Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst (US- Remote)

What to expect when you join Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary

Team members at Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary have a lot in common while also being part of a rich and varied group of contributors, creating a distinct and thriving culture. Chief among our commonalities is a desire for growth and a shared unity of purpose in our professional lives. We believe that through diverse perspectives, challenging the status quo and rewarding action, we accelerate innovation and drive growth - for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.

The professional services landscape continues to evolve. For Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, this means we have an opportunity to further cement our leadership position in this industry and continue to grow our organization in increasingly exciting ways. This growth is meaningful for every team member at our company because larger companies simply see more interesting client opportunities and can attract impressively talented individuals like you. Through a dedicated focus on key business priorities and intentionally creating a rewarding employee experience, Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary has developed into a highly regarded provider of professional services and a sought-after employer of choice.

Do you want to work with other skilled and agile practitioners who thrive on challenge and growth? We believe everyone has untapped potential. That's why we lead with vision and act fast, pairing deep expertise with practical solutions. Our teams cut through complexity and deliver real impact. It's our hope that you find more than just a job. At Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, you'll find optimism, clear insights and genuine warmth, without egos.

Are you ready to grow with us?

Position summary

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to provide senior-level business analysis, requirements management, stakeholder engagement, and testing support for a federal mission-critical system. This role requires a polished, professional consultant who can build customer confidence, translate complex business needs into clear and actionable requirements, and provide independent thought leadership across the software delivery lifecycle.

Clearance: This position supports a federal contract and requires U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) status, as well as the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

What will you do in this role?

• Serve as a senior business analysis lead supporting a federal mission-critical application, acting as a trusted liaison between customer stakeholders, product owners, developers, testers, and project leadership.
• Engage customers with polished, professional communication; facilitate productive discussions, manage expectations, ask probing questions, and communicate recommendations clearly and confidently.
• Lead requirements elicitation through interviews, workshops, document reviews, process analysis, backlog refinement sessions, and working sessions with business and technical stakeholders.
• Analyze business processes, pain points, operational needs, and system impacts to define practical, customer-focused solutions that align with mission objectives and delivery constraints.
• Produce high-quality Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), functional requirements, process flows, use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria, decision logs, and supporting analysis artifacts.
• Write clear, complete, and testable Jira tickets, including well-structured epics, features, user stories, tasks, defects, acceptance criteria, dependencies, assumptions, and supporting context for delivery teams.
• Manage requirements throughout the lifecycle, including documentation, prioritization support, traceability, change control, clarification, validation, and alignment with approved scope.
• Apply independent thought leadership to identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for process or system improvement; recommend options and guide stakeholders toward sound decisions.
• Translate business needs into actionable requirements for technical teams while ensuring the final solution remains understandable, usable, and valuable to customer stakeholders.
• Support Agile/Scrum delivery activities, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily coordination, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and ongoing refinement of requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate closely with QA and development teams to ensure requirements are testable, defects are clearly documented, and delivered functionality satisfies business intent.
• Flex across business analysis and testing responsibilities as project needs evolve, including test planning, test case development, functional testing, regression testing, Section 508 testing, user acceptance testing, and defect validation.
• Develop and maintain testing artifacts such as test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test reports, test metrics, defect reports, and Requirements Traceability Matrices.
• Support manual and automated testing processes and use testing tools such as Selenium, SortSite, SiteImprove, and JMeter, as appropriate.
• Use tools such as Jira, Team Foundation Server, Visio, and Axure to manage requirements, create mockups, model processes, track delivery progress, and support stakeholder alignment.
• Conduct business process re-engineering and workflow analysis to improve efficiency, reduce ambiguity, and support modernization of business and system processes.
• Operate with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities, working under tight deadlines, and maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Rapidly develop subject matter expertise, earn customer trust, and communicate effectively with senior leadership, business users, technical teams, and cross-functional delivery partners.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal, written, analytical, consultative, and interpersonal skills, with a strong commitment to quality, professionalism, and customer service.
• Support related IT systems, software development lifecycle, software testing lifecycle, user support, and delivery activities as required.

What do you need to succeed in this role?

• Master's degree and eleven (11) years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree and thirteen (13) years of relevant experience.
  • Degree in information systems, business systems, management information systems, IT management, or other IT degree.
  • Engineering, math, and science degrees are acceptable substitute degrees

• Senior Business Analysis & Requirements Management: Proven experience leading requirements elicitation, business process analysis, and creating high-quality BRDs, user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria, and traceability artifacts for complex IT projects.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Strong ability to collaborate with customers, product owners, developers, QA teams, and senior leadership, facilitating workshops, managing expectations, and translating business needs into actionable technical requirements.
• Agile SDLC & Jira Expertise: Hands-on experience supporting Agile/Scrum teams, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, requirements management.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Experience supporting the full software testing lifecycle, including test planning, test case development, functional/regression/UAT testing, defect management, and familiarity with tools such as Selenium, JMeter, SortSite, and SiteImprove.
• Business Process Improvement & Analytical Skills: Demonstrated ability to analyze business processes, identify gaps and risks, recommend process improvements, and deliver customer-focused solutions that align with business objectives and system constraints.
• Technical & Collaboration Tools: Proficiency with Jira, Visio, Microsoft Office Suite, and experience working across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, customer-facing Federal IT environments.

In compliance with this state's pay transparency laws, the salary range for this role is $110,000-$130,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:

• Servant Leader - You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focused - You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration - You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
• Impact & Influence Thinking - You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

About Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, offers the public and private sectors a diverse platform of professional services across consulting, technology, and compliance. Highly specialized and hands-on teams deliver integrated solutions rooted in deep industry experience. Our approach is strategically and thoughtfully designed to help our clients, teams and communities accelerate success.

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary has approximately 2,000 team members and operates across North America, EMEA and APAC.

Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary Total Rewards

Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary also takes pride in prioritizing team members' health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.

Some examples of our many benefits:

• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.
• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
• Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.

We also offer:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
• HSA employer contribution
• Eleven (11) paid holidays annually.
• A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Client referral bonus program
• Pet insurance
• FORCE - Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.

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Tantus, a Sikich Subsidiary is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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