Senior Business Analyst — Modernization & Strategy Lead

RiseMe; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSYST in Tallahassee, FL is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support agile/hybrid development and application modernization. The role collaborates with business stakeholders, SMEs and technical teams to translate business needs into clear requirements.

You will lead workshops, create artifacts, perform as-is/to-be analyses, and drive documentation throughout the SDLC, including testing readiness and migration planning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in business process analysis and requirements documentation.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field; equivalent experience may substitute.
• Strong experience with requirements gathering, business process analysis, process mapping, as-is/to-be analysis, gap analysis and business case development.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Knowledge of SDLC, data migration, testing/QA, change and release management.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, workshop and communication skills.
• Experience with SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.
• Azure DevOps experience for requirements/backlog management is preferred.
• Power BI exposure is preferred.
• Knowledge of Florida IT standards, methodologies, governance practices and Project Management Rule 60GG-1 is preferred.
• Knowledge of Florida Administrative Code Rules 60GG-1 through 60GG-5 is desired.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, document and validate business and technical requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and requirements sessions with executives, SMEs, business users and technical teams.
• Perform as-is/to-be analysis, gap analysis, process modeling, workflow analysis and process improvement.
• Develop business rules, use cases, technical specifications, context diagrams and functional documentation.
• Translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications and solution requirements.
• Support application modernization, remediation, migration, enhancement and sunset initiatives.
• Assist with migration planning, dependency identification, environment validation, remediation tracking and application readiness.
• Plan and support functional, regression, data validation, system integration, load and performance testing.
• Prepare business cases, feasibility studies, executive-ready presentations and analysis artifacts.
• Analyze complex information and communicate requirements effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate across business, security and technology teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Business process analysis

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Process mapping

Testing/QA

Release management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration/related field

Tools

Visio

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Azure DevOps

Power BI

Job description

ASSYST in Tallahassee, FL is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support agile/hybrid development and application modernization. The role collaborates with business stakeholders, SMEs and technical teams to translate business needs into clear requirements.

You will lead workshops, create artifacts, perform as-is/to-be analyses, and drive documentation throughout the SDLC, including testing readiness and migration planning.