Business Analyst

Business Analyst
Location: 200 E Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
Engagement Type: Contract
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite per week required)
Work Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST
Start Date: 10/13/2025
End Date: 06/30/2026
Interview Type: Web Cam or In-Person
The State of Iowa's Department of Management (DOM), Division of Information Technology (DoIT), is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst (BA6) to support multiple ongoing technology initiatives. The selected candidate will work with cross-functional teams to gather, document, and manage business and system requirements for various enterprise applications, focusing on delivering high-value outcomes in a hybrid work setting.
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business leaders, subject matter experts (SMEs), and IT teams to gather and document detailed system requirements.
• Create and maintain user stories, functional documentation, and acceptance criteria.
• Document, trace, prioritize, and assess business practices, workflows, and system processes.
• Assist with project management or QA analyst roles for smaller projects when needed.
• Conduct data analysis, process mapping, and recommend improvement solutions.
• Maintain project documentation including risks, issues, and progress updates.
• Work in Agile frameworks with a focus on continuous improvement and quick iteration cycles.
• Occasionally participate in database or forms analysis as needed.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience consulting with government or public-sector agencies.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable requirements.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project and Visio.

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Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Candidate Experience Experience working on large, complex IT systems Required 8 Experience eliciting requirements, writing user stories and design documents, defining acceptance criteria, testing outcomes, and facilitating Required communication between business stakeholders, developers, and project teams Required 8 Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies Required 8 Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities Required 8 Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting Required 8 Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks, with changing priorities, in a cross-functional environment Required 8 bility to prioritize and manage multiple projects, and project activities, simultaneously, while meeting established deadlines Required 8 Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software Required 8 Experience in an Agile environment Required 6 Experience with Application Lifecycle Management [ALM] tools; Microsoft's Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure Required DevOps (ADO), Atlassian's Jira, IBM's Rational Team Suite (RTC) Required 5 Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software Required 5 Familiarity with advanced information management practices, data modeling standards, and/or architecture design and analysis Required 3 Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience Required 8