Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst 4
Work Type: Hybrid
Location: Richmond, VA 23219
Rate: $43/hr.-$63/hr.
Start Date: November 2, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2027
Industry Category: Information Technology / Business Analysis
Employment Type: Contract
Requisition ID: 814227

Overview:

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is seeking an experienced Business Analyst 4 to support application development and enhancement projects. The role focuses on gathering and documenting business requirements, analyzing business processes, collaborating with business and technical teams, and performing manual testing to ensure applications meet business needs.

Application:

Only the top two candidates should be submitted to avoid duplicate submissions. Candidates must currently reside in Virginia and be willing to relocate to the Richmond area if they live more than one hour away. Candidates must agree to the onsite schedule and attend an in-person interview.

Job Description:

The Business Analyst will support the full application development life cycle, from project initiation and requirements gathering through design, development, and testing. The analyst will work with business stakeholders and IT staff to define clear, complete, and SDLC-compliant requirements, document business processes, participate in Agile development meetings, and verify that web applications meet documented requirements. The role also involves preparing test plans and scripts, identifying application defects, and supporting user acceptance testing.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct project initiation activities to identify business problems, objectives, and application requirements.
• Gather, analyze, and document requirements for new applications and enhancements to existing systems.
• Collaborate with business users and IT teams to produce clear, complete, and SDLC-compliant requirements documentation.
• Ensure requirements follow agency guidelines, standards, and established timelines.
• Develop or improve documentation templates and processes as directed by project leadership.
• Participate in Scrum meetings and represent business needs during application design and development.
• Define and document business processes, including process mapping for new systems.
• Create and execute system test plans to verify that applications meet documented requirements.
• Perform manual testing of web applications and confirm test results.
• Develop testing plans and scripts based on requirements and design specifications.
• Identify, document, and report application defects with enough detail for developers to reproduce and resolve them.
• Assist in preparing user acceptance testing (UAT) scripts.
• Conduct meetings, document project decisions, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Support application development, maintenance, implementation, systems analysis, and business process improvement.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• At least 8 years of experience in business and systems analysis, requirements documentation, the system development life cycle (SDLC), and Agile application development methodologies such as Scrum.
• At least 8 years of experience eliciting and documenting user requirements from multiple sources and preparing complex documentation for business users and developers.
• At least 8 years of experience supporting application development, maintenance, implementation, systems analysis and design, and business process improvement.
• At least 8 years of experience defining and documenting business processes and mapping or developing processes for new systems.
• At least 8 years of experience testing complex systems to verify that business needs are met.
• Experience manually testing web applications and creating and executing test plans and scripts.
• Experience conducting meetings and documenting project decisions.
• Ability to identify and document application defects clearly so developers can reproduce and resolve issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a development team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of familiarity with web application development projects using .NET.
• At least 2 years of familiarity with documenting requirements in Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS).

Benefits

Compensation:

• Rate: $43/hr.-$63/hr. per hour

Schedule:

• Hybrid schedule: 4 days onsite and 1 day remote each week, with no exceptions.
• Occasional onsite meetings may be required on scheduled remote days.

Work Location:

• Richmond, VA 23219.