IT Business Analyst

Vamonos IT; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

Collaborative environment

Microsoft technologies exposure

Job summary

Vamonos IT is seeking an IT Business Analyst to support requirements gathering, backlog management, Agile sprint execution, and application testing within an enterprise IT environment.

The role emphasizes translating business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria, collaborating with customers, product owners, developers, and QA to ensure solutions meet business objectives.

Qualifications

• Gathers, analyzes, documents, and validates business requirements.
• Develops BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Proficient with Agile methodologies and Scrum practices.
• Manages product backlogs and sprint artifacts using JIRA.
• Collaborates with customers, product owners, developers, and QA teams.
• Maintains traceability across requirements, development, and testing.
• Supports UAT including test planning and execution.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers, stakeholders, and technical teams to gather, analyze, document, and validate business and functional requirements.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder discussions, and technical coordination meetings.
• Develop and maintain BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate business requirements into actionable user stories and development tasks for Agile delivery.
• Create, organize, prioritize, and maintain product backlog items using JIRA.
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to support backlog refinement and sprint planning.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog grooming, reviews, retrospectives.
• Work with developers, QA, and technical teams to clarify requirements and resolve questions.
• Define and document acceptance criteria to ensure software aligns with requirements.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) including test planning and execution.
• Identify, document, track, and coordinate resolution of defects and issues.
• Collaborate with QA to validate functionality and testing coverage.
• Monitor sprint progress and communicate requirements-related issues to stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation using Atlassian Confluence.
• Analyze existing processes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support data analysis and process modeling to evaluate requirements.
• Facilitate communication to ensure shared understanding of priorities and outcomes.
• Maintain requirements traceability throughout SDLC for testing and delivery.
• Recommend improvements to requirements management and Agile practices.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Agile methodologies

User stories

Acceptance criteria

JIRA

Confluence

Requirements management

UAT support

Communication skills

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

About the Role

Vamonos IT is seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst to support requirements gathering, business process analysis, product backlog management, Agile sprint execution, and application testing within an enterprise IT environment.

The ideal candidate will possess strong business analysis and stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated experience translating business needs into clearly defined functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. This position requires a hands‑on professional who can collaborate with customers, product owners, developers, and quality assurance (QA) teams to support software development initiatives and ensure delivered solutions meet business objectives.

The successful candidate must demonstrate strong analytical, organizational, and communication abilities, proficiency with Agile development methodologies, and the ability to manage competing priorities while supporting effective requirements management, testing, and project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with customers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to gather, analyze, document, and validate business and functional requirements.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder discussions, and technical coordination meetings to identify business needs and system requirements.
• Develop and maintain Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate business requirements into actionable user stories and development tasks that support Agile software delivery.
• Create, organize, prioritize, and maintain product backlog items using Atlassian JIRA.
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to support backlog refinement, prioritization, and sprint planning activities.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Work closely with software developers, QA engineers, and technical teams to clarify requirements and resolve questions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Define and document acceptance criteria to ensure software functionality aligns with approved business requirements.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, test case development, test execution, and results validation.
• Identify, document, track, and coordinate the resolution of application defects and functional issues.
• Collaborate with QA teams to validate software functionality and ensure requirements are adequately tested.
• Monitor sprint progress, track assigned deliverables, and communicate requirements‑related issues or dependencies to project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, requirements artifacts, meeting notes, and process documentation using Atlassian Confluence.
• Analyze existing business processes, workflows, and system functionality to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support data analysis and process modeling activities to evaluate business requirements and recommend operational improvements.
• Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure a shared understanding of requirements, priorities, and expected outcomes.
• Maintain requirements traceability throughout the software development lifecycle to support testing, validation, and successful solution delivery.
• Recommend improvements to requirements management, Agile processes, documentation practices, and stakeholder coordination.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on professional experience in IT business analysis, requirements management, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience gathering, analyzing, documenting, and validating business and functional requirements.
• Experience developing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies, including Scrum practices and sprint execution.
• Hands‑on experience managing product backlogs, user stories, tasks, and defects using Atlassian JIRA.
• Experience developing and maintaining technical and project documentation using Atlassian Confluence.
• Demonstrated experience participating in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand‑ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Experience collaborating with customers, business stakeholders, developers, product owners, and QA teams.
• Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test case development, test execution, and validation of expected results.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, document, track, and coordinate the resolution of software defects.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and requirements management practices.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements for technical implementation.
• Experience maintaining requirements documentation and ensuring traceability between business requirements, development activities, and testing.
• Strong analytical, organizational, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate stakeholder discussions and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively within cross‑functional Agile teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification in Business Analysis, such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA), or an equivalent credential.
• Agile methodology certification, such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or an equivalent certification.
• Experience performing data analysis to identify business trends, validate requirements, and support decision‑making.
• Experience developing business process models, workflow diagrams, and process improvement recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency with Atlassian JIRA and Confluence in enterprise Agile development environments.
• Experience supporting complex enterprise application development or modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability matrices and structured requirements management practices.
• Experience coordinating UAT activities across multiple stakeholder groups and technical teams.
• Experience supporting federal government customers or large enterprise IT environments.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth and certification.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Exposure to cutting‑edge Microsoft technologies.