Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst Duration (Contract): 7-8 Months Client Location: Richmond, VA 23219 Location Preference: Hybrid Job Description: As a Business Analyst, you will support application development initiatives by eliciting and documenting business requirements, analyzing business processes, coordinating stakeholder communications, and validating solutions through testing activities. This role requires strong experience in systems analysis, Agile methodologies, requirements management, and quality assurance to ensure successful delivery of technology solutions. Key Responsibilities: • Conduct project initiation activities and support requirements discovery efforts. • Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements for new applications and enhancements. • Create SDLC-compliant requirements documentation that clearly defines business needs. • Collaborate with business users and technical teams to ensure requirements are understood and implemented effectively. • Participate in Agile ceremonies, design discussions, and development meetings. • Develop and execute system test plans, test cases, and validation activities. • Perform manual testing of web applications and verify application functionality. • Document defects, issues, and enhancement opportunities with detailed reproduction steps. • Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and test script development. • Assist with process improvement initiatives and documentation standardization efforts. Required Skills, Experiences, Education, and Competencies: • Extensive experience in business analysis, systems analysis, requirements gathering, and SDLC methodologies. • Strong experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments. • Proven ability to elicit, analyze, and document complex business and system requirements. • Experience supporting application development, maintenance, implementation, and business process improvement initiatives. • Strong background in business process mapping, workflow analysis, and requirements documentation. • Hands-on experience performing manual testing of web-based applications. • Experience creating and executing test plans, test scripts, and validation procedures. • Ability to identify, document, and track defects and application issues effectively. • Strong meeting facilitation, stakeholder communication, and documentation skills. • Familiarity with .NET-based application projects and Azure DevOps/Team Foundation Server (TFS) is preferred. The hourly range for roles of this nature are $45.00 to $80.00/hr. Rates are heavily dependent on skills, experience, location, and industry. cyberThink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.