Business Analyst

Position: Business Analyst | W2-CONTRACT ROLE Location: Hybrid – Des Moines, IA (Onsite 2–3 days/week as needed) Duration: 4+ Months Visa Eligibility: USC / GC only Interview Mode: Face-to-Face or Webcam Interview Dates: February 4th, 5th, and 6th only (Only candidates available on these dates will be considered) Role Responsibilities • Work directly with business leaders, SMEs, and technical teams to gather, analyze, and document requirements for Iowa applications and systems • Create and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and design documentation • Document, trace, prioritize, and manage changes to business processes and system workflows • Support project tracking by updating statuses, risks, issues, and timelines • Conduct data analysis and research to identify solutions and improve systems and processes • Work within an Agile framework to deliver high-value solutions efficiently • Occasionally act as a Project Manager or QA Analyst for smaller initiatives • Participate in database and forms analysis as needed #SKILL MATRIX:- • Experience working on large, complex IT systems • Experience eliciting requirements, writing user stories and design documents, defining acceptance criteria, testing outcomes, and facilitating • communication between business stakeholders, developers, and project teams. • Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies • Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities • Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting). • Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks, with changing priorities, in a cross-functional environment • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, and project activities, simultaneously, while meeting established deadlines • Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software • Experience in an Agile environment • Experience with Application Lifecycle Management [ALM] tools; Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), • Azure DevOps (ADO), Atlassian’s Jira, IBM’s Rational Team Suite (RTC) • Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software • Familiarity with advanced information management practices, data modeling standards, and/or architecture design and analysis • Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience