Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute business and technical analysis activities supporting legacy application modernization initiatives
• Analyze existing legacy systems, workflows, and SQL-based databases to document current-state functionality and processes
• Gather, document, validate, and manage business, functional, technical, and non-functional requirements
• Translate legacy application behavior into clear, actionable requirements for modern web-based solutions
• Perform gap analysis between current systems and future-state application architecture
• Identify functional, technical, operational, and compliance gaps and recommend feasible solutions
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and database teams to support .NET and SQL-based application development
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, requirements workshops, walkthroughs, and formal sign-off sessions
• Support project planning activities including milestone tracking, issue management, dependency tracking, and risk escalation
• Communicate project status, risks, blockers, and dependencies to leadership and stakeholders
• Provide ongoing support to development and QA teams by clarifying requirements and validating delivered functionality
• Review and document business processes and identify opportunities for operational and technology improvements
• Maintain detailed and testable requirements documentation aligned with SDLC and modernization standards
• Work collaboratively across technical and business teams while managing multiple priorities and deliverables
• Perform additional project-related duties as assigned

  Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in Business Analysis, PM/BA, or related roles
  • 12+ years of experience analyzing legacy systems and supporting modernization initiatives
  • 12+ years of experience with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies
  • 12+ years of experience gathering, documenting, and validating business and technical requirements
  • 12+ years of experience translating legacy application functionality into modern web-based system requirements
  • Strong experience facilitating stakeholder discussions, consensus building, and requirements validation
  • Extensive experience with project coordination, issue tracking, and task management
  • Strong knowledge of SQL-based systems, data models, and system integrations
  • Experience reviewing system workflows and identifying modernization opportunities
  • Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
  • Ability to create detailed, complete, and testable requirements documentation
  • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional technical and business teams
  • Ability to identify system and compliance gaps and recommend practical solutions
  • Ability to adapt to evolving technical requirements and project complexities
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced project environment

  Preferred Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience supporting legacy-to-web application modernization projects
  • Hands-on experience working with .NET development teams and SQL databases
  • Experience with project management methodologies and project coordination activities
  • Experience supporting large-scale government or regulated IT environments
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
  • PMP, PMI-PBA, CBAP, or related certification preferred