Senior Business Analyst
Location: Springfield, IL
Remote/Hybrid 2-3 days a week working on-site.
Job Description:We seek a seasoned Business Analyst with at least five years of experience capturing business requirements, translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria, and supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT). The ideal candidate should also have 5 to 7 years of experience writing and executing test cases. Additionally, proficiency in using and understanding SharePoint functionality is required for this role.Responsibilities:
- Gather and analyze business requirements from various sources, including stakeholders, subject matter experts, and documentation.
- Translate business requirements into clear and concise user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications for developers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, project managers, and business stakeholders, to ensure project requirements and priorities are aligned.
- Facilitate workshops and meetings to elicit requirements, gather feedback, and resolve conflicts or discrepancies.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, including test planning, test case creation, test execution, defect tracking, and reporting.
- Work closely with business users during UAT to ensure system enhancements meet their needs and expectations.
- Document test results, identify defects, and collaborate with developers to resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, and scripts to ensure thorough test coverage and compliance with business requirements.
- Provide ongoing support and training to end users on SharePoint functionality and best practices.
- Stay updated on the latest SharePoint features and functionality, and proactively identify opportunities for improvement or optimization.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Technology, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in capturing business requirements and translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in writing and executing test cases.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
- Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) processes and tools.
- Proficiency in using and understanding SharePoint functionality, including document management, collaboration, and workflow automation.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Certification in Business Analysis or Quality Assurance (optional but preferred).
This role offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in gathering requirements, testing, and implementing SharePoint solutions within our organization. If you possess the required skills and experience and are passionate about delivering high-quality solutions that meet business needs, we encourage you to apply.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
The leadership of our Company believes in attracting and retaining exceptional talent committed to serving our clients. We offer a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Please visit our Careers page for additional information. Salary and benefits information will be available to applicants, when and if an offer is made.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
The leadership of our Company is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients, to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications must be completed online. We do not accept paper submissions. Please visit our Careers Page to review all current job postings, and instructions on the application process.As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, Cycurion, Inc. and our Subsidiaries prohibit discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth; one’s gender identity may be male, female, neither or both, e.g., non-binary), gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not be distinctively male or female and may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.
