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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced **Business Analyst** for a hybrid contract opportunity in **Harrisburg, PA**. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with **formal requirements-gathering methodologies**, **business process analysis**, **BPMN workflow modeling**, **workflow diagrams**, **requirements documentation**, and **Requirements Traceability Matrix documentation**.
This role will serve as a liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership to understand business needs, document requirements, analyze processes, and recommend solutions that support organizational goals. The Business Analyst will be responsible for developing high-quality business, functional, user, non-functional, reporting, and traceability documentation.
## Work Arrangement
This is a hybrid position. The selected candidate must be able to report on-site in **Harrisburg, PA at least one day per month**. Some months, the required on-site date may be determined based on operational needs; other months may allow flexibility based on candidate preference. On-site requirements may change based on critical business needs.
## Key Responsibilities
Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Requirements Gathering, BPMN, Business Process Modeling Notation, Requirements Traceability Matrix, RTM, Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements, User Requirements, Stakeholder Requirements, Process Mapping, Workflow Diagrams, Facilitated Workshops, Report Specifications, Business Process Analysis, Requirements Documentation, Technical Documentation, Stakeholder Management, Quality Measures, Hybrid, Harrisburg PA.
## Candidate Requirements
Candidates must be able to:
This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented Business Analyst who enjoys working with stakeholders, documenting business needs, improving processes, and supporting technology-driven business solutions. The successful candidate will bring strong analytical skills, excellent documentation ability, and hands-on experience with requirements management, process modeling, and traceability documentation.
We are seeking an experienced **Business Analyst** for a hybrid contract opportunity in **Harrisburg, PA**. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with **formal requirements-gathering methodologies**, **business process analysis**, **BPMN workflow modeling**, **workflow diagrams**, **requirements documentation**, and **Requirements Traceability Matrix documentation**.
This role will serve as a liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership to understand business needs, document requirements, analyze processes, and recommend solutions that support organizational goals. The Business Analyst will be responsible for developing high-quality business, functional, user, non-functional, reporting, and traceability documentation.
## Work Arrangement
This is a hybrid position. The selected candidate must be able to report on-site in **Harrisburg, PA at least one day per month**. Some months, the required on-site date may be determined based on operational needs; other months may allow flexibility based on candidate preference. On-site requirements may change based on critical business needs.
## Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership.
- Conduct facilitated workshops, interviews, and requirements-gathering sessions.
- Gather, analyze, validate, and document business needs and system requirements.
- Develop business requirements, functional requirements, user/stakeholder requirements, and non-functional requirements.
- Create workflow diagrams and business process models using formal notation such as **Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)**.
- Analyze current-state and future-state business processes.
- Develop project initiation and requirements documentation, including goals, desired outcomes, and quality measures.
- Create report specifications, including report purpose, justification, attributes, columns, owners, and runtime parameters.
- Develop and maintain a **Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)** to track requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
- Translate stakeholder needs into clear documentation for design, development, testing, and implementation teams.
- Support test case development by ensuring requirements are clear, accurate, and traceable.
- Create graphic representations of complex business processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to recommend solutions that improve operations and support business objectives.
- Ensure all documentation is organized, accurate, complete, and aligned with project standards.
- 4 years of experience using formal requirements-gathering methodologies.
- 4 years of experience developing business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
- 4 years of experience developing and maintaining Requirements Traceability Matrices.
- Experience conducting facilitated workshops for requirements analysis.
- Experience creating workflows using formal notation such as **BPMN**.
- Strong experience documenting business processes, system requirements, and stakeholder needs.
- Strong organization, communication, and professional writing skills.
- Ability to work with both business and technical stakeholders.
- Ability to analyze complex business processes and present them clearly through documentation, workflows, and diagrams.
- Four-year college degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience in government, public sector, healthcare, or enterprise IT environments.
- Experience supporting system implementation, modernization, process improvement, or business transformation projects.
- Experience developing project initiation documents, requirement specifications, report specifications, and process documentation.
Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Requirements Gathering, BPMN, Business Process Modeling Notation, Requirements Traceability Matrix, RTM, Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements, User Requirements, Stakeholder Requirements, Process Mapping, Workflow Diagrams, Facilitated Workshops, Report Specifications, Business Process Analysis, Requirements Documentation, Technical Documentation, Stakeholder Management, Quality Measures, Hybrid, Harrisburg PA.
## Candidate Requirements
Candidates must be able to:
- Work in a hybrid environment.
- Report on-site in **Harrisburg, PA at least one day per month**.
- Demonstrate experience with **BPMN workflow modeling**.
- Demonstrate experience with formal requirements-gathering methodologies.
- Demonstrate experience creating business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
- Demonstrate experience creating Requirements Traceability Matrices.
This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented Business Analyst who enjoys working with stakeholders, documenting business needs, improving processes, and supporting technology-driven business solutions. The successful candidate will bring strong analytical skills, excellent documentation ability, and hands-on experience with requirements management, process modeling, and traceability documentation.