IT Business Analyst III

Job#: 3032800

Job Description:
IT Business Analyst III

Location: Plano, Texas (On-site)

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

This position is for a Business Analyst who will serve as the primary interface with business partners, solution architects, and cross-organizational technology teams. The analyst will assess current processes and systems, evaluating the business model and its integration with technology. The role involves collaborating with an Agile Scrum team to refine business needs into executable specifications for the development team.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface with business partners to elicit requirements, document process flows, and identify risks.
• Work with stakeholders to understand needs, analyze problems, and capture requirements.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to evaluate features, write effective user stories, and document business rules.
• Partner with the development team to refine requirements into technical specifications.
• Review technical design, identifying enablers and dependencies.
• Provide support to UAT and SIT testers to clarify requirements.
• Communicate with testers to ensure test plans and scripts satisfy requirements.
• Analyze existing capabilities to identify gaps and opportunities for process refinement.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, working closely with business partners.
• Experience documenting detailed functional and technical requirements.
• At least 3 years of practical agile experience, with a working knowledge of tools such as JIRA.
• Experience in converting business needs into epics and stories.
• Proficiency in analyzing and refining business processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work with both technical and business team members.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills suitable for facilitating discussions.

Compensation & Benefits

The pay rate for this position is between $50.00 and $56.18 per hour. A comprehensive benefits package is available to eligible employees.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.