Senior Technical Business Analyst (DET)

Job Summary:

The Disney Entertainment Television Production Technology team is focused on implementing innovative solutions to support the production of episodic television. The team works to implement solutions across production, post-production, production finance, business affairs and creative affairs for multiple studios and platforms. We are focused on building solutions to business problems that increase insight and operational efficiency and are looking for a technical analyst to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with high level executives to understand their problems and design solutions
• Lead user acceptance testing and document results
• Lead meetings with business users to gather requirements and demo system functionality
• Detailed analysis of data using a SQL database, multi-dimensional database, or Excel
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Provide first line support for user reported issues
• Develop test cases, estimate test effort, perform application testing, and document test results
• Create training materials and train users
• Collaborate closely with developers to learn the application
• Identify and communicate risks and issues
• Track sprint progress using JIRA
• Web application testing
• Report testing
• Interface testing
• Conversion testing and reconciliation
• Data validation using Excel and SQL

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience working on custom software development projects
• Project management skills require
• Experience with conducting data analysis within financial reporting
• Ability to understand complex systems and end-to-end business processes
• Experience writing test plans and performing application testing
• Experience conducting user acceptance testing
• Comfortable working in Agile/SCRUM environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate closely with developers and business analysts
• Produces high quality written deliverables (specifications, test plans)
• Advanced Excel skills to include pivot tables, vlookup, formulas
• Ability to use basic SQL to query a database
• Must live within a commutable distance to Burbank, CA. (The role will move from Century City and require 4 days onsite weekly.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working at a major studio
• Experience working in television production or distribution
• Experience working on financial systems
• Experience with SAP financials
• Experience with Airtable
• Experience with Snowflake or Oracle relational databases
• Experience using Hyperion Planning
• Experience with SOX applications

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience

Preferred Education:

Master’s degree and/or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA and Century City, CA is $126,400 to $169,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.