Business Analyst - Contract - TalentBurst, Inc.

Title: Business Analyst
Location: Everett, MA
Duration: Multi Year Renewable Contract
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
 
Overview:
Position Overview Join our dynamic team as an Intermediate Business Analyst, where you will play a pivotal role in our Agile development environment. Collaborating closely with our IT Program Manager, Project Manager, and multi-disciplinary technical team, you will bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technology solutions. Your expertise will drive project success through meticulous requirement gathering, robust stakeholder engagement, and support for the development and quality assurance testing of complex enterprise software projects.
 
Duties:

• Conduct and document requirement elicitation, analysis sessions, and maintain business artifacts like Project Charters, BRDs, and SRDs.
• Develop strong business relationships and act as a liaison between the business user community and the technology team. Collaborate with stakeholders to capture, validate requirements, manage expectations, and facilitate workshops, meetings, JAD sessions, and Agile ceremonies. Ensure solutions align with business requirements and facilitate effective communication between teams.
• Develop and maintain expertise in the current features and backlog of assigned applications.
• Develop process workflows, use cases, user stories, and create UML diagrams. Collaborate with UI/UX team to develop web page mock-ups and wireframes, ensuring stakeholder sign-off.
• Examine business requests for feasibility; conduct detailed analysis of current and future needs and create GAP analysis documents.
• Manage change requests and ensure changes are documented, reviewed, and approved in accordance with organizational processes.
• Prioritize backlog items with Product Owner and business stakeholders.
• Support QA on test plans, cases, and assist with user acceptance testing (UAT). Provide feedback and support during testing phases to ensure software meets project objectives.
• Assist in project planning, execution, monitoring, and report status updates. Identify, evaluate, and mitigate project risks and issues. Document detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, meeting notes, and status reports.
• Analyze and improve business processes, recommend efficiency solutions, and stay updated on industry best practices.
• Create user guides, training materials, and conduct sessions for end-users. Handle business information confidentially, maintain professionalism, and collaborate effectively within the team.
• Occasionally fill in for the Project Manager as required.

 
Required Qualifications:

• Experience in gathering and managing requirements from project inception to deployment, including creating and maintaining business artifacts.
• Experience facilitating requirement analysis sessions with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to create visual diagrams using UML and familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio).
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a dynamic environment.
• Proven track record of being an excellent team member.

 
Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or at least 3-5 years related experience in a technical environment.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management applications such as JIRA.
• Experience working in State or Federal Government environments.
• Knowledge of UI/UX design principles and development.