Business Analyst

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC seeks a skilled Business Analyst to translate complex business needs into clear technical specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria. You will work with stakeholders, developers, QA, and project managers to ensure alignment with business goals.

Responsibilities include documenting BRD/FRD/SRS, performing gap and impact analyses, and creating data visualizations with Power BI/Tableau.

Qualifications

• Experience in gathering requirements from stakeholders, clients, and technical teams.
• BRD, FRD, and SRS creation and maintenance.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional specs and user stories.
• Proficient in SQL data analysis, dashboards, and data validation.
• Proven track record with Jira/Confluence and agile ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business requirements and translate them into functional specs and user stories.
• Create BRD/FRD/SRS, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead requirement elicitation sessions and stakeholder interviews.
• Build data visualizations using Power BI/Tableau.
• Support UAT, defect tracking, and post-implementation activities.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements Elicitation

Gap Analysis

Impact Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Presentation Skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Visio

Lucidchart

Tableau

Power BI

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.