Junior Business Analyst

JobItUs; India; Remote; INR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

JobItUs is seeking a Junior Business Analyst to accelerate the requirements pipeline for our benefits platform. You will translate basic business needs into high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria, focusing on benefits data and story readiness.

You’ll support development and testing teams with an actionable backlog and clear documentation. You will collaborate with QA to ensure test coverage and may run simple SQL queries for test data.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience as an Analyst in US Healthcare or Benefits Administration.
• Foundational knowledge of US Healthcare concepts including plan design and eligibility rules.
• Proficient with JIRA and Confluence; basic SQL reading ability.
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized; eager to learn complex benefits logic.

Responsibilities

• Create User Stories with clear acceptance criteria using Gherkin syntax.
• Own benefits data sourcing and document static reference data and test data sets.
• Maintain BA Knowledge Base content in Confluence; ensure accurate benefit logic definitions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organized

Proactive learner

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SQL

Job description

Junior Business Analyst (Benefits Platform Analyst)

Role Summary

The Junior Business Analyst provides essential support to the Senior and Lead BAs, focusing on accelerating the requirements pipeline for our benefits platform. You will translate foundational business needs, defects, and documentation gaps into high-quality user stories. You will act as the specialist for benefits data and story readiness, ensuring the development and testing teams maintain a deep, actionable backlog of work.

Key Responsibilities

A. Benefits-Specific Story Curation

• User Story Creation: Write clear, concise User Stories and comprehensive Acceptance Criteria (using Gherkin syntax) for defects, maintenance work, and smaller feature enhancements.
• Benefits Data Sourcing: Serve as the primary owner for gathering and documenting static benefits reference data, test data sets, and regulatory samples required for story completion.
• Documentation Quality: Own the organization and content of the BA Knowledge Base (Confluence). Ensure process flows and benefit logic definitions are accurate and current to support the team's needs.

B. Requirements Support & Backlog Hygiene

• Backlog Management: Maintain the health and hygiene of the JIRA backlog by accurately categorizing stories, linking them to epics, and facilitating the definition of estimates with the team.
• Stakeholder Clarification: Act as the first point of contact for simple clarification questions from developers and QA regarding accepted requirements, escalating complex issues to the Senior BA.

C. Learning & Compliance

• Domain Immersion: Quickly develop a deep working understanding of our platform's core eligibility and claims process logic as defined by the Senior BA.
• Compliance Review: Assist the Senior BA in reviewing documentation to ensure all requirements related to PHI handling and standard HIPAA mandates are included.

Testing Support

Collaborate closely with the QA team to ensure test cases fully cover the acceptance criteria. Assist with creating simple SQL queries to pull specific test data.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 1–3 years of experience as an Analyst or Specialist within the US Healthcare or Benefits Administration domain.
• Domain Exposure (Mandatory): Strong foundational knowledge of US Healthcare concepts, including basic understanding of Plan Design (copays, deductibles) and eligibility rules.
• Technical Skills: Working proficiency in JIRA and Confluence. Exposure to basic SQL (ability to read simple queries or run pre-written queries) is highly valued.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized, and a proactive learner eager to master complex benefits logic.