Business Analyst //Local to Ohio

Oorwin AI; Columbus (OH); In loco; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Oorwin AI in Columbus, OH seeks a seasoned Business Analyst for a contract engagement. You will lead requirements elicitation, document processes, and develop user stories and acceptance criteria.

You will collaborate with architects and developers, support testing, and mentor junior analysts while improving standards and templates for documentation and requirements management.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar role.
• Strong understanding of business process modeling, elicitation techniques, and documentation standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Visio, Azure DevOps, and Jira.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments; familiarity with writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Knowledge of SQL for data analysis and validation.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps for backlog management and traceability.

Mansioni

• Lead requirements elicitation sessions with business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Analyze and document business processes, workflows, and system interactions.
• Develop detailed BRs, functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure requirements are clear, complete, and traceable throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with architects and developers to ensure solutions align with business needs.
• Support testing activities by creating test cases, validating functionality, and coordinating UAT.
• Identify gaps, risks, and dependencies; propose mitigation strategies.
• Act as a primary point of contact for business units during project execution.
• Facilitate workshops, demos, and status meetings to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Recommend process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Mentor junior Business Analysts and share best practices.
• Contribute to standards and templates for documentation and requirements management.

Conoscenze

Requirements elicitation

Business process modeling

Documentation standards

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Agile/Scrum

SQL

Azure DevOps

Jira

Visio

Microsoft Office

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Visio

Azure DevOps

Jira

Descrizione del lavoro

Engagement Type

Contract

Responsibilities

Requirements Analysis & Documentation

• Lead requirements elicitation sessions with business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Analyze and document business processes, workflows, and system interactions.
• Develop detailed business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure requirements are clear, complete, and traceable throughout the project lifecycle.

Solution Design & Validation

• Collaborate with architects and developers to ensure solutions align with business needs.
• Support testing activities by creating test cases, validating functionality, and coordinating user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Identify gaps, risks, and dependencies; propose mitigation strategies.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a primary point of contact for business units during project execution.
• Facilitate workshops, demos, and status meetings to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.

Process Improvement & Mentorship

• Recommend process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Mentor junior Business Analysts and share best practices.
• Contribute to standards and templates for documentation and requirements management.

Required/Desired Skills

• experience as a Business Analyst or similar role Required 5.0 Years
• strong understanding of business process modeling, requirements elicitation techniques, and documentation standards.
• Required proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Office, Visio, and requirements management platforms (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira).
• Required excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Required experience in Agile/Scrum environments; familiarity with writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Required knowledge of SQL for data analysis and validation.
• Required exposure to Azure DevOps for backlog management and traceability.
• Required