Business Analyst

State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Oklahoma is seeking a Business Analyst for a 5-7 year contract in Oklahoma City, OK, with travel to office as needed. You will gather requirements, map current and future processes, and support testing, UAT, and governance in a modernization initiative using an updated tech stack.

Candidates should have strong experience in SDLC, document management, and stakeholder collaboration, with work authorization restricted to USC/GC.

Qualifications

• Experience gathering and mapping business requirements for large-scale modernization.
• Ability to map legacy processes to modern target architectures.
• Experience with stakeholder collaboration and JAD/UAT.

Responsibilities

• Understand workflows and improvement opportunities with business units.
• Translate requirements into functional specs and Azure DevOps items.
• Create and execute test plans and coordinate UAT with stakeholders.
• Document current and future state processes with diagrams and swimlanes.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

UAT facilitation

SDLC governance

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Client: State of OK

Position: Business Analyst

Term: 5-7 Year Contract

Pay:$50/Hr

Location: Oklahoma City, OK or nearby given there will be some travel to office with no expense reimbursement

Work Authorization: USC and GC ONLY

Scope

The Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma (TRS) is undertaking a comprehensive, multi-year modernization initiative to replace aging legacy systems.The modernization responds to longstanding challenges such as fragmented workflows, manual processes, limited scalability, and stability issues in legacy technologies. The initiative introduces a modern stack—Angular, REST APIs, Azure SQL Managed Instances, Azure Function Apps, Power BI, a document management and process automation solution to support scalable, secure, and efficient operations.

Experience

• System & Cloud Modernization: Proven experience gathering and mapping business requirements during large-scale enterprise cloud migrations (Azure preferred) and core platform modernizations.
• Legacy System Analysis: Expertise in dissecting complex legacy applications to extract business rules and map them to modern target architectures.
• Process Re-engineering: Demonstrated track record of identifying manual bottlenecks and legacy workarounds, transforming them into automated, low-error workflows that improve turnaround times and user satisfaction.
• Document Management Solutions: Experience defining requirements for modern, enterprise-wide document storage, capture, and workflow management systems to reduce fragmentation.
• Governance & SDLC Mastery: Hands-on experience working within structured SDLC frameworks and defined Project Charters in environments where resources balance legacy maintenance with concurrent modern builds.
• Stakeholder & Security Focus: Ability to lead Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions, manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and ensure solutions align with strict security, accessibility, and operational resilience standards.

Responsibilities

Process Analysis and Documentation

• Engage with business units to understand operational workflows, pain points, and improvement opportunities.
• Interface with technical resources, such as Development or IT staff to understand and translate technical requirements.
• Document current state processes using clear, structured methods such as process maps, swimlane diagrams, and workflow charts.
• Facilitate discussions to define future state processes aligned with organizational goals.

Requirements Gathering and User Story Development

• Translate business needs into detailed functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and Azure DevOps work items/user stories.
• Ensure requirements are complete, consistent, testable, and aligned with business priorities.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to refine and validate requirements.

Testing and Quality Assurance

• Develop test plans, test scripts, and step-by-step testing instructions for functional and user acceptance testing.
• Execute functional testing of user stories in Development and Test environments to validate solution accuracy and readiness.

Document defects, track resolution progress, and verify fixes.

Coordinate, support, or lead user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions with business stakeholders.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication

• Serve as a liaison between business units and technical teams to ensure shared understanding and alignment.
• Communicate project updates, risks, and issues clearly and proactively.
• Support change management activities by contributing to training materials, documentation, and user guidance.