Senior Business Analyst
Sparksoft Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Columbia • Maryland • United States
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About the role
- Own the process of identifying and documenting detailed business needs and translating business goals into functional requirements whilst ensuring they align to the product vision and business objectives
- Analyze and organize requirements into stories under epics, generate acceptance criteria, lead refinement sessions, and work with Product Leads and Owners on prioritization
- Serve as the primary point of contact for developers, testers, and business stakeholders ensuring all requirements are thoroughly understood, clarified, and validated throughout the project lifecycle
- Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and development teams, ensuring alignment across teams and accurate product execution
- Manage Confluence landing pages, ensuring they are up to date, organized, and serve as a central hub for project documentation
- Develop and write clear, comprehensive system and user guides following product releases
- Track customer requirements from inception through delivery raising risks when relevant, ensuring stories/epics are tracked to closure
- Assist with user acceptance testing (UAT), review test scenarios, and ensure all impact points are considered
- Lead the scrum team in agile practices, helping achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
Requirements
- 8+ years' experience as a Business Analyst with a strong focus on requirements gathering and documentation
- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills
- Exceptionally motivated and proactive
- Attention to detail and ability to ensure accuracy in all aspects of requirements documentation
- Strong ability to ask insightful and probing questions to uncover deeper business needs prior to development and testing
- Proficient in agile practices (SAFe a bonus) and traditional project management practices
- Possess expertise in using JIRA and Confluence for managing requirements
- Experience working with diverse stakeholders, including business leaders, product teams, and development teams
- Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and a 401(k) with employer contributions to help you plan for the future
- Flexible paid time off and hybrid ways of working that support true work-life balance
- Comprehensive health coverage—including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- A curated in-office experience designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
- Opportunities to give back through Sparksoft Cares, including annual company-wide fundraising events
- Training and development programs that build new skills and prepare you for leadership roles
- A collaborative, transparent, and fun culture—recognized as a Great Place to Work®
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
requirements gatheringrequirements documentationuser acceptance testingagile practicesscrumacceptance criteriatest scenariosbusiness analysisproject management
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationattention to detailproactivemotivatedinsightful questioning
Certifications
Public Trust clearance