint Models

    Security Models

    Migration Documentation

    Governance Documentation

    Store and manage project artifacts within SharePoint.

    Review and update SharePoint governance standards and documentation.

    Stakeholder Engagement

    Present findings, recommendations, and solution options to business and technical stakeholders.

    Participate in executive and senior leadership briefings.

    Facilitate meetings and project discussions.

    Serve as liaison between business users, technical teams, project managers, and leadership.

    Project Support

    Utilize Jira to manage:

    User Stories

    Requirements

    Tasks

    Project Artifacts

    Support project planning, status tracking, and implementation activities.

    Collaborate with project teams throughout the migration lifecycle.

    Required Qualifications

    Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.

    5+ years of Business Analysis experience.

    2+ years of SharePoint Online experience in an enterprise environment.

    Experience leading network file share to SharePoint migrations.

    Strong understanding of:

    SharePoint Online

    OneDrive

    Microsoft 365

    SharePoint Information Architecture

    SharePoint Security Models

    Experience gathering, documenting, and validating business requirements.

    Experience developing:

    Use Cases

    Process Models

    Requirements Documents

    SharePoint Models

    Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

    Experience conducting stakeholder interviews and workshops.

    Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

    Experience using Visio and PowerPoint.

    Experience using Jira or similar project management tools.

    Preferred Qualifications

    Experience within government or public-sector organizations.

    Experience supporting large-scale Microsoft 365 initiatives.

    Experience with SharePoint governance frameworks.

    Experience with records management and document retention strategies.

    Experience collaborating with cybersecurity and compliance teams.

    Experience with enterprise content management solutions.

    Core Skills

    Business Analysis

    SharePoint Online

    Microsoft 365

    OneDrive

    Requirements Gathering

    Business Process Modeling

    Use Cases

    Information Architecture

    SharePoint Governance

    SharePoint Security

    File Share Migration

    Stakeholder Management

    Process Mapping

    Documentation

    Visio

    PowerPoint

    Jira

    Workflow Analysis

    Enterprise Collaboration

    Content Management