Business Analyst - Data and QA

Job Description:

• Discover and document customer-centric requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria with a focus on improving business and technical processes.

• Act as the voice of the customer, working with IT project team members and business stakeholders to fully understand business processes, pain points, and customer needs.

• Develop expertise in customers’ business applications and organizational data management concepts, advocating for the customer throughout the SDLC.

• Diagram current processes and propose modifications using process flows (BPMN 2.0), context diagrams, and data flow diagrams to ensure clarity for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Decompose traditional requirements into Agile Epics and Features, create clear and concise user stories that are aligned with customer goals and are easy to implement by technical teams.

• Execute advanced SQL queries to support data mapping, profiling, and analysis.

• Perform comprehensive testing to ensure functionality, data integrity, and customer satisfaction, including:

• Functional Testing: Validate that the integrated systems meet specified requirements.

• Data Validation Testing: Ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of transferred data.

• Regression Testing: Verify new integrations do not disrupt existing functionalities.

• End-to-End Testing: Test entire workflows across integrated systems for seamless operation.

• User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Collaborate with stakeholders to validate business needs.

• Use tools like Azure DevOps and Jira to manage work items and ensure alignment with customer goals.

• 10+ years of business analysis experience with a focus on data management and QA testing.

• Advanced SQL expertise for complex queries, database profiling, and troubleshooting.

• Proficiency in QA tools, Microsoft Office, reporting systems, and SDLC tools like Azure DevOps and Jira.

• Experience with reporting systems, operational data stores, data warehouses, data lakes, and data marts.

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to advocate for customers while working with a diverse set of peers and stakeholders.

• Advanced verbal presentation skills to senior leaders in a matrixed organization.

· Preferred Certifications:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), PMI-PBA, or PMI-ACP.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Commute:

• Richmond, VA 23173 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Richmond, VA 23173: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person