Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Trenton, NJ

Position Type: Contract

Start Date: 10/12/2025

End Date: 04/11/2026

Mandatory Skills:

1. Pega Expertise
   • Minimum 7 years as a Pega Business Architect.
   • Minimum 3 years of current Pega Business Architect certification.
   • Strong understanding of Pega rules, case management, and workflow design.
2. Business Analysis & Requirements Management
   • At least 7 years of Business Analysis experience.
   • At least 7 years of Use Case development.
   • Expertise in eliciting, analysing, and documenting business requirements.
   • Skilled in creating functional specifications, test cases, and training material.
3. Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
   • Experience managing functional requirements throughout the SDLC.
   • Agile environment experience — working with sprints, backlog reviews, and user stories.
4. Stakeholder Management
   • Proven ability to liaise between Business and Technology teams.
   • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for translating between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

 Highly Desired Skills:

• Broad experience in software development and delivery organizations.
• Configuration and deployment of enterprise-level software solutions.
• Experience with business process modeling and change management.
• Ability to create wireframes and functional prototypes.
• IT technical background (preferred but not mandatory).
• Experience mentoring junior Business Analysts.
• Experience leading Agile teams and client workshops.
• Strong documentation and training development capabilities.
• Familiarity with risk identification and mitigation in projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary liaison between business users, stakeholders, and technical teams
• Collaborate with Lead System Architect and leadership to align business and technical strategies
• Work closely with Product Owners, stakeholders, and analysts to gather user stories and define business requirements
• Translate business vision into technical solutions
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks
• Conduct process modeling, documentation, and change management activities
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, etc.)
• Define solution acceptance criteria and support software testing
• Develop training materials and release notes for users and teams
• Conduct client workshops and training sessions on Pega solutions
• Provide mentorship and ensure best practices are integrated into workflows
• Support customer success and continuous improvement efforts.