Business Analyst (Locals - IOWA) Only -

REQUIREMENT

Position: Business Analyst

Location: 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa - 50309

Work type: Hybrid - 3 days on Site

Duration: 02/23/2026 - 06/30/2026

Mode of Interview: Virtual

Type: Contract

Industry: Government & Public Sector

USC

W2/C2C

Only Locals

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Seeking a Business Analyst who will work directly with business leadership, SMEs, and technical partners on system aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems. Additionally:

• Create, present and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria and designing documents in DoIT defined systems to be used by team members at all levels.
• Be directly responsible for documenting, tracing, maintaining, prioritizing, and assessing changes to business practices, workflows, and associated system processes.
• Act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts.
• Conduct research to query data, analyze problems, and determine solutions, such as the installation of alternate methods and procedures, implementing changes in processing methods, or the redesign of products or services.
• Consistently update project information, statuses, risks, issues, and timelines for reporting purposes.
• Work within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value while adjusting rapidly to produce the most effective outcome.
• May be called upon to participate in database and forms analysis.
• 8+ Years Experience working on large, complex IT systems
• 8+ Years Experience eliciting requirements, writing user stories and design documents, defining acceptance criteria, testing outcomes, and facilitating communication between business stakeholders, developers, and project teams.
• 8+ Years Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies
• 8+ Years Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities
• 8+ Years Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting).
• 8+ Years Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks, with changing priorities, in a cross-functional environment
• 8+ Years Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, and project activities, simultaneously, while meeting established deadlines
• 8+ Years Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software
• 6+ Years Experience in an Agile environment
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management [ALM] tools; Microsoft s Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS),
• 5+ Years Azure DevOps (ADO), Atlassian s Jira, IBM s Rational Team Suite (RTC)
• 5+ Years Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software
• 3+Years 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