Senior Business Analyst

Location: New York, NY
Work Arrangement: Onsite / Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract – W2
Experience: 10–12+ Years
Candidate Type: Local candidates preferred, relocation candidates considered
Work Authorization: H1B / EAD

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support enterprise technology initiatives in New York. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in requirements gathering, business process analysis, functional documentation, stakeholder management, data analysis, and Agile project delivery.

The candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, developers, QA teams, and technical architects to translate business needs into clear and actionable requirements.

Candidates currently outside New York may also be considered if they are genuinely willing to relocate to New York and can commit to the required onsite/hybrid work schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
• Work directly with business stakeholders to understand business objectives and processes.
• Create BRDs, FRDs, user stories, use cases, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate business requirements into clear specifications for development and QA teams.
• Perform business process analysis and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct gap analysis and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, Developers, QA Engineers, Architects, and other stakeholders.
• Provide requirement clarification throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support UAT planning, execution, and defect validation.
• Perform data analysis and validation using SQL.
• Maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and potential business impacts.
• Prepare business documentation, presentations, and status reports.
• Support implementation, production rollout, and post-production activities.

Required Skills

• 10–12+ years of Business Analyst experience
• Strong requirements elicitation and analysis experience
• Business process modeling and documentation
• BRD / FRD / SRS
• User stories and acceptance criteria
• Jira / Confluence
• Agile / Scrum methodology
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills
• UAT and functional testing experience
• Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Gap analysis
• Stakeholder management
• SDLC knowledge
• Visio, Lucidchart, or similar process-mapping tools
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Understanding of REST APIs and system integrations is a plus
• Power BI / Tableau experience is a plus

Preferred Domain Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred:

• Banking / Financial Services
• Capital Markets
• Payments
• Healthcare
• Insurance
• Retail

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• Strong enterprise project experience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with both business and technical teams.

Candidate Requirements

• 10–12+ years of experience
• New York, NY — local candidates preferred
• Candidates outside New York must be genuinely willing to relocate
• W2 only
• H1B / candidates accepted
• Must be comfortable with the required onsite/hybrid schedule
• Strong communication skills required

Relocation

Candidates who are not currently in New York should apply only if they are serious about relocating. Relocation timeline and ability to work onsite will be discussed during the initial screening.