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Added Jul 21, 2025 Business Analyst - Enterprise Web Applications (26972) Chicago, IL | Contract Apply (https://evoportalus.tracker-rms.com/LRS/apply?jobcode=26972&shownonlrs=True)

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Job Description

LRS has prospered for over 30 years because our corporate philosophy embraces honest, ethical and hard-working people. If that describes your approach to IT consulting, we need to talk! LRS Consulting Services is seeking a Business Analyst for a long-term, hybrid onsite contract opportunity with our client in the west suburbs of Chicago, IL!

LRS Consulting Services has been delivering the highest quality consultants to our clients since 1979. We've built a solid reputation for dealing with our clients and our consultants with honesty, integrity, and respect. We work hard every day to maintain that reputation, and we're very interested in candidates who can help us. If you're that candidate, this opportunity is made for you!

The Business Analyst will:

+ Partner with business stakeholders to deeply understand their needs, discovering, analyzing, and documenting the current state of business processes, systems, and workflows, gathering detailed insights into existing practices, identifying gaps or inefficiencies, and capturing requirements to inform future enhancements.

+ Translate business needs into epics and user stories, with the ability to breakdown complex business requirements into clear, concise acceptance criteria. Employ techniques such as user story mapping, persona development, and journey mapping to capture comprehensive business requirements.

+ Collaboratively build, prioritize, and refine the product backlog independently or in partnership with the Product Owner and Scrum Master. Ensure user stories are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with business goals and Agile principles.

+ Actively participate in and lead Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Facilitate discussions to ensure clear understanding and continuous improvement.

+ Advance a continuous delivery approach, ensuring that incremental improvements are delivered regularly.

+ Work with development and QA teams to validate and refine solutions through iterative feedback and testing.

+ Guide decision making leveraging analysis techniques such as impact analysis or root cause analysis to help teams make informed decisions

+ Develop and maintain artifacts such as data mappings, process flows, wireframes, and prototypes that align with user needs and project goals. Use these artifacts to validate solutions and ensure alignment with business objectives.

+ Serve as a bridge between business and technology teams, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and aligned throughout the project lifecycle. Leverage collaborative tools and techniques to enhance communication and transparency.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

+ Bachelor's Degree in IT, statistics, computer science, mathematics, information management, or a related field preferred.

+ Minimum 3 years recent experience in Business Analysis with at least 6 years relevant IT experience overall.

+ Good depth and depth of experience in Enterprise web application &/or CRM projects.

+ Demonstrated experience with Agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban, including backlog management, user story creation, and Agile ceremonies.

+ Proficiency with tools such as Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar Agile project management tools.

+ Experience writing clear acceptance criteria to a testable level.

+ Good SQL knowledge, with experience writing investigative queries, being able to step into and understand existing queries, and a firm understanding of multi-table joins.

+ Good knowledge of APIs (incl., JSON notation, API objects, API endpoints, etc.) preferred

+ Strong whiteboarding skills.

+ Strong investigative, analytical skills, and interpersonal skills.

+ Candidates must be local to the Chicago Metro area

+ Candidates must have permanent authorization to work in the USA for any employer.

+ Corp to Corp candidates will not be considered

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status