Senior IT Business Analyst – Medicare & Cloud Applications

Job Title: Senior IT Business Analyst / Agile Business Analyst
Location: Onsite Highly Preferred; Partial Onsite and Remote Candidates Will Be Considered
Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate: $45.45 per hour on W2
Working Hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Overtime: Possible as needed to meet project deadlines
Interview Process: Remote
Openings: 2

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst with a strong background in Medicare, Agile methodologies, and cloud-hosted applications. The ideal candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, testers, and technical teams to gather requirements, document business needs, and ensure IT solutions meet business objectives.

The candidate should have hands-on experience with Agile Business Analysis or Product Ownership, Jira, Confluence, and TestRail or ALM tools. This role requires strong analytical, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to translate business requirements into clear technical specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, validate, and document business and technical requirements.
• Create and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and business requirements documentation.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, testers, and project teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and backlog discussions.
• Use Jira and Confluence to manage requirements, document processes, and track project progress.
• Support testing activities by reviewing test plans, test cases, test matrices, and defect logs.
• Assist with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validate that delivered solutions meet business requirements.
• Analyze business problems and recommend process improvements and appropriate technical solutions.
• Support the delivery and enhancement of cloud-hosted applications.
• Communicate business priorities and technical requirements to cross-functional teams.
• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to team members and support continuous improvement.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of IT Business Analysis experience.
• Hands-on experience as an Agile Business Analyst or Agile Product Owner.
• Direct experience working with Medicare business processes, systems, or applications.
• Experience with cloud-hosted applications.
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with TestRail and/or ALM tools.
• Strong requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience creating user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Understanding of software development life cycles, Agile methodologies, and testing processes.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and cloud-based analytics pipelines.
• Familiarity with version control, automated testing, and deployment workflows.
• Experience with SQL, DB2, data analysis, or data mining tools.
• Familiarity with Visio, Microsoft Project, or similar tools.

Education Requirements

Candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Four years of job-related work experience.
• An associate's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field, along with two years of job-related experience.

Work Arrangement

Onsite work is highly preferred. Candidates open to partial onsite or remote arrangements will also be considered.

Additional Requirements

• W2 employment only; subcontractor candidates will not be accepted.
• A credit check must be processed during the prescreening stage.
• Background screening includes a specific US residency requirement for the applicable government contract. Foreign nationals must have resided in the United States for at least three of the five years preceding the assignment.
• Candidates must be able to work the scheduled hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, with possible overtime when required.