Business Analyst 3(BA3)

UNICON International Inc. is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across various industries. They are seeking a Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technical solutions, providing program-level technical assistance throughout multiple phases of projects.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate in an Agile Scrum environment, supporting iterative development and continuous improvement
• Work with Azure DevOps to organize and track work across Epics, Features, User Stories, Bugs, and Issues
• Develop and refine user stories to meet the Definition of Ready (DoR)
• Use a variety of tools such as MS Excel, Word, Visio, Lucidchart, and PowerPoint to create supporting artifacts such as Project Vision Documents, Journey Maps, Business Workflows, Templates and Mock-ups based on interviews with technical teams, business stakeholders, and subject matter experts
• Assist the Product Owner in writing requirements, defining acceptance criteria, and managing user stories throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Work closely with the development team to clarify requirements, address questions during development, and validate that delivered code meets acceptance criteria
• Support Quality Assurance (QA) processes by assisting in test case creation and ensuring adequate coverage of user stories, mapping user tests to traceability matrices, and applying client QA standards during pre-production testing
• Support Release Management during release cycles to validate deployments and serve as a subject matter expert on business rules and system functionality to support troubleshooting and validation during releases

Requirements:

• Strong analytical skills
• Facilitation skills
• Verbal communication skills
• Written communication skills
• Inquisitive mindset
• Experience in Agile Scrum environment
• Experience with Azure DevOps
• Ability to develop and refine user stories
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, Visio, Lucidchart, and PowerPoint
• Experience in writing requirements and defining acceptance criteria
• Ability to manage user stories throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience working closely with development teams
• Support Quality Assurance (QA) processes
• Experience in test case creation and ensuring adequate coverage of user stories
• Ability to map user tests to traceability matrices
• Knowledge of client QA standards during pre-production testing
• Support Release Management during release cycles
• Ability to validate deployments and serve as a subject matter expert on business rules and system functionality