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Infographic showing various Remote Development job openings in Illinois as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 81% Full Time, 16% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $87,059 per year, or $41.9 per hour.

Business Technical Analyst

Dunn Solutions Group

Chicago, IL • Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 12 days ago

Job description

Company Description

Dunn Solutions Group is a full-service information technology consulting firm. We bring exceptional strategic experience, design skills and technology expertise to every project, plus complementary capabilities in client education.
Focused on the business intelligence, application development and web/portal spaces, Dunn Solutions Group delivers services worldwide through offices in Chicago, Minneapolis, Raleigh, St. Louis, and Bangalore, India.
We work closely with our software vendor partners including SAP, Liferay, Microsoft, Informatica and others to deliver solutions to our clients.
Our IT professionals and business experts bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions. Over the years, we have cultivated our experience and knowledge in a large number of industries and technologies in order to provide our customers with the most valuable solutions possible.
Specialties
Business Intelligence, Custom Application Development, Mobile Applications, Data Warehousing, Portals, E-Commerce
Website
http://www.dunnsolutions.com

Job Description

Business Analyst III
Job Summary
This position will work with business units, supporting multiple assigned projects aimed at delivering IT solutions and
services that meet company cost, quality and strategic targets. The role will predominately focus on gathering and
analyzing work group data, defining current processes and requirements, researching best practices and identifying and
documenting process improvements and functional specifications. 
Experience (US only) and Education
3+ years of IT business analyst experience
BS/BA degree in relevant discipline or equivalent experience required; ISEB-qualified Business Analyst preferred if in the UK, IIBA CBAP if in the US
Previous experience of working in an agile environment and using recognized development methodology; e.g.,
Agile, Scrum and Kanban
Key Responsibilities
Analyze, define and document requirements and business processes.
Develop systems specifications, process flow and conversion strategies.
Create technical and functional user documentation.
Contribute to the development of new tools, processes and solutions to meet desired product needs.
Follow established business processes, protocols and quality standards in the development and deployment of
complex solutions.
Gather business requirements and translate them into user stories/functional specifications.
Identifies and documents process improvements and functional specifications based on research of best practices
and analysis of work group data.
Perform analysis on existing systems; identifying options for potential solutions and assess for both technical and
business suitability.
Work between remote development teams, internal IT and business to ensure requirements are being met.
Ability to maintain automated test scripts.
All other duties as assigned.
Technical Skills
Proficient in documenting As-Is and To-Be processes
Ability to maintain automated test scripts
Broad understanding of software development methodologies 
Experience using a recognized development methodology e.g., Agile, SCRUM, KANBAN
Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Proficient in Microsoft Office products
Moderate facilitation skills
Strong communication skills that allow for effective communication across all levels of the organization
Written communication skills including process documentation
Proven project management skills
Business requirements gathering
Knowledge and prior use of UML modelling language.
Broad technical understanding across various methodologies, platforms, tools and languages.
Basic oral and written communication skills
Previous experience of working in an agile environment and using recognized development methodology e.g.,
Agile, SCRUM, KANBAN.

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