Senior Project Business Analyst

DataStaff, Inc. is currently seeking a Senior Project Business Analyst for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Raleigh, NC. • This role is hybrid Job Description: We are seeking an expert-level Project Business Analyst to support a statewide Cloud POS Modernization initiative. This role is ideal for a senior analyst with deep experience in cloud-hosted payment solutions, enterprise integrations, and complex modernization projects. You will partner with business leaders, technical teams, and vendors to drive requirements, testing, and deployment of a new cloud-based point-of-sale platform supporting DMV operations across North Carolina. Responsibilities: • Partners with leadership, field operations, engineering teams, AWS/cloud architects, and vendors to ensure the solution meets modernization objectives, improves reliability, restores NFC/contactless acceptance, and integrates cleanly with DMV enterprise systems. • Lead elicitation and validation of business, functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements for cloud-hosted cashiering, payment processing, device management, and financial reporting. • Translate modernization drivers—such as PCI DSS compliance risks, device management constraints, and reconciliation issues (duplicate charges, refund delays)—into actionable requirements. • Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, workflows, data-flow diagrams, and integration specifications for an integrated AWS-hosted point-of-sale solution. • Support UAT cycles, validating performance, stability, customer-experience improvements, and compliance outcomes. • Evaluate sync processes between cloud POS, DMV backend systems, and enterprise financial platforms. • Support phased statewide rollout preparation, including pilot plans, training coordination, device estate planning, and operational readiness. Knowledge and Experience: • This role requires 4+ years of professional cloud experience, preferably across AWS and Azure, including: • Secure API-based payment integrations and data synchronization • Scalable architecture analysis for high-volume transaction processing • Performance optimization and monitoring of cloud-hosted transactional systems • Understanding of PCI DSS v4.0, P2PE, encryption, and tokenization workflows, consistent with the modernization strategy Required Skills: • 7 Years - Experience supporting and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for complex enterprise solutions • 7 Years - Expert-level experience with cloud-hosted point-of-sale (POS) and payment processing solutions • 7 Years - Strong background in enterprise systems integration and modernization initiatives • 7 Years - Familiarity with AWS or similar cloud architectures supporting POS and payment systems • 7 Years - Ability to translate modernization drivers (e.g., PCI DSS risks, device constraints, reconciliation issues) into actionable requirements • 7 Years - Strong understanding of payment device management, NFC/contactless acceptance, and cashiering processes • 7 Years - Ability to assess performance, stability, customer-experience outcomes, and compliance alignment during testing and deployment • 7 Years - Proficiency in eliciting, analyzing, and validating business, functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements This position is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.