Senior Business Analyst

Eliassen Group; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to act as the liaison between business units and IT, translating business needs into clear requirements and conceptual designs for technology solutions in the claims insurance domain. Guidewire Claims Center experience is highly desired; this is a contract-to-hire opportunity.

Applicants should demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills, stakeholder management, and the ability to document testable requirements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of business analysis experience supporting medium-sized initiatives.
• Detail oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clear documentation.

Responsibilities

• Capture, analyze, and document business and user requirements.
• Facilitate meetings with IT and business unit management and staff.
• Understand domain, processes, systems, data, and linkages for project deliverables.
• Lead business process analysis to identify requirements.
• Partner with test teams to plan testing strategies and ensure traceability to requirements.
• Provide guidance for reporting documentation and how-to requirements.
• Engage in Center of Excellence activities and adhere to best practices.
• Participate in all project lifecycle phases to ensure needs are understood and met.
• Define or refine business needs for new or enhanced products or processes.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and consult to understand goals.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder management

Process modeling

Communication

Facilitation

Documentation

Education

University degree

Tools

Guidewire Claims Center

Job description

Senior Business Analyst

Anywhere

Type: Contract-to-Hire

Category: Business Analysis

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-108858

Date Posted: 09/30/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/u5rZ7f

Description

Remote

Our client requires a senior Business Analyst to serve as the liaison between business units and IT, translating business needs into clear requirements and conceptual designs for technology solutions. The role focuses on claims insurance, with Guidewire Claims Center experience highly desired.

This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Capture, analyze, and document business and user requirements.
• Facilitate meetings with IT and business unit management and staff.
• Understand the business domain, processes, systems, data, and linkages to create project deliverables.
• Participate in or lead business process analysis to identify requirements.
• Partner with test teams to prepare testing strategies and execution plans, ensuring test cases map to requirements.
• Provide guidance for reporting documentation and how-to requirements.
• Participate in Business Analysis Center of Excellence activities and adhere to best practices.
• Engage in all project lifecycle phases to ensure business requirements are understood, documented, and met.
• Define or refine business needs for new or enhanced products, services, or optimized processes.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and consult to understand goals and objectives.

Experience Requirements

• Three or more years of business analysis experience supporting medium-sized initiatives.
• Detail oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective meeting facilitation.
• Clear and effective writing with experience creating technical documentation.
• Experience eliciting requirements.
• Skilled in collaborative facilitation methods.
• Advanced knowledge of business modeling tools, including process and workflow modeling.
• Knowledge of writing test cases and test plans.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Insurance domain experience preferred, with Guidewire Claims Center background highly desired.
• Experience with agile methods preferred.

Education Requirements

University degree, college diploma, or equivalent business experience.

About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and  Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.