Functional Business Analyst

Title: Functional Business AnalystClient Industry: Government Technology Duration: 6 month contractLocation: Hybrid in Tempe, AZ - Must be local to Phoenix (Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale, Tempe, Phoenix - any of these areas or nearby) Qualifications & Requirements Minimum 4+ years of experience in designing enterprise software solutions. Experience in identifying potential impacts and/or gaps in terms of organization, business and processes between current customer situations, and the desired end-state of the software solution. Experience designing complex software products including the deployment of multiple versions/releases of a large product. Proven ability to anticipate and appropriately escalate on forthcoming issues and risks of the software solution. Proven experience in the use of Microsoft Azure DevOps (or Atlassian Jira), including the creation, tracking and reporting of user stories. Ability to author design specifications and functional design documentation for the software development team. Ability to work collaboratively with business stakeholders and software development teams, while driving software innovations and improvements to achieve business optimization. Ability to prepare and present concepts and vision (written and verbal) to the software development team, management, and other internal and external stakeholders.