Contract IT Business Analyst — Applications & APIs

Align Technology, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Align Technology, Inc. in Raleigh, NC, is seeking a Business Analyst contractor to drive business projects from requirements to solution design, collaborating with stakeholders and guiding the development process.

You will convert requirements into features or stories, document system behavior, and help with testing and process improvements. Strong REST/HTTP knowledge and UML skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in IT industry with BA responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of REST/Hypermedia APIs and HTTP basics.
• Ability to write clear user stories and requirements (functional/non-functional).
• Knowledge of SCRUM rituals and UML-based diagrams.
• Strong communication, initiative and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead business projects from requirements to solution, liaising with stakeholders.
• Translate requirements into features or stories with clear system behavior.
• Develop technical documentation, diagrams, system requirements and contracts.
• Break down large features into system-level user stories for the development team.
• Support teams during development with clarifications and test scenario input.
• Maintain project/docs and drive process improvements.

Skills

REST/Hypermedia API

HTTP protocol

User stories writing

SCRUM

UML diagrams

Communication

Autonomy

Analytical thinking

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SQL

Job description

Align Technology, Inc. in Raleigh, NC, is seeking a Business Analyst contractor to drive business projects from requirements to solution design, collaborating with stakeholders and guiding the development process.

You will convert requirements into features or stories, document system behavior, and help with testing and process improvements. Strong REST/HTTP knowledge and UML skills are essential.