Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Our client, a health insurance company, is looking for a Business Analyst for their Reston, VA/Hybrid location. Responsibilities include:

• Interpreting business needs and issues by gathering, eliciting, creating, analyzing, documenting, and validating the Business area's user and/or technical (functional/non-functional) requirements.
• Responsible for the overall success of user acceptance testing, including documentation, verification, and release.
• Identifying, documenting, and troubleshooting problems utilizing acquired experience and knowledge of the relationships in systems, software, and processes.
• Maintaining clear and concise documentation of business processes, workflows, and system interactions using Agile-friendly formats.
• Monitoring and reporting project status to identify and mitigate risks and to ensure quality and timely deliverables.
• Researching and responding to policy-related inquiries impacting Agile delivery or system behavior.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5 years progressive experience in business analysis, systems analysis, testing, or other analytical experience.
• Health insurance experience.
• Experience with interacting with large scrum teams.
• Agile experience.
• Hands-on experience with creating 10-15 user stories per week in JIRA.
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Proven ability to deliver high-quality Agile artifacts and contribute to cost-effective, value-driven solutions.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and business analysis core competencies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities and multiple concurrent initiatives.

Why should you apply?

• Health benefits
• Referral program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities