Senior Business Analyst

HonorVet Technologies; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorVet Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a large-scale application modernization initiative. The role focuses on requirements gathering, business process analysis, solution design, and testing to ensure existing business functionality is preserved while transitioning to a modernized application.

The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing legacy systems, identifying process improvements, translating business requirements into user stories, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of Business Analyst experience, including at least 3 years in a Senior role.
• Experience analyzing legacy applications or digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong requirements-gathering skills and translating needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Experience testing large-scale projects and validating application functionality.
• Experience leading and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Excellent written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document existing application requirements to ensure functionality is retained during modernization.
• Gather, validate, and prioritize business requirements, aligning them with policies, legislation, and objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify gaps, recommend improvements, and propose value-added features.
• Translate requirements into clear user stories and define acceptance criteria with product management.
• Work with technical teams to ensure requirements are understood and implemented.
• Support evaluation of technical approaches, including platform modernization and integrations.
• Develop and execute test scenarios, validate functionality, document defects, and verify changes.
• Lead and coordinate UAT activities to ensure the solution meets business requirements.
• Support change management, user adoption, and training activities.
• Ensure compliance with security, accessibility, data privacy, and regulatory standards.
• Identify risks and dependencies and provide status updates to leadership.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Agile/Scrum

UAT leadership

Testing

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

HonorVet Technologies is a Service Disable Veteran-Owned IT staffing firm, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified, working with federal agencies, state governments, and Fortune 500 enterprise clients across the US. What makes us different isn't a tagline; it's the way we work. We don't forward resumes and hope for the best. We take the time to understand where a professional like you is headed and only reach out when we genuinely believe there's a fit worth exploring.

Job Title

Senior Business Analyst

Location

Harrisburg, PA 17120

Duration

8+ Months

Work Arrangement

Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week, including Wednesday, and 3 days remote. Onsite work can be performed at available offices within Pennsylvania.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a large-scale application modernization initiative. The role will focus on requirements gathering, business process analysis, solution design, and testing to ensure existing business functionality is preserved while transitioning to a modernized application. The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing legacy systems, identifying process improvements, translating business requirements into user stories, and leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT). This position requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, product managers, product owners, data modelers, and development teams to deliver effective, secure, and user-focused solutions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document existing application requirements to ensure all critical functionality is retained during modernization.
• Gather, validate, and prioritize business requirements, aligning them with applicable policies, legislation, and business objectives.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify process gaps, recommend improvements, and propose value-added features.
• Translate business requirements into clear user stories and define acceptance criteria in collaboration with product management.
• Work with technical teams to ensure business requirements are clearly understood and implemented accurately.
• Support the evaluation of technical approaches, including platform modernization, application architecture, and integrations.
• Develop and execute test scenarios, validate application functionality, document defects, and verify system changes.
• Lead and coordinate UAT activities to ensure the solution meets business requirements.
• Support change management, user adoption, and training activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable security, accessibility, data privacy, and regulatory standards.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and impediments and provide status updates and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of Business Analyst experience, including at least 3 years in a Senior Business Analyst role.
• Experience analyzing legacy applications or gathering requirements for digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong requirements-gathering skills and experience translating business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Experience testing large-scale projects and validating application functionality.
• Experience leading and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise application modernization, legacy system migration, or transition to modern architectures.
• Experience in business process improvement, business process reengineering, and workflow optimization.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and public-sector compliance requirements.
• Experience working with Pennsylvania state agencies or similar public-sector organizations.