Senior Software Business Analyst

Volt Information Sciences; Maplewood (MN); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing and workforce solutions provider is hiring a remote Senior Software Business Analyst in Maplewood, Minnesota. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to define project scopes, translate requirements into user stories, and improve internal processes. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and 10 years of relevant experience. Competitive pay and benefits are included.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience as a Software Business Analyst working on web-based software.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate discussions with technical teams.
• Experience in Healthcare or other regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX Designers, and Software Engineers.
• Translate business requirements into user stories.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Analytical mindset

Organizational skills

Experience in Agile methodology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Overview

Thrive with Volt! Volt is immediately hiring for a remote Senior Software Business Analyst in Maplewood, Minnesota. As a Senior Software Business Analyst, you will:

• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX Designers, and Software Engineers to define scope and associated effort of proposed features
• Elicit, document, analyze, and track business requirements from stakeholders
• Facilitate cross-functional solutioning sessions
• Translate business requirements into user stories ensuring clarity, accuracy, and testability
• Facilitate user story grooming sessions with UX Designers, Developers and QA Analysts to refine articulation of acceptance criteria and technical requirements
• Lead cross-functional meetings to ensure alignment between business goals, user experience, and technical implementation
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders and development teams to ensure mutual understanding and successful feature delivery
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies, while working to mitigate them
• Participate in continuously evaluating and improving internal processes and methods
• Develop a deep understanding of the application components and become a subject matter expert on the features and workflows

This is a full-time remote 12-month contract opportunity. Schedule: Monday-Friday remote opportunity in Maplewood, Minnesota. Shift Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX Designers, and Software Engineers to define scope and associated effort of proposed features
• Elicit, document, analyze, and track business requirements from stakeholders
• Facilitate cross-functional solutioning sessions
• Translate business requirements into user stories ensuring clarity, accuracy, and testability
• Facilitate user story grooming sessions with UX Designers, Developers and QA Analysts to refine articulation of acceptance criteria and technical requirements
• Lead cross-functional meetings to ensure alignment between business goals, user experience, and technical implementation
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders and development teams to ensure mutual understanding and successful feature delivery
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies, while working to mitigate them
• Participate in continuously evaluating and improving internal processes and methods
• Develop a deep understanding of the application components and become a subject matter expert on the features and workflows

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field OR equivalent work experience
• 10 years of experience as a Software Business Analyst working on customer-facing web-based software
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate discussion with multiple cross-platform technical teams and drive consensus in complex technical discussions
• Proficiency in translating intricate business requirements into comprehensive and testable acceptance criteria via clear and concise user stories
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and solutioning skills
• Self-starter with a high level of initiative desiring to be a member of a High Performing Team in a complex working environment
• Very strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Experience working in an Agile methodology like Scrum
• Experience in Healthcare or other regulated industry
• Experience collaborating with UX Designers
• Experience with BDD/Gherkin Acceptance Criteria format
• Experience in Azure DevOps (Boards)

Pay and Benefits

Pay Rate: $80.00-90.00 per hour. Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate’s education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration. Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please or call [phone]. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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