Business Analyst with Gherkin - Aviation Preferred

Flightsafety Corporate – Columbus OHMust work onsite in ColumbusMust be local to the area to applyNeeded ASAP6-12 month contractMust work on W2Must work onsite in ColumbusMust be local to the area to applySenior Business Analyst- prefer Aviation Experience (but not a must have) Sr. Business Analyst with Gherkin Top 3 Skills Collaboration & Facilitation - Collaborate with business stakeholders and technology team members to elicit, analyze, and validate business requirements for new products and cross-platform features, bugs and enhancements - Act as a liaison between business and technical teams, facilitating communication to ensure mutual understanding and alignment on project goals and requirements. - Assist in backlog prioritization and grooming activities Documentation - Ability to turn functional and non-functional requirements into user stories with detailed acceptance criteria - Familiarity with the Gherkin framework for documenting user stories Coordination - Manage the CAB change management process for your projects - Coordinate the QAT and UAT activities in support of your user stories " MINIMUM EDUCATION: • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience • CBAP Certification preferred. MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: • 3+ years of professional experience as an IT business analyst or comparable role, on medium/large-scale software development projects KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES: • Solid experience in business analysis planning and monitoring, elicitation, requirements analysis, design definition and solution evaluation • Strong facilitation, critical / analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills • Strong requirements modeling & process mapping skills • Experience with both traditional Waterfall and Agile / Lean methodologies • Excellent MS-Excel, SQL and Visio skills. TFS experience preferred- Ability to turn functional and non-functional requirements into user stories with detailed acceptance criteria - Familiarity with the Gherkin framework for documenting user stories • Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations • Ability to build strong partnerships and influence decision makers as well as process and technology adoption • Proactively understand functional business areas and how they interact/overlap with each other • Experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques • Extensive experience planning and deploying both business and IT initiatives • Strong Business Acumen • Experience in defining and maturing business capability road maps