Lead Business Analyst

Columbia, South Carolina

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DPP is seeking a Lead Business Analyst for our client in the financial and banking industry in Columbia, SC.

Work arrangement:
  • Hybrid: Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. WFH Friday and Monday.
  • W2 position; 6+ months (potential of extending)
Position description:
  • As a member of the Loan Origination team, the Lead Business Analyst will develop and support new or existing products, processes and systems.
  • Provide business analyst skills in the practical application of Client services.
  • The Lead Business Analyst works directly with association customers to understand customer requirements.
  • The Lead BA can discern the difference between association needs and wants, and understands the tradeoffs required at Client and for the customer.
  • The Lead Business Analyst is capable of training customers on existing systems as well as setting the direction for customers on new systems preferred by Client.
  • The Lead Business Analyst should have experience with project management and typical SDLC processes and make sound judgement decisions based on this experience.
  • The Lead BA should also be capable of providing estimates for systems development from a business analysis perspective using prior experience.
Responsibilities and duties:
  • Apply advanced knowledge of business and management theory to perform requirements gathering from the business users of the system while adhering to SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) industry best practices.
  • Provide guidance to the software development team and business users, ensuring the proposed applications comply with the business specifications.
  • Work on design and development of client-desired software and web portals.
  • Analyze information and requirements. Document them into business requirement, functional requirement and systems requirement documents and communicate them with team and business users.
  • Implement the entire Agile methodology of application development with its various activities including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Retrospective and Sprint review.
  • Extensive knowledge of querying databases and reporting utilizing SQL server management studio and SSRS reporting tools.
  • Analyze and present business processes by developing Use case, Activity, Swim Lane, Context and Scope diagrams utilizing MS Visio, MS Power Point or related process managing tools.
  • Build field to field data mapping specifications to document systems interface and migration initiatives utilizing MS Excel, MS Word, and SQL Server Management Studio.
  • Prioritize outstanding defects and system problems based on business values, ensuring accuracy and deadlines are met.
  • Identify and participate in resolution of business system issues with users.
  • Write User Acceptance Test Plans based on business users' requirements and review Test Plan templates.
  • Ability to communicate well, collaborate with customers, technical, product owners, and team members. Self-organized.
  • As assigned, perform other duties normally associated with this occupation.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities preferred:
  • Master's degree in business administration, management or any related field, plus 4 years of experience in business analysis
  • Extensive knowledge of SDLC Life Cycle and Industry best practices
  • Knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, MS Visio and MS Power Point, MS Visual Studio
  • Business, Functional and Technical Documentation skills
  • Able to communicate business requirements with team and business users
  • Experience with SQL Server Management Studio and SSRS Reporting tools
  • Ability to write test cases and test plan
  • Experience in guiding customers through User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Experience as system expert for product and customer support
Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Kinleney at to learn more about this position ( 25-00242).

DPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.

Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. EOE/AA/V/D
Date Posted: 14 May 2025
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