Business Analyst

Business Analyst IT L3

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst IT L3 to support numerous technology initiatives in Southern California. This long-term contract position will focus on translating business objectives into well-defined technical plans, partnering with stakeholders and engineering teams to shape enterprise solutions. The role requires strong analytical judgment, especially in finance-related processes, compliance considerations, and audit readiness, along with the ability to organize complex information for design, development, and validation activities.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with project leaders, business stakeholders, and technical teams to convert strategic goals into actionable business and system requirements.

• Document process flows, functional needs, and technical specifications that guide solution design and development efforts.

• Evaluate application, data, and system interactions to define end-to-end workflows and identify integration needs.

• Analyze data sources and large datasets to uncover trends, constraints, and operational issues that may affect solution performance.

• Identify project risks, compliance concerns, and audit-related gaps, then work with the team to recommend practical mitigation steps.

• Serve as the key liaison between business users and engineers to ensure requirements are clearly understood and accurately implemented.

• Establish user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability artifacts to support delivery quality and business alignment.

• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to clarify testing expectations, validation methods, and readiness for release.

• Support planning activities related to replacing the Dealer Financial Services platform with an internally developed solution as part of the broader project roadmap.