BA with CBAP -Hybrid

***Interview Mode :- WebCam Interview *** Very long term project(initial PO for 1 year and usually the project goes for 3-5 years with this customer) ***Hybrid ** Local  to MI candidate Preferred***Linkedin required; need 2 references

Job Description:

The Business Analyst will partner closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, project leadership, and delivery teams to support discovery, business process analysis, user acceptance testing (UAT), training readiness, and Azure DevOps (ADO) backlog management activities. This role serves as a bridge between business operations and technical delivery teams to ensure solutions align with business needs and are successfully adopted by end users.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Process Modeling

• Develop process maps, workflow diagrams, and business operating procedures.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and operational impacts.
• Identify and document manual processes, workarounds, and exception-handling procedures.
• Develop end-to-end business and system interaction diagrams.

Product Owner Support

• Partner with Product Owners to refine and maintain product backlogs.
• Assist in developing user stories and defining acceptance criteria by gathering, analyzing, and clarifying business requirements.
• Provide recommendations on requirements traceability and business validation.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Coordinate UAT execution activities with business stakeholders.
• Track test execution, results, defects, and acceptance decisions.
• Support end-to-end business process testing and release readiness assessments.
• Assist with documenting UAT evidence and acceptance recommendations.

Training & Organizational Readiness

• Support training plans and end-user training materials.
• Create job aids, quick reference guides, and process documentation.
• Support stakeholder readiness, communication, and adoption activities.
• Facilitate training sessions and knowledge transfer activities.

Azure DevOps (ADO) Support

• Support backlog traceability between requirements, testing, and implementation.
• Assist with ADO dashboards, reporting, queries, and documentation.

Required Qualifications

• 8 years of experience gathering requirements from user
• 6 years of experience designing technical and business requirement documentation
• 4 years of experience with Agile methodology / SCRUM processes and ceremonies
• 3 years of experience maintaining and organizing Epics, Features, User Stories, and Tasks using Azure DevOps backlog management tools (Kanban board, Sprint board, etc.)
• CBAP Certification 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Azure DevOps for backlog and work item management
• Experience supporting Product Owners in Agile delivery environments.

Other Desired Qualifications

• Document current-state and future-state business processes.
• Develop UAT strategies, test scenarios, and business validation plans.
• Experience developing UAT plans, scenarios, and business validation strategies.
• Experience creating training plans, training materials, and operational readiness documentation.
• Experience facilitating business process analysis and workflow modeling utilizing tools like Bizagi.
• Strong stakeholder facilitation, communication, and documentation skills.
• Experience with large-scale government, healthcare, financial, or enterprise system implementations preferred.
• Experience documenting complex business program area integrations and data flows.