Business Analyst

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support enterprise-level initiatives for a public-sector client. The selected candidate will serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that business needs are accurately translated into well-defined requirements and delivered through Agile-based development practices. Core Qualifications • 5+ years of experience performing Business Analysis on medium to large-scale projects • Proven ability to work effectively within Agile/Scrum environments • Strong experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and system requirements • Expertise in developing user stories, acceptance criteria, and use cases • Hands-on experience creating and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts • Demonstrated ability to identify project risks, assess impacts, and support mitigation efforts • Experience maintaining end-to-end requirement traceability across the SDLC • Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, and Confluence • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail Key Responsibilities • Partner with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into functional requirements • Facilitate requirements workshops, interviews, and working sessions • Create and maintain documentation, including user stories, workflows, and process diagrams • Collaborate with development and QA teams throughout design, development, and testing phases • Support Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog grooming, and reviews • Develop and execute UAT plans, documenting results and coordinating issue resolution • Monitor requirements changes and ensure alignment with project scope and objectives • Communicate status, risks, and dependencies to project leadership Professional Competencies • Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills • Clear and concise written and verbal communication • Highly organized with strong time-management abilities