Healthcare IT Business Analyst

CEI; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

CEI is seeking a Healthcare IT Business Analyst to help define customer needs in technical and business contexts and translate them into clear requirements and actionable user stories. The role supports cloud-hosted initiatives within Agile teams and partners closely with stakeholders, developers, and testers to ensure solutions meet business objectives.

The ideal candidate will own analysis deliverables end-to-end, contribute to scalable, high-quality outcomes, and have Medicare domain

Qualifications

• 6+ years of IT business analysis experience.
• Agile Product Owner or Agile Business Analyst experience.
• Experience supporting cloud-hosted applications.
• Medicare domain experience.
• Jira and Confluence experience for backlog management and documentation.
• Experience with test management tools (TestRail/ALM).
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document business and user requirements; validate with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and documentation in Jira/Confluence.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical teams to evaluate options and align on solution approach.
• Support solution delivery through test planning/review and defect analysis.
• Validate business need for process improvements and proposed solutions.
• Communicate big-picture business direction to delivery teams.
• Mentor less experienced analysts and participate in planning.
• Help prioritize business analysis activities.

Skills

IT BA experience

Agile BA/PO experience

Cloud-hosted apps experience

Medicare domain experience

Effective communication

Analytical/problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Business or related

Tools

Jira

Confluence

TestRail

ALM

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Healthcare IT Business Analyst

Job at a Glance

• Title: Healthcare IT Business Analyst


• Location: Based in Columbia, SC - open to remote candidates anywhere


• Contract: W2 only


• Pay: $ 45/hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match


• Must have Medicare expereince

Overview
We are seeking a Business Analyst to help define customer needs in both technical and business contexts and translate them into clear requirements and actionable user stories. This role supports cloud-hosted initiatives within Agile teams and partners closely with stakeholders, developers, and testers to ensure solutions meet business objectives. The ideal candidate is comfortable owning analysis deliverables end-to-end and contributing to scalable, high-quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document business and user requirements; validate requirements with stakeholders.


• Develop and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting documentation in Jira/Confluence.


• Collaborate with technical and non-technical teams to evaluate options and align on solution approach.


• Support solution delivery through test planning review, test matrix review, and defect/log analysis.


• Validate business need for process improvements and proposed solutions; recommend viable approaches.


• Communicate the \"big picture\" business direction to delivery teams supporting the work.


• Contribute to planning and prioritization of business analysis activities; mentor less experienced analysts as needed.

Required Skills

• 6+ years of IT business analysis experience.


• Agile Product Owner or Agile Business Analyst experience.


• Experience supporting cloud-hosted applications.


• Medicare domain experience.


• Jira and Confluence experience for backlog management and documentation.


• Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRail and/or ALM).


• Strong communication skills, including ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.


• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills; ability to influence and negotiate solutions.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience (e.g., additional years of related experience in lieu of a degree).

Preferred Skills

• Visio, MS Project, or similar tools for process and project documentation.


• Data mining and analysis using DB2, SQL, and/or related tools.


• Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.


• Understanding of DevOps practices, including version control, automated testing, and deployment workflows.


• Relevant certifications (e.g., CBAP; HIPAA and/or LOMA knowledge).


• Ability to read and provide feedback on project plans, scope/design documents, and testing artifacts.


• Background check requirements (including credit check) and U.S. residency requirements may apply depending on assignment needs.

Why Should I Apply?
This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful, cloud-based initiatives in a highly collaborative Agile environment while strengthening your impact as a business analyst across both technical and business stakeholders.

About CEI:
As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements.

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