Senior Business Analyst: API & Microservices Modernization

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Mechanicsville (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Derex Technologies Inc. is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst 4 to support tolling modernization.

The role blends business and system analysis across microservices, data workflows, and applications, producing clear user stories and acceptance criteria while coordinating with developers, QA, and operations in an Agile/Scrum setting. The BA will create process documentation, support QA validation, and report to the Development Manager, contributing to sprint objectives and stakeholder alignment

Qualifications

• 7+ years of business and system analysis experience.
• Experience creating requirements for APIs and modernization initiatives.
• Experience with Azure DevOps Boards.
• Ability to write clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to interpret basic SQL queries and understand relational data structures.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business and system requirements for microservices, API workflows, and modernization efforts.
• Create user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, and other structured documentation.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, testers, and operational teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Facilitate clarification sessions to ensure alignment across technical and business stakeholders.
• Use Azure DevOps Boards to manage backlog items and track progress.
• Provide QA support as needed, focused on validating user stories and confirming acceptance criteria.
• Maintain clear communication with stakeholders and project leadership.

Skills

Business analysis

API requirements

Azure DevOps

SQL basics

Documentation

Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps Boards

SQL

Job description

Derex Technologies Inc. is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst 4 to support tolling modernization.

The role blends business and system analysis across microservices, data workflows, and applications, producing clear user stories and acceptance criteria while coordinating with developers, QA, and operations in an Agile/Scrum setting. The BA will create process documentation, support QA validation, and report to the Development Manager, contributing to sprint objectives and stakeholder alignment