Business Analyst 3 - 25-34182

Business Analyst 3 (Senior Level) Location: Remote (Texas) Duration: 8-month contract Job Overview We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a large-scale technology modernization and transformation initiative. This role involves advanced business analysis work across multiple interrelated projects, including SaaS/COTS implementations, data migration from legacy systems, and data warehouse development. The position requires minimal supervision and a high level of independent judgment, initiative, and leadership. The analyst will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to gather requirements, improve business processes, support testing efforts, and ensure high-quality deliverables using established business analysis methodologies. Key Responsibilities Perform senior-level business analysis for complex technology initiatives involving emerging hardware and software solutions. Gather, analyze, document, and validate business and functional requirements using multiple elicitation techniques. Review, assess, and document current (“as-is”) and future-state (“to-be”) business processes. Support implementation of SaaS and COTS applications, data migration activities, and data warehouse solutions. Develop and maintain business analysis deliverables in accordance with established standards, methodologies, and procedures. Create, review, and validate user acceptance testing (UAT) plans, test cases, and testing documentation. Analyze production support issues, identify root causes, and document required system or data corrections. Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working sessions with business and cross-functional technical teams. Develop design documentation, process flows, diagrams, and technology specifications. Provide guidance to business and functional teams throughout testing, training, and implementation phases. Ensure consistency, quality, and traceability of all requirements and related documentation. May assign tasks to and provide guidance or oversight to other analysts. Required Skills & Experience 10+ years of business analysis experience on software development projects, including preparation of project documentation. 10+ years of experience in requirements elicitation, stakeholder management, and technical documentation (use cases, traceability, prototyping, and data modeling). 10+ years facilitating interactive sessions with business users and cross-functional teams. 10+ years of strong analytical skills, including assessment of production support issues and root cause analysis. 10+ years developing and documenting business processes and functional designs. 10+ years defining functional designs and system specifications and delivering complete requirement packages. 10+ years supporting and guiding user acceptance testing, training, and implementation activities. 10+ years of excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including technical writing. Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and prototyping or diagramming tools such as Visio, Axure, SnagIt, or Adobe Illustrator. Quality Assurance & Testing Experience 8+ years of knowledge and experience with Software Quality Assurance or Software Engineering methodologies. 8+ years writing, reviewing, and validating quality standards, test plans, and test cases. 8+ years translating business and functional requirements into test procedures. 8+ years of experience with the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). 8+ years of hands-on experience using JIRA (user stories, test cases, execution, and reporting). 8+ years of experience with smoke testing, regression testing, black-box testing, white-box testing, and both manual and automated testing. Advanced experience using Oracle and SQL queries for data validation and testing. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in Agile development environments. Experience developing web application test automation using Java, Selenium, or similar tools. Strong database skills, including creating test data and validating data updates. Experience supporting Salesforce projects. Background in process improvement strategies and methodologies. Proven ability to lead change initiatives and design more efficient business processes. Industry experience in Oil & Gas, compliance, or enforcement-related projects. Ability to work effectively within complex, multifaceted teams and manage challenging situations. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).