Business Analyst 4

Business Analyst 4

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented team.

Location(s): Richmond, VA (Hybrid: 3 days/week onsite)

Job Summary: Seeking an experienced Business Analyst with 5+ years of IT project experience to support enterprise software and application initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong requirements gathering, process analysis, Agile and Waterfall delivery experience, and excellent communication skills. This is a hybrid position requiring three days per week onsite, with an in-person interview.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze complex business processes and IT systems, identifying root causes and recommending effective solutions.
• Gather, document, and validate business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirements elicitation sessions.
• Create and manage Agile artifacts including Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks, Test Plans, and Test Cases using Azure DevOps (TFS).
• Develop process documentation, flowcharts, swim lane diagrams, wireframes, and Visio diagrams.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and communicate technical concepts to business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and business teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Support both Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and Waterfall project methodologies.
• Assist with System Integration Testing (SIT) and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Support system implementations, user adoption, and change management initiatives.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and project documentation for technical teams and executive leadership.
• Facilitate discussions, resolve conflicts, negotiate priorities, and manage stakeholder expectations.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Business Analyst experience supporting IT software/application projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with enterprise applications and databases such as Oracle and SQL Server.
• Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, and data flow diagrams.
• Experience gathering and documenting business and system requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (TFS) for Agile project management.
• Experience creating process flows, swim lane diagrams, flowcharts, and wireframes using Visio or similar tools.
• Experience working in both Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and Waterfall environments.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience supporting system rollouts and user adoption.
• Experience with System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on enterprise-scale digital transformation or government IT projects.
• Familiarity with change management and business process improvement initiatives.

Skills:

Skill - Required / Desired - Amount - of Experience

Agile Business Analyst; Strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodologies - Required - 5 - Years

Well versed with Scrum and Agile, Scaled Agile and Kanban methodologies - Required - 5 - Years

Technical experience in organizing and maintaining sprint and product backlogs - Required - 5 - Years

Technical experience translating client and product strategy requirement into application requirements and user stories. - Required - 5 - Years

Documenting high level Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases and execution of test cases. - Required - 5 - Years

Ability to analyze and document business and system processes. - Required - 5 - Years

Prior State of VA IT Business Analyst Experience Strongly preferred - Highly desired

Have a strong understanding of multi tiered applications - Required - 5 - Years

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.