Business Analyst

TEKsystems; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Profit Sharing

Retirement Savings Programs

Stock Benefits

HSA & FSA Options

Life & Disability Coverage

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Educational Assistance

Employee Wellness Programs

Job summary

TEKsystems seeks a Business Analyst who will also serve as Scrum Master for our Software Development team in Columbus, MS. You will translate operational needs into sprint-ready user stories and facilitate agile ceremonies to keep the team focused and delivering.

As you learn the company's manufacturing processes, you will work with end users and developers to refine work for upcoming sprints, track progress, and help remove impediments while ensuring clear acceptance criteria.

Qualifications

• Experience gathering and documenting business or software requirements.
• Ability to write clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives).

Responsibilities

• Meet with users, department leaders, and developers to understand business needs and operational challenges.
• Learn the company's manufacturing processes, business rules, and software applications.
• Convert requests into well-defined user stories with acceptance criteria, exceptions, dependencies, and expected outcomes.
• Facilitate discovery and backlog-refinement discussions throughout each sprint.
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Identify unclear, conflicting, or duplicate requirements and potential impacts on other systems or departments.
• Create process flows, mockups, and supporting documentation when beneficial.
• Track and communicate sprint progress, velocity, and burndown to stakeholders.
• Assist with prioritization, user acceptance testing, and communication of completed changes.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Business requirements

Business analysis

Agile

Job description

seeking a Business Analyst who will also serve as Scrum Master for our Software Development team. This person will translate operational needs into clear, sprint-ready user stories, and will own the health of our Agile process facilitating ceremonies, removing impediments, and keeping the team focused and delivering. They will learn our business and manufacturing processes, work directly with end users and developers, and maintain a consistent pipeline of refined work for upcoming sprints.

This role will not serve as a barrier between developers and users. Developers will remain involved in discovery and solution discussions when their technical insight is valuable.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet with users, department leaders, and developers to understand business needs and operational challenges.
• Learn the company's manufacturing processes, business rules, and software applications.
• Convert requests into well-defined user stories with acceptance criteria, exceptions, dependencies, and expected outcomes.
• Facilitate discovery and backlog-refinement discussions throughout each sprint.
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Identify unclear, conflicting, or duplicate requirements and potential impacts on other systems or departments.
• Create process flows, mockups, and supporting documentation when beneficial.
• Track and communicate sprint progress, velocity, and burndown to stakeholders.
• Assist with prioritization, user acceptance testing, and communication of completed changes.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn complex business and manufacturing processes.
• Experience gathering and documenting business or software requirements.
• Ability to write clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews).
• Comfortable working with both technical and nontechnical employees.
• Willingness to spend time with end users in office and plant‑floor environments.
• Experience with Agile software development, manufacturing operations, or internally developed applications is preferred.

Skills

• Requirements gathering, Business requirements, Business analysis, Agile

Top Skills Details

• Requirements gathering,Business requirements

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Agile/Scrum Familiarity: While not the primary focus, an understanding of the Scrum Master role was discussed. The team is willing to teach this aspect, but any existing knowledge would be a plus.

Technical Aptitude: While it is a strictly functional role with no hands‑on technical work, they mentioned it would be "nice" for the candidate to have some technical knowledge to better understand and support the developers they'll be working with.

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Columbus, MS.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $65000.00 - $75000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Comprehensive Health Coverage Medical, dental, prescription, vision, and hearing coverage Profit Sharing Employees have the opportunity to benefit financially from the companys success Retirement Savings Programs designed to support long‑term financial planning Stock Benefits Opportunity for employees to participate in company stock benefits HSA & FSA Options Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts Life & Disability Coverage Life/AD&D and disability benefits Paid Vacation & Holidays Educational Assistance Support for continued learning and development Dependent Child Scholarships Employee Wellness Programs Resources supporting employee health and well‑being

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Columbus,MS.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 7, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real‑world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full‑stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands‑on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.