Senior IT Business Analyst

Smart Tech Skills LLC

Tallahassee (FL)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 130,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Smart Tech Skills LLC in Tallahassee, FL seeks an experienced Advanced Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders and technical teams, leading requirements analysis, process improvement, testing support, and Azure-hosted modernization efforts.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of BA experience on enterprise projects, strong Azure DevOps expertise, and a proven ability to drive modernization, data exchange, and governance across complex programs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
7+ years of Business Analysis experience on enterprise application projects.
7+ years of experience supporting: Application Development, System Modernization, Digital Transformation.
7+ years of technical documentation experience.
7+ years working with Azure DevOps or similar ALM platforms.
7+ years of testing and requirements validation experience.
7+ years conducting: Business Process Analysis, Gap Analysis, Workflow Modeling, Future-State Process Design.
Minimum 3 years developing: User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Use Cases, Requirements Traceability Matrices.
Minimum 1 year of Visual Studio .NET exposure.
Advanced proficiency with: Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, SharePoint.

Responsibilities

Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, and business workshops.
Analyze current-state business processes and identify modernization and automation opportunities.
Translate business needs into: Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Use Cases, Process Flows.
Conduct business process analysis, workflow modeling, and gap analysis.
Maintain and manage product backlogs and requirements within Azure DevOps.
Support Agile delivery activities, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
Create and maintain requirements traceability matrices (RTMs) and technical documentation.
Collaborate with developers, architects, QA teams, project managers, and business stakeholders.
Document integration requirements, APIs, security requirements, and data exchange processes.
Support testing activities including requirements validation, defect triage, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Support Azure-hosted modernization initiatives and legacy application migrations.
Assist with production deployments, implementation planning, and post-release validation.
Ensure solutions comply with governance, security, accessibility, and regulatory standards.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements Gathering

Azure DevOps

User Stories

Acceptance Criteria

Gap Analysis

Process Modeling

Workflow Analysis

Use Cases

RTM

UAT

Defect Management

SDLC

Agile

Azure Modernization

Legacy Migration

SharePoint

Visio

Stakeholder Mgmt

Technical Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Visio

Project

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Location

Onsite: Tallahassee, FL

Position Overview

The Department is seeking an experienced Advanced Business Analyst to support enterprise application development, modernization, digital transformation, and cloud migration initiatives. This role serves as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, leading requirements analysis, process improvement, testing support, and Azure-hosted modernization efforts.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in business analysis, Azure DevOps, enterprise application implementations, requirements management, and stakeholder engagement across complex, multi-functional projects.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, and business workshops.
Analyze current-state business processes and identify modernization and automation opportunities.
Translate business needs into:
- Business Requirements
- Functional Requirements
- User Stories
- Acceptance Criteria
- Use Cases
- Process Flows
Conduct business process analysis, workflow modeling, and gap analysis.
Maintain and manage product backlogs and requirements within Azure DevOps.
Support Agile delivery activities, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
Create and maintain requirements traceability matrices (RTMs) and technical documentation.
Collaborate with developers, architects, QA teams, project managers, and business stakeholders.
Document integration requirements, APIs, security requirements, and data exchange processes.
Support testing activities including requirements validation, defect triage, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Support Azure-hosted modernization initiatives and legacy application migrations.
Assist with production deployments, implementation planning, and post-release validation.
Ensure solutions comply with governance, security, accessibility, and regulatory standards.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Minimum 7 years of Business Analysis experience on enterprise application projects.
Minimum 7 years of experience supporting:
- Application Development
- System Modernization
- Digital Transformation
Minimum 7 years of technical documentation experience.
Minimum 7 years working with Azure DevOps or similar ALM platforms.
Minimum 7 years of testing and requirements validation experience.
Minimum 7 years conducting:
- Business Process Analysis
- Gap Analysis
- Workflow Modeling
- Future-State Process Design
Minimum 3 years developing:
- User Stories
- Acceptance Criteria
- Use Cases
- Requirements Traceability Matrices
Minimum 1 year of Visual Studio .NET exposure.
Advanced proficiency with:
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Visio
- Project
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting public sector, workforce, education, or human services systems.
Experience with Azure cloud modernization projects.
Experience migrating legacy applications to Azure-hosted platforms.
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise implementations.
Strong Agile and SDLC knowledge.
Experience with API integrations and enterprise data exchange processes.

Core Skills