Business Analyst (Cloud Modernization / Solution Architecture)

Lightning Minds Inc.
Washington, DC, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Confluence JIRA Microsoft Azure Business Process Modeling Information Systems Data Governance File Systems Microsoft Office Microsoft Visio Microsoft PowerPoint
+6 more
Requirements Management Requirements Traceability Software Engineering Enterprise Software Applications Information Technology Cloud Migration

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support the modernization of the Corporations and Charities Filing System (CCFS). The consultant will work alongside Solution Architects, IT teams, and business stakeholders to analyze existing business processes, gather and document requirements, facilitate workshops, and support the development of two cloud-based solution options for a large-scale government modernization initiative., * Analyze existing business processes and enterprise applications

  • Conduct stakeholder interviews and requirement gathering sessions
  • Document business requirements and business rules
  • Develop current-state and future-state business process documentation
  • Support Solution Architects in defining cloud modernization options
  • Translate business requirements into technical requirements
  • Create and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
  • Facilitate project meetings and document meeting minutes, action items, and decisions
  • Identify business impacts, organizational changes, and training requirements
  • Evaluate solution options against business objectives
  • Assist in compliance and data governance assessments
  • Support risk analysis and mitigation planning
  • Prepare executive presentations and business documentation
  • Participate in project planning and knowledge transfer activities

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
  • 8+ years of Business Analysis experience on enterprise IT projects
  • Experience leading business analysis activities for cloud modernization initiatives
  • Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project methodologies
  • Expertise in business process modeling and process improvement
  • Experience gathering and documenting functional and non-functional requirements
  • Strong experience facilitating stakeholder workshops and requirement elicitation sessions
  • Experience creating Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
  • Experience with current-state and future-state process documentation
  • Strong communication, documentation, and presentation skills
  • Experience collaborating with Solution Architects and technical teams, * Government or Public Sector experience
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud environments
  • Knowledge of compliance, governance, and records management
  • Experience with enterprise modernization projects
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted software development initiatives
  • Experience supporting procurement and solution evaluation projects, * Business Process Documentation
  • Current-State Assessment
  • Future-State Process Models
  • Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
  • Technical Requirements Documentation
  • Solution Option Comparison Analysis
  • Compliance & Data Governance Assessment
  • Meeting Facilitation & Documentation
  • Project Wrap-up Report
  • Knowledge Transfer Documentation, * Business Process Modeling
  • Requirements Elicitation
  • Requirements Documentation
  • RTM
  • Process Mapping
  • Gap Analysis
  • Microsoft Azure (Preferred)
  • Visio
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • PowerPoint
  • Jira (Preferred)
  • Confluence (Preferred), * Excellent stakeholder management
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Executive-level communication
  • Facilitation and presentation skills
  • Documentation expertise
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Strategic thinking
  • Organizational skills, * Cloud migration experience
  • Enterprise architecture exposure
  • Government digital transformation experience
  • AI implementation strategy exposure
  • Data governance and compliance knowledge

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