Business Analyst

IT Business Analyst

Location:

Columbus, OH (Hybrid)

Employment Type:

6-Month Contract-to-Hire

Work Schedule:

Hybrid; onsite in the Columbus office a minimum of two days per week—Tuesday and Thursday. Position Overview

We are seeking an IT Business Analyst to partner with cross-functional Agile teams and business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, document, and refine requirements within iterative delivery frameworks. This role translates business needs into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria, supports sprint-based delivery of technology solutions, and uses agentic AI tools to accelerate requirements analysis, data interpretation, and documentation workflows.

The ideal candidate is analytical, collaborative, comfortable working in a fast-paced Agile environment, and able to connect business objectives with practical technology solutions.

• Evaluate business requests to determine feasibility within Agile delivery cycles; research and identify options that best serve business needs using data-driven analysis and AI-enabled research tools.
• Conduct gap analyses between existing business systems and evolving customer requirements, helping inform backlog prioritization and sprint-planning decisions.
• Partner with Product Owners, System Architects, developers, QA teams, and other stakeholders to refine epics into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Author and maintain Agile artifacts, including user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, functional specifications, and technical documentation; use AI-assisted documentation tools where appropriate.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data using traditional tools and AI-powered analytics to identify trends, troubleshoot issues, and inform product decisions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to define product vision, sprint goals, and release-level deliverables aligned to desired business outcomes.
• Support sprint planning by preparing refined user stories, story maps, and release communications for iterative solution delivery.
• Proactively identify cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, and impediments; elevate concerns during standups and sprint-planning sessions to maintain delivery velocity.
• Define acceptance criteria, create behavior-driven test scenarios, and perform sprint-level user acceptance testing for product increments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through sprint retrospectives and identify opportunities for workflow automation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to translate business needs into well-structured user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable Agile solutions.
• Experience conducting requirements analysis in Agile frameworks and translating stakeholder needs into user stories, story maps, and functional specifications.
• Experience querying relational databases, such as Microsoft SQL Server, for data analysis and troubleshooting is preferred.
• Familiarity with modern analytics platforms and AI-enabled data analysis tools.
• Proficiency with Agile collaboration tools, such as Azure Dev Ops, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience using agentic AI tools, including AI copilots, intelligent document analysis, or automated data-extraction tools, to accelerate requirements gathering, data analysis, and documentation.
• Active participation in Agile ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Foundational understanding of Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and their integration with Agile business-analysis workflows.
• Familiarity with Agile estimation techniques, including story points and planning poker, as well as backlog-management practices.
• Strong…