You will own the analysis work on data and technology projects from first conversation through user acceptance and go-live.
- Lead requirements elicitation with business stakeholders, technical teams, and client leadership through interviews, workshops, and working sessions.
- Translate business needs into clear, testable documentation - business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Map current and future state processes and make the gaps between them visible and specific enough to act on.
- Profile and analyze source data to confirm that requirements are actually supportable, including writing your own SQL to check assumptions.
- Build source-to-target mappings, data dictionaries, and business rule documentation alongside data engineering teams.
- Serve as the connective tissue between business and technical stakeholders, keeping both groups working from the same understanding.
- Support agile delivery - refine the backlog, size and clarify stories, and participate in sprint ceremonies with the delivery team.
- Plan and coordinate user acceptance testing, including test scenarios, business tester onboarding, and defect triage through resolution.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and scope changes early, and bring them to the project manager with options rather than just problems.
- Present findings, recommendations, and status to client stakeholders in language they can act on.
Requirements
- 7+ years of business analysis experience on IT or data delivery projects.
- Demonstrated ability to run requirements sessions with mixed business and technical audiences and drive them to decisions.
- Strong documentation skills across BRDs, functional specs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Working SQL skills - enough to profile data, validate assumptions, and investigate discrepancies independently.
- Experience with process mapping and workflow documentation using tools such as Visio or Lucidchart.
- Hands-on experience in agile delivery, including backlog refinement and sprint ceremonies.
- Experience planning and supporting user acceptance testing through sign-off.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with the judgment to adjust for the audience.
- Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience on data warehouse, ETL, or business intelligence and reporting projects.
- Background in government, public health, or healthcare environments.
- Familiarity with Medicaid, public health data systems, HIPAA, or state and federal reporting requirements.
- Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Jira, or Confluence for backlog and documentation management.
- Exposure to data governance, data quality, or master data management initiatives.
- Prior consulting or client-facing delivery experience.
- CBAP, PMI-PBA, or agile certifications.
