Business Analyst

Position

Business Analyst

San Diego, CA

$40.00/hr - $43.00/hr

$43/hr (w2)

Contract-Hire, 6+ Months

Akkodis is seeking a Business Analyst with a San Diego, CA–based client to join their team. The primary purpose of this role is to lead the development, documentation, and validation of high‑quality business and technical requirements through deep understanding of client processes, applications, and data. This position serves as an expert system user and trusted partner to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring solutions meet business needs through thorough testing, timely issue management, and clear, accurate communication.

The role is responsible for independently mastering new concepts, simplifying complex information for diverse audiences, and contributing to Agile teams through strong analytical, problem‑solving, and organizational capabilities.

• Lead development and maintenance of in‑depth requirements based on knowledge of the client’s business processes, data, and applications.
• Possess expertise in one or more of the following areas: business process, IT process, applications, or data used by the team and/or client.
• Become an expert user of applications and systems to support internal and external clients.
• Create and perform tests to ensure requirements have been met; identify use cases for test automation.
• Manage the timely entry, escalation, and general handling of user requests and issues.
• Provide management and stakeholders with accurate, straight‑forward updates on status of new development, enhancement requests, and issues.
• Handle questions regarding requirements, testing, client needs, issues found, and resolutions.
• Adopt work management tools including Jira, Azure Dev Ops, and data analytics tools such as Power BI, SQL, and Excel.

• Education
  :
  Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline – or equivalent work experience.
• Experience
  : 2–4 years of equivalent work experience performing related functions.
• Skills & Knowledge
  :
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Self‑directed, goal‑oriented, and able to learn independently.
  • Initiative and advanced decision‑making skills.
  • Project and product management experience a plus.
  • Programming experience preferred; SQL scripting highly preferred.
  • Ability to simplify complex topics for broad audiences and teach in depth.
  • Time‑management across multiple assignments.
  • Performance in an open, dynamic team environment.
  • Break down complex business processes to identify requirements, create test scenarios, training documentation, and explain business needs.
  • Experience working within a Scrum team and Agile environment.
  • Experience in SDLC a plus.
  • Initiative to learn and teach complex business processes.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans / Disabled.

The company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short‑term disability insurance, voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, 401(k) plan, paid sick leave, holiday pay, and more.

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