Business Analyst

Position Title: Business Analyst Location: Peoria, IL Duration: 10-Month Contract Work Model: Onsite Shift: 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM, Monday to Friday Primary Skills AWS, Business Analysis, Java, UAT Role & Responsibilities • Act as the primary liaison between business partners and IT development teams. • Gather, document, and communicate business requirements for future solutions. • Perform and lead business process analyses to define objectives and methods. • Coordinate with product development engineers (using Agile/Scrum) to track and communicate design and development progress. • Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT): write test scripts, work with business partners to execute UAT, and provide status feedback to the development team. • Write training documents, job aids, and provide support and training to business partners. • Ensure the solution complies with internal policies (e.g., SoX) and external regulations. • Identify, document, and report design, reliability, and maintenance problems and bugs. • Provide expert advice on enterprise business processes and support 2-3 projects concurrently. Required Experience • Education: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree with 5-7 years of experience in business processes and systems, OR an Associate’s degree with 10+ years of experience. • Experience: Previous experience as a Business Analyst for the development of large and complex IT solutions. • Methodology: Familiarity with IT development using Agile methodology and the Agile development lifecycle. • Technical Awareness: Familiarity with programming languages and technologies such as Java, PostgreSQL, and AWS. • Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Leadership: Ability to work with and provide leadership to offshore teams. Technical Skills (Nice-to-Have) • Development Background: Previous experience as a Software Engineer (in Java or similar). • Platform Experience: Experience with off-the-shelf solutions (e.g., Salesforce). Disqualifiers / Red Flags • Unwillingness to work 5 days a week onsite in Peoria, IL. • A timid personality or lack of initiative. • Choppy tenure or a history of consistent job-hopping. • Inability to demonstrate experience with large, complex IT projects in an Agile environment.