Business Analyst

A downtown Des Moines-based company is seeking a Business Analyst to join its team ASAP for a long-term contract position. The ideal candidate will have experience across all phases of the project lifecycle, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to manage deadlines.

Work Model:

• Hybrid

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with leadership, technical partners, and SMEs to obtain and record requirements for Iowa applications and systems
• Create and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and design documents within DoIT systems for team-wide use
• Manage prioritizing, tracing, maintaining, documenting, and assessing changes to workflows, system processes, and business practices
• Serve as project manager or quality assurance analyst for smaller projects
• Research and analyze data to identify problems and recommend solutions, including process changes, method updates, or product/service redesigns
• Maintain up-to-date project information, timelines, statuses, issues, and risks for accurate reporting
• Use an agile methodology framework to focus on delivering value while maintaining flexibility to create the most effective outcome
• Participate in forms and database analysis

What You Will Need to Be Successful:

• Process mapping, data gathering and analysis, group facilitation, and full project life cycle experience
• Experience contributing to software delivery within an Agile team environment
• Ability to perform while managing deadlines and shifting priorities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Project)
• Proficiency with using requirement gathering tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, RTC, or TFS
• Ability to analyze user needs and business strategies to document and translate them into clear system requirements
• Ability to lead stakeholders in developing business cases for new functionality, covering cost‑benefit, risk, and impact assessments

Benefits Overview:

• 401k
• Major health insurances
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Click here for a complete list of benefits

Interested and qualified candidates can contact Willow Bauer at (515) 225-7000 or email Willow at wbauer@thepalmergroup.com.