Business Systems Analyst

Kforce has a client seeking a Business Systems Analyst to join their team in Alpharetta, GA. We are looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Technical Business Analyst to join our Data Engineering team. This role is essential in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions, ensuring that data-driven initiatives are accurately scoped, documented, and delivered. Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit and document detailed business and technical requirements; Translate business needs into clear, actionable specifications for data engineering teams
• Workflow & Process Diagramming: Create and maintain process flow diagrams, data flow diagrams, and system interaction models; Visualize current and future state workflows to support solution design and gap analysis
• Business Rules Documentation: Identify and document business rules governing data processing, transformation, and validation; Ensure rules are clearly communicated and traceable throughout the project lifecycle
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a liaison between business and technical stakeholders, developers, and QA testers; Provide clarification and support throughout the design, development, and testing phases; Builds strong, collaborative relationships with team members and stakeholders
• Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing Support: Assist in reviewing test cases and validating implementation against requirements; Participate in defect triage and resolution discussions
• Project Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation including user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices; Ensure documentation is version-controlled and accessible to relevant teams
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field
• 5-8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst in IT or data engineering projects
• Strong understanding of data concepts including ETL, data warehousing, and data governance
• Proficiency in diagramming tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart, BPMN)
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project environments is a plus