Business Analyst Per Hour Contract Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Immediate need for a talented Business Analyst. This is a 06 - 12+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Chicago, IL (Primary) & Houston, TX (Secondary) (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID: 26-23905

Pay Range: $60/hr - $70/hour.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Client is continuously seeking talented Business Analysts to support a wide range of business and technology initiatives across the organization.
• These opportunities may support operations, customer experience, digital products, enterprise applications, data and analytics, finance, supply chain, airport operations, and other strategic programs.
• We are building a pipeline of qualified Business Analysts at various experience levels for upcoming and ongoing projects.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to gather, analyze, and document business requirements.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirement-gathering sessions.
• Translate business needs into functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, process flows, and business documentation.
• Analyze existing business processes and identify opportunities for improvement, automation, and optimization.
• Support Agile and/or Waterfall project methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Create and maintain business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications, user stories, process maps, and workflow diagrams.
• Facilitate communication between business users, development teams, QA teams, and project managers.
• Assist with testing activities including UAT planning, test case validation, defect tracking, and production support.
• Perform data analysis and reporting to support business decisions and project objectives.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, assumptions, and gaps while recommending solutions.
• Support change management, training, and implementation activities as needed.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience: 

• Key skills; Any Airlines/Aviation industry experience
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Gathering
• Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• User Stories
• Agile/Scrum
• Business Process Mapping
• Data Analysis
• UAT Testing
• Documentation
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Project Coordination
• Change Management
• Experience Levels Considered
• We welcome candidates ranging from:
• Mid-Level Business Analysts (3+ years)
• Senior Business Analysts (5+ years)
• Lead/Principal Business Analysts (8+ years)
• Technical Business Analysts
• Product-Focused Business Analysts
• Data/Reporting Analysts with Business Analysis experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Technical Business Analyst, Product Analyst, or related role.
• Strong experience gathering, documenting, and validating business requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience creating process flows, business documentation, and user stories.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or Waterfall environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Vision.
• Experience supporting airline, transportation, travel, logistics, operations, customer experience, or enterprise technology projects.
• Knowledge of Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), Rally, or similar platforms.
• Experience with SQL, data analysis, reporting tools, Power BI, Tableau, or other BI platforms.
• Familiarity with system integrations, APIs, cloud technologies, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications such as SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, Oracle, or similar platforms.
• Certification such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, CSM, CSPO, or Agile-related certifications is a plus.

Our client is a leading Aviation Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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