Business Analyst

Valiant Technologies LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Chicago seeks a diligent Business Analyst to gather and document requirements, translate them into functional specs and user stories, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation.

You will create workflow diagrams, data flows, and testable acceptance criteria while supporting UAT, releases, and process improvements. Strong communication with stakeholders and QA is essential.

Qualifications

• Gathered, analyzed, and documented business requirements by collaborating with stakeholders, clients, and technical teams.
• Prepared BRD, FRD, and SRS.
• Conducted requirement gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and business process analysis.
• Translated business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Created workflow diagrams, process flows, use cases, and data flow diagrams using MS Visio and Lucidchart.
• Worked closely with development and QA teams to ensure business requirements were properly implemented.
• Performed gap analysis, impact analysis, root cause analysis, and process improvement activities.
• Used SQL queries to analyze, validate, and retrieve business data from relational databases.
• Created reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Tableau.
• Managed requirements, user stories, sprint activities, and project documentation using Jira and Confluence.
• Participated in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT), prepared test scenarios, and validated application functionality.
• Identified business risks, dependencies, and process inefficiencies and recommended appropriate solutions.
• Facilitated communication between business stakeholders, developers, QA engineers, and project managers.
• Supported production releases, requirement changes, defect tracking, and post-implementation activities.
• Ensured project deliverables aligned with business objectives, timelines, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements with stakeholders and translate into functional specs and user stories.
• Collaborate with development and QA to implement requirements and verify functionality.
• Create workflow diagrams, data flows, and use cases to support design and testing.
• Plan and support UAT, testing scenarios, and release activities.

Skills

Business Analysis

Documentation

Data Analysis

Reporting Tools

Project Management

Process Modeling

Methodologies

Database

API Knowledge

Communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

MS Visio

Lucidchart

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

SQL Server

Oracle

MySQL

Postman

REST APIs

Job description

Gathered, analyzed, and documented business requirements by collaborating with stakeholders, clients, and technical teams.

Prepared Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), and Software Requirement Specifications (SRS).

Conducted requirement gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and business process analysis.

Translated business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

Created workflow diagrams, process flows, use cases, and data flow diagrams using MS Visio and Lucidchart.

Worked closely with development and QA teams to ensure business requirements were properly implemented.

Performed gap analysis, impact analysis, root cause analysis, and process improvement activities.

Used SQL queries to analyze, validate, and retrieve business data from relational databases.

Created reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Tableau.

Managed requirements, user stories, sprint activities, and project documentation using Jira and Confluence.

Participated in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT), prepared test scenarios, and validated application functionality.

Identified business risks, dependencies, and process inefficiencies and recommended appropriate solutions.

Facilitated communication between business stakeholders, developers, QA engineers, and project managers.

Supported production releases, requirement changes, defect tracking, and post-implementation activities.

Ensured project deliverables aligned with business objectives, timelines, and quality standards.

Key Technical Skills

Business Analysis: Requirement Gathering, Requirement Elicitation, Gap Analysis, Impact Analysis

Documentation: BRD, FRD, SRS, User Stories, Use Cases, Acceptance Criteria

Data Analysis: SQL, Advanced Excel, Data Validation

Reporting Tools: Power BI, Tableau, Excel

Project Management: Jira, Confluence, MS Project

Process Modeling: MS Visio, Lucidchart, UML, BPMN

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC

Database: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL

API Knowledge: REST APIs, JSON, Postman

Communication: Stakeholder Management, Client Coordination, Presentation Skills

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.