Matson is the premier expert in navigating supply chain challenges, bringing 140 years of expertise to the complexities of moving freight.

Since 1882, we have been the leader in ocean shipping throughout the Pacific. Our success was built steadily, year after year, on a foundation of high trust relationships. We are the lifeline for Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and islands of the South Pacific and we provide the top shipping solutions in the world’s largest trade lane, Asia to the U.S. West Coast. Along with our subsidiaries Matson Terminals and Matson Logistics, we are dedicated to exceeding customer expectations with quality, reliability, and integrity.

Our people are our greatest asset—they make us exceptional. We are a Honolulu-based company, and everyone who works with us becomes part of the Matson ohana or family. Our workplace is diverse and inclusive; we encourage new ideas and differing perspectives.

Our business is growing, and we’re seeking positive, creative problem solvers to join us during this exciting time. If you are looking for meaningful work in a dynamic industry where your impact will positively change the lives of many we’d love to hear from you.

We are seeking a Principal Business Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for understanding and modifying business processes, gathering system requirements, writing system requirements, and looking at data for patterns. They will also be responsible for testing software applications and systems to improve business processes.

What You’ll Do

• Analyze current business processes and make recommendations for improvement based on industry trends and professional business knowledge.
• Improve training and operational procedures within a business to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Work directly with clients to understand the individual needs of the business.
• Use a variety of data analysis and organization tools to discover the most impactful insights.
• Develop project goals, phases, and budgets.
• Establish specifications for new projects.
• Gather requirements from stakeholders.
• Communicate with key stakeholders.
• Schedule projects and run meetings.
• Test and integrate distributed cloud applications.

You Have These Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of agile, scrum, and water-fall methods of development.
• Use QA test tools like Mercury to ensure software quality.
• Use documentation tools like Word, Visio, and PowerPoint to create technical documents.
• Working knowledge of Python, C, or Java.
• Use SQL skills to create ad hoc queries including building data models for proof-of-concept applications.
• Good understanding of cloud computing, client server architecture and systems.

And These Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Seven or more years of experience in a technical role.