Business Analyst - 26-16455

Title: Business Analyst
Duration: 9-12 Months (No benefits)
Location: Remote (some onsite in Jefferson City, MO)

Job Summary:
Lead Business Analyst between the finance, HR, and payroll business owners and the delivery team. Owns requirements, business-rule traceability, and the QAT/UAT test plans used to accept each monthly deliverable.

Responsibilities:

1. Run requirements workshops with IT, business, finance, and payroll stakeholders.
2. Write Business Requirements (BRD) and Functional Requirements (FRD) documents; define scope and functionality.
3. Document business rules from the current data warehouse and reports, working with the COBOL SME and SQL Lead.
4. Maintain requirements-to-test traceability in Azure DevOps.
5. Write and execute QAT test plans; prepare and support UAT and parallel-run validation with business users.
6. Prepare decision-ready materials for sign-offs; track business decisions and changes.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years across all SDLC phases.
• 7+ years with waterfall, scrum, and agile methodologies (all three must be shown).
• 7+ years each in:
  • Requirements gathering
  • Communication with business partners
  • Writing and executing QAT/UAT test plans
  • Scope and functionality definition
  • BRD/FRD documentation
• Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Experience in complex, ambiguous environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong accounting knowledge (GL, AP/AR, fund accounting) and payroll knowledge.
• Public sector ERP experience: CGI Advantage, PeopleSoft, Workday, or Oracle.
• Data warehouse and reporting requirements experience.