Senior Business Analyst

Position Title: Senior Business Analyst

Location: New York, NY (Onsite)

Position Status: 12-Month Contract (Extension Likely)

Pay Rate: $71-$81/hour W2

Position Description:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support enterprise technology initiatives, business process improvements, and system modernization efforts within a large-scale utility environment. This role will serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring business needs are translated into effective, scalable technology solutions.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem solver with strong experience in requirements gathering, process analysis, stakeholder engagement, testing support, and enterprise systems implementation. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to high-visibility initiatives focused on operational efficiency, digital transformation, workflow optimization, and business process improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, and technical teams to gather, analyze, and document business requirements.

• Create and maintain Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), user stories, use cases, process flows, workflow diagrams, and functional specifications.

• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, interviews, and requirements-gathering sessions.

• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and operational improvements.

• Maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.

• Evaluate current-state and future-state business processes.

• Identify process gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Translate business objectives into actionable functional requirements.

• Support solution design, validation, and implementation activities.

• Assist with change management and business readiness initiatives.

• Participate in test planning, test case development, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Support defect management, issue resolution, and solution validation.

• Collaborate with development, QA, and project teams to ensure successful delivery of business requirements.

• Assist with deployment planning, implementation activities, and post-production support.

• Build strong relationships across business, operational, and technology teams.

• Communicate requirements, project updates, risks, and recommendations effectively to stakeholders.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and consensus-building.

• Support project managers and delivery teams throughout project execution.

Required Skills/Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or related role.

• Strong experience gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing business requirements.

• Demonstrated expertise creating:

• Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
• User Stories
• Process Flows
• Use Cases
• Gap Analyses
• • Experience supporting software implementation, system enhancements, testing, and deployment activities.
• • Strong business process modeling, workflow analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting utilities, energy, infrastructure, transportation, operational technology, or highly regulated environments.

• Experience with enterprise applications, asset management systems, system integrations, data migration projects, or digital transformation initiatives.

• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.

Experience with: Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Visio, SQL

• Business Analysis certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, or equivalent are a plus.

About Seneca Resources

At Seneca Resources, we are more than just a staffing and consulting firm, we are a trusted career partner. With offices across the U.S. and clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to government organizations, we provide opportunities that help professionals grow their careers while making an impact. When you work with Seneca, you're choosing a company that invests in your success, celebrates your achievements, and connects you to meaningful work with leading organizations nationwide. We take the time to understand your goals and match you with roles that align with your skills and career path. Our consultants and contractors enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and the support of a dedicated team who will advocate for you every step of the way. Seneca Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.