IT Business Analyst

RedCloud Consulting


Date: 1 week ago
City: Lacey, WA
Contract type: Full time
RedCloud Consulting is a business and IT consulting company with local Puget Sound Enterprise and Mid-sized clients. RedCloud seeks a IT Business Analyst to support immediate client operations. Seattle Business Magazine has recognized us, ranked #1 on their "Best Companies to Work for in Washington" for Mid-Sized Businesses list, awarded #1 Fastest Growing Company in Washington by Puget Sound Business Journal, and named on the Inc. 500/5000 list.

Overview

An experienced IT Business Analyst is needed to support a software modernization initiative focused on enhancing an enterprise-level reporting and data management application. The platform currently serves over 500 organizations that submit regulatory compliance plans, and the project involves redesigning the application, modernizing its data architecture, and expanding its reporting and analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

Requirements Analysis and Documentation:

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document requirements. Work closely with Product Owners to define user stories, ensuring clear and testable acceptance criteria.

Business Process Mapping And Improvement

  • Analyze existing workflows and identify opportunities for improvement. Create detailed process documentation, including as-is and to-be workflows.

Functional Analysis

  • Perform gap analyses between current functionality and business needs. Validate functional requirements in partnership with developers, stakeholders, and product owners.

Backlog Prioritization And Management Support

  • Support the Product Owner in maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog. Facilitate communication between the Product Owner and Scrum Master regarding prioritization decisions.

Software Quality Assurance

  • Develop and execute functional test cases and scripts. Track and document defects and coordinate closely with development teams to resolve them. Contribute to the creation and execution of user acceptance testing (UAT) plans.

Key Deliverables

  • User stories with detailed acceptance criteria
  • Workflow diagrams and process documentation
  • Functional specifications and gap analysis reports
  • Test plans, test cases, and test scripts
  • UAT plans and documented test results
  • Backlog and prioritization documentation

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • At least 5 years of experience in business analysis for custom software development projects
  • At least 5 years of experience in software quality assurance, including test planning and execution, as well as defect tracking
  • At least 5 years of experience working in Agile frameworks, particularly Scrum
  • Proficiency with Azure DevOps for managing backlogs, user stories, test cases, and bug tracking
  • Experience supporting public sector or regulatory-driven software projects
  • Familiarity with scientific, environmental, or hazardous waste data systems
  • Knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and accessibility testing for web applications
  • Experience working with Microsoft technologies, including Power BI and .NET Core

Compensation range for position is $ 124,000 – 138,000 DOE.

Benefits and bonus information can be found at https://www.redcloudconsulting.com/careers

RedCloud requires employees have the legal ability to work in the United States during their employment period. During onboarding, proof of eligibility to work in the United States will be requested. RedCloud does not provide visa sponsorship.

About Us

RedCloud is a boutique, business and technology consulting firm providing local companies with expert-level support for over two decades. Whether it’s to solve a specific business challenge or to provide additional support for an ambitious project, we can help bring even the most visionary endeavors to fruition.

Anchored by a foundation of "integrity-based consulting", the RedCloud team of subject matter experts collaborate closely with clients to develop and implement high-level solutions, bringing stability, growth, and innovation together for long-term success. We provide a broad array of business and technology consulting services through RedCloud’s core services: Empower Operations, Empower Sales and Marketing, Empower Customers, Empower Security and Privacy.

Visit http://www.redcloudconsulting.com/ for more info.

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