Business Analyst – Data and QA – Contract Position

BranCore Technologies; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Richmond, VA is seeking a highly experienced Business Analyst to join their Business Integrated Solutions Division. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data management projects, focusing on stakeholder management and effective communication. This role involves working in Agile and traditional methodologies to ensure customer requirements are met, advocating for the customer throughout the Software Development Lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of business analysis experience with a focus on data management and QA testing.
• Advanced SQL expertise for complex queries, database profiling, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with BPMN 2.0 and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Document customer-centric requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Act as the voice of the customer throughout the SDLC.
• Perform comprehensive testing to ensure functionality and data integrity.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Data Management

SQL

Agile Methodologies

Education

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

PMI-PBA

PMI-ACP

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Microsoft Office

Job description

Contract Length: Through 6/30/25 with the possibility of extending based on performance.
**Richmond, VA candidates ONLY required.

Hybrid Schedule – Candidate should be able to work on-site3 days a week.

The client’s Business Integrated Solutions Division(BISD) is seeking a highly experiencedBusiness Analystto join our Business Analytics and Testing Support Team. We are looking for a candidate withextensive experience in data management projects to support with data mapping, profiling, and quality testing. This role requires strong stakeholder management and communication skills along with the ability to take initiative with minimal supervision. The Business Analyst will serve as the voice of the customer, ensuring that business needs are clearly understood, articulated, and documented. Working in both Agile (Sprint) and traditional Waterfall methodologies for the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), the analyst will ensure that customer requirements are met through the development and delivery of requested enhancements.

Responsibilities:

• Discover and document customer-centric requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria with a focus on improving business and technical processes.

• Act as the voice of the customer, working with IT project team members and business stakeholders to fully understand business processes, pain points, and customer needs.

• Develop expertise in customers’ business applications and organizational data management concepts, advocating for the customer throughout the SDLC.

• Diagram current processes and propose modifications using process flows (BPMN 2.0), context diagrams, and data flow diagrams to ensure clarity for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Decompose traditional requirements into Agile Epics and Features, create clear and concise user stories that are aligned with customer goals and are easy to implement by technical teams.

• Execute advanced SQL queries to support data mapping, profiling, and analysis.

• Perform comprehensive testing to ensure functionality, data integrity, and customer satisfaction, including:

o Functional Testing: Validate that the integrated systems meet specified requirements.

o Data Validation Testing: Ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of transferred data.

o Regression Testing: Verify new integrations do not disrupt existing functionalities.

o End-to-End Testing: Test entire workflows across integrated systems for seamless operation.

o User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Collaborate with stakeholders to validate business needs.

• Use tools like Azure DevOps and Jira to manage work items and ensure alignment with customer goals.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of business analysis experience with a focus on data management and QA testing.

• Advanced SQL expertise for complex queries, database profiling, and troubleshooting.

• Proficiency in QA tools, Microsoft Office, reporting systems, and SDLC tools like Azure DevOps and Jira.

• Experience with reporting systems, operational data stores, data warehouses, data lakes, and data marts.

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to advocate for customers while working with a diverse set of peers and stakeholders.

• Advanced verbal presentation skills to senior leaders in a matrixed organization.

Preferred Certifications:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), PMI-PBA, or PMI-ACP.

Required/Desired Skills

Experience delivering business and systems analysis artifacts with a focus on data management and QA testing

Required

8

Years

Proficiency in translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories.

Required

8

Years

Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with a proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers

Required

8

Years

Experience as an Agile Business Analyst with a strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology.

Required

5

Years

Proven experience in organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs.

Required

5

Years

Defining acceptance criteria and managing the acceptance process with development teams.

Required

5

Years

Experience with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 2.0.

Required

5

Years

Advanced SQL expertise for complex queries, data profiling, and troubleshooting.

Required

5

Years