Senior Business Systems Analyst - API & Modernization Lead

Custom Staffing; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Custom Staffing is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst in a hybrid role based in Richmond, VA. The position focuses on translating business needs into technical requirements for a large-scale modernization initiative, working closely with developers, architects, QA, and operations.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in APIs, microservices, Agile/Scrum, Azure DevOps, and SQL, and can craft detailed user stories with acceptance criteria while bridging business and technical

Qualifications

• 7 years of Business Analyst and/or Business Systems Analyst experience.
• Experience gathering and documenting business and technical requirements.
• Experience developing requirements for APIs, system integrations, and modernization.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Boards.
• Proven ability to develop detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to interpret SQL queries and understand relational data structures.
• Experience working with developers, architects, QA, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document requirements for modernization initiatives.
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, and workflows.
• Translate requirements into specifications for technical teams.
• Support APIs, microservices, system integrations, and data workflows.
• Partner with developers, architects, QA, and operations throughout the lifecycle.
• Facilitate requirement sessions with business and tech stakeholders.
• Manage backlog items using Azure DevOps Boards.
• Support Agile/Scrum ceremonies and sprint objectives.
• Provide light QA by validating requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Assist with tracing, testing, and validation across the project.

Skills

APIs

Microservices

Azure DevOps

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder comms

Backlog mgmt

Tools

Azure DevOps Boards

Job description

Custom Staffing is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst in a hybrid role based in Richmond, VA. The position focuses on translating business needs into technical requirements for a large-scale modernization initiative, working closely with developers, architects, QA, and operations.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in APIs, microservices, Agile/Scrum, Azure DevOps, and SQL, and can craft detailed user stories with acceptance criteria while bridging business and technical