Local company seeking a senior level Business Analyst to join their growing team in a direct hire status. Qualified candidates will possess the following profile:

• Minimum 5-7 years as a technical business analyst across multiple projects, including but not limited to gathering and managing detailed requirements, designing feature-based systems, and supporting the development life cycle from design through QA and release. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. Candidate must also possess very good organizational, scheduling, and planning skills.
• Candidate must have a very strong background in Agile development, including story development and management and participating in sprint driven releases.
• Candidate must also have experience in delivering Web 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.
• Experience with early stage companies is a plus.
• Domain experience with health and wellness is a plus.

Scope of Engagement / General Description of the Services to be Provided:

• Contractor will be engaged to execute the responsibilities of Business Analyst, including:
• Author and manage Agile Stories
• Develop and maintain supplemental  requirements documents (process models, decision flows, information flows, glossaries, and information models)
• Develop and maintain issues lists and task list for all deliverables within the BA responsibility
• Working with the Project Manager, estimate and schedule BA tasks
• Manage dialogue with Business throughout lifecycle (schedule Subject Matter Expert meetings, ensure that SME's are properly utilized to resolve requirements issues)
• Interview SME's and conducting, leading, and facilitating joint application design (JAD) workshops
• Help business partners (SME's) understand their roles and responsibilities within the project.
• Participate in and document the outcomes of the requirements prioritization process.
• Document release and sprint (iteration) content as needed
• Play a key role in scope management and expectation management for the SME's and business partners
• Keep the business resources informed about the current disposition of scope issues
• Communicate requirements to Architecture, Development, and QA teams
• Ensure that the design will meet the business requirements.
• Participate in Quality management planning  process (ensuring requirements are addressed)