Key skills
Business AnalysisRESTful API designAPI testingAPI contracts (OpenAPI/Swagger)AWS cloud servicesAgile/ScrumAIAWSLambdaIAMCloudWatchAPI GatewayPostmanSwaggerOpenAPIRESTfulAgileScrumCommunication
About this role
CGI Group, Inc. is a leading IT and business consulting services firm, seeking a skilled Business Analyst to support a backend engineering team. The role involves translating business needs into clear requirements for RESTful APIs, collaborating closely with various stakeholders, and participating in Agile ceremonies.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze business and technical requirements and write highquality user stories for backend RESTful services
- Define functional and nonfunctional requirements, including performance, security, scalability, and observability
- Break down epics into welldefined, testable stories with clear acceptance criteria including what can be automated for testing
- Grasp upstream and downstream dependencies and system architecture to sequence work most efficiently
- Review and validate API contracts (OpenAPI/Swagger) to ensure clarity and alignment with business intent
- Support API testing and validation using tools like Postman
- Review logs, analyze and troubleshoot errors
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and support delivery through testing, defect triage, and release readiness
- Collaborate with backend engineers, QE, DevOps, and downstream partners across integrated systems
Requirements:
- Experience as a Business Analyst supporting backend or API-centric teams
- Hands-on experience with API testing and ability to understand API contracts is required
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and integration patterns
- Working familiarity with AWS cloud concepts and services (e.g., API Gateway, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM)
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills
- Curious mindset with ability to use AI tools with increasing efficiency
- Airline domain experience preferred