Our client, is seeking a Business Analyst to join their team. As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for capturing, analyzing, and documenting business and technical requirements, ensuring solutions meet organizational needs and compliance standards. This role serves as a bridge between business stakeholders, IT staff, and vendors to promote collaboration and deliver effective solutions. While the core function is business analysis, the BA II may also serve as a project lead, applying project management skills to plan, track, and deliver work in alignment with PMO standards. This is a Specialist role as a BA but will also engage as a Project Manager approx. 40% of the time.
Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Topeka, KS ( Hybrid)
What’s the Job?
Key Responsibilities
- Elicit, document, and analyze business needs, functional specifications, and system requirements.
- Develop and maintain standardized templates for consistent requirements gathering.
- Ensure requirements align with organizational priorities, best practices, and regulatory standards.
- Partner with technical and business teams to support solution design and implementation.
Testing & Quality Support
- Work with the Testing Manager to define testing scope and methodologies (UAT, regression, integration, and unit testing).
- Create reusable testing templates and guidelines in Zephyr for JIRA.
- Support defect tracking, test execution, and alignment of testing activities with project timelines.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as liaison between business units and IT teams to strengthen communication and trust.
- Facilitate meetings, workshops, and discussions to clarify needs and priorities.
- Provide tailored business process documentation and support to project teams.
Project Management
- For smaller projects or initiatives, act as project lead by defining scope, timelines, and deliverables.
- Develop and monitor work plans, schedules, and resource needs.
- Track project risks, issues, and changes, escalating as appropriate.
- Provide status updates, reports, and presentations to stakeholders and management.
- Ensure smaller initiatives are delivered on time and in alignment with PMO practices.
Process Improvement & Governance
- Identify opportunities to improve requirements gathering, testing, and delivery practices.
- Ensure compliance with PMO governance, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Configure and manage JIRA projects, workflows, dashboards, and automation to support efficient delivery.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor of Business Administration is preferred. Equivalent IT experience may also be acceptable.
- 3-5 years of Business Analysis experience in an IT environment.
- Experience leading or coordinating smaller IT projects or initiatives preferred.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong business analysis skills, with demonstrated ability to gather and document requirements.
- Working knowledge of project planning, scheduling, and coordination.
- Experience with JIRA workflows, dashboards, reporting, and Zephyr for JIRA.
- Familiarity with software development methodologies (Agile, Hybrid, Waterfall).
- Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to coordinate resources and vendors when acting as a project lead.
Preferred Skills
- Knowledge of test automation frameworks and advanced testing practices.
- Proficiency in API testing and integration techniques.
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