What Does an IT Business Analyst Do?

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Job designation: - IT Business Analyst

 The IT Business Analyst is an essential part of the IT department. They are responsible for managing the company's IT processes, analyzing business needs, and then suggesting solutions to the business that would help grow their revenue.

Duties and responsibilities of an IT Business Analyst

The IT Business Analyst has a lot of responsibilities. They need to be able to understand the technology, help with leadership and operational decisions, and have a good knowledge of the company's business.

• Creating and documenting test cases, test plans, and test procedures

• Ensuring that all software is functioning properly and in compliance with company standards

• Conducting code reviews, code walkthroughs, and code audits

• Documenting technical requirements for new projects

• Develop an understanding of the business needs to be met by the application

• Maintain an in depth understanding of the technical aspects of the business

• Ensure that all software is functioning properly and in compliance with company standards

• Document project requirements for new projects

Places of employment for an IT Business Analyst

The most popular places for an IT Business Analyst are in the IT industry, consulting companies, and software development companies.

Some of the most common places where IT Business Analysts work includes consulting firms, IT service providers, software companies, and banks.

Work schedule of an IT Business Analyst

 Work schedules of an IT Business Analyst vary depending on the needs of the company. However, there are certain work timings that can be followed to serve as a standard for this profession:

- Morning: 2:00 am - 7:00 am

- Day: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

- Evening/Night: 5:00 pm - 11:30 pm

As a result, IT Business Analysts have long days with frequent shifts in between, where they have very little contact time with their family members and severely limited time for breaks.

IT Business Analyst profession may sound exciting but this career is not for everyone due to its demanding nature.

Qualifications required to become an IT Business Analyst

While the Indian IT sector is rapidly growing, the qualifications required to become an IT Business Analyst in India vary from company to company. What does remain consistent across companies is that candidates must have a good understanding of domain knowledge and experience in project management.

To become an IT Business Analyst in India, you will need to have a Bachelors in Computer-related discipline, good analytical skills, and some certification.

Under-graduate courses to become an IT Business Analyst

•        B.Sc. in Computer Science

•       B. Tech. in Computer Engineering

Eligibility to pursue the course: -

• University requirements say that students must score a minimum of 50% or higher on their 12th class examination.

• Students must have finished 12th  with science or other subjects of that stream

• Admission process involves an entrance exam or merit-based depending on the university you are considering.

Entrance-exams to be taken to pursue the course

•        JEE-Mains

•        JEE Advanced

Institutes which are offering these courses

•        IIT-Delhi

•        Parul University

•        Woxsen University

•        IIT-Bombay

•        IIT-Kharagpur

Post-graduate courses for an IT Business Analyst

• M.Sc. in Computer Science

• M. Tech. in Computer Engineering

• MBA in Business Analytics

Eligibility to pursue the course: -

• You need to achieve an average score of 55% or more to be eligible for this course.

• Must have pursued a degree in computer science or any other related disciplines

• Admissions are based on entrance exams and merit lists.

Entrance-exams to be taken to pursue the course

• CAT 

• MAT

• XAT

• GATE

Institutes which are offering these courses

• IIM-Calcutta

• LPU Jalandhar - Lovely Professional University

• MSU Baroda - Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

• Christ University, Bangalore

• BHU Varanasi - Banaras Hindu University

• Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

• NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Key/Technical skills

• Analytical thinking

• Communication skill

• Critical thinking

• Decision making

• Problem solving

Salary expectations

•        Average salary: -Rs. 6.05 lakhs per annum

•        Entry level salary: - Rs. 3.5 lakhs per annum

•        Experienced-level salary: - Rs. 20 lakhs per annum

Process of getting the job of an IT Business Analyst

•        Placement from colleges, universities and other recognised institutions

•        Job searching on LinkedIn or Indeed for IT Business Analyst posts

•        Checking out any institution’s profile and requirements for a IT Business Analyst