Business Analyst Only Locals

JOB DESCRIPTION

- Interviews: 1st round interviews will be held via MS Teams. 2nd round interviews may be held in person. Candidates must be available for an in-person interview.
 
- Duration: 1 year with extension possible
 
- Local candidates (strongly preferred) or non-local candidates who are willing to relocate and follow the hybrid work schedule 
 
  
 
Business Analyst
 
We are looking for someone who understands and has experience with the software development lifecycle as they will be managing work requests to support operational support needs for web applications and gather requirements for project initiatives. This role is the liaison between the technical team and the business client. This will be about 90% of the time for this resource. This is a senior position so the selected candidate will possess leadership skills including but not limited to the ability to delegate tasks to the team, effective communication and being able to lead a team of business analysts and be comfortable leading requirement meetings with business and other technical resources. 
 
Tasks:
 
 
Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client. 
 
Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently
 
Maintain backlog of work items in Azure DevOps
 
Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle
 
Track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps
 
Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies 
 
Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.
 
Must be detail oriented and a critical thinker
 
Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
 
 
 
Work location is hybrid, 2 days in office (Tuesday & Wednesday) and 3 days working from home. (Candidate can be full time in office, if desired.)
 
 
 
Contract Length: 12 months     extension possible
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Required / Desired
 
 
 
Required Years of experience
 
 
 
 
 
Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5 Years 
 
 
 
 
 
Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5 Years
 
 
 
 
 
Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5 Years
 
 
 
 
 
Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
5 Years
 
 
 
 
 
Proficiency with MS Office
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
3 Years
 
 
 
 
 
Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project 
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
2 Years 
 
 
 
 
 
Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
1 Year
 
 
 
 
 
Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
 
 
 
Highly Desired
 
 
 
2 Years
 
 
 
 
 
Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies 
 
 
 
Highly Desired 
 
 
 
6 Months
 
 
 
 
 
Experience with Microsoft SharePoint 
 
 
 
Highly Desired
 
 
 
6 Months