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Business Analyst

Nextica Solutions IncDes Moines, IA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 23, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Des Moines, IA, United States
Posted
Yesterday
AgileContinuous ImprovementJiraMicrosoft OfficeRequirements GatheringStakeholder Management

Job Description

Job Title: Business Analyst        - Need only Locals to Iowa
Location: 200 E Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309 - Onsite 
Duration: 12+ Months
Role Overview
The client is seeking a Business Analyst to document home-grown systems within IFA/IEDA/ITG and support future modernization initiatives.
The project focuses on modernizing Medicaid and Integrated Eligibility Systems, improving data integration, reducing legacy system dependencies, and establishing a modern enterprise integration and data foundation. The initiative includes Google Cloud modernization, data integration, mainframe assessment, application modernization, governance, and CMS-aligned infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
  • Create and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, design documents, and demo expectations.
  • Gather, document, trace, prioritize, and manage business requirements.
  • Analyze and improve existing business processes.
  • Work with executives, system owners, SMEs, end users, developers, and IT teams.
  • Conduct research, data analysis, and recommend solutions.
  • Query and analyze data to identify process and system improvements.
  • Support Agile delivery and continuous improvement.
  • Facilitate communication between business and technical teams.
  • Drive projects and activities toward successful completion.
  • Support business case development, including cost/benefit and risk/impact analysis.
  • Help identify modernization opportunities and enterprise value.
Required Experience
Requirement
Experience
Large, complex IT systems
8 years
Requirements gathering, user stories, design documents, acceptance criteria & testing
8 years
SDLC & system development methodologies
8 years
Stakeholder management
8 years
Project governance structures
8 years
Task management / multiple priorities
8 years
Managing multiple projects simultaneously
8 years
Microsoft development platforms/software
8 years
Agile environment
6 years
ALM tools – TFS, VSTS, Azure DevOps, Jira, RTC
5 years
SQL Server Management Studio / relational databases
5 years
Data modeling / information management / architecture
3 years
Government consulting experience
Preferred
Executive-level stakeholder consulting
Preferred
Technical / Tool Requirements
  • Azure DevOps / ADO
  • TFS / VSTS
  • Jira / RTC
  • Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio
  • Microsoft SQL Server / SSMS
  • Requirements management
  • Process mapping
  • Data analysis
  • Data modeling
  • Agile / SDLC
  • Application Lifecycle Management
Candidate Profile
Looking for a senior-level Business Analyst with strong experience working on large, complex IT systems, preferably in government/public-sector environments. The candidate should be strong in requirements gathering, process mapping, stakeholder management, Agile delivery, documentation, SQL/data analysis, and modernization initiatives.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Business, or related field and/or equivalent relevant experience.
Onsite: Des Moines, Iowa
Opening: 1
Important: This is a strongly documentation + requirements + modernization-focused BA role, so prioritize candidates who can demonstrate actual experience with user stories, acceptance criteria, process mapping, Agile, ADO/Jira, SQL, and large government/enterprise systems.

Warm Regards,

Belinda Clark | Recruitment Specialist 
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Email:  
7950 Legacy Dr Suite 400, Plano, TX 75024

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