Job Title: Business Analyst 4
Work Type: Hybrid
Location: Richmond, VA 23219
Rate: $43/hr-$63/hr
Start Date: November 16, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2027
Industry Category: Information Technology / Business Analysis
Employment Type: Contract
Requisition ID: 814469
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst 4 to support the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) in Richmond, Virginia. This contract opportunity is ideal for a skilled professional with extensive experience in business and systems analysis, requirements documentation, Agile software development, and application testing.
This position requires four days on-site each week, Virginia residency, and an in-person interview. Candidates located in Richmond or the surrounding areas will receive priority consideration.
Application:
Application Deadline: Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
Qualified candidates must reside in Virginia, be available for an in-person interview, and agree to the mandatory hybrid work schedule. Applicants should be prepared to confirm their current city and state of residence, ability to commute to Richmond, and availability for the assignment.
Candidates must also confirm that they will physically reside within the United States throughout the contract period.
Job Description:
The Business Analyst 4 will play a key role in supporting application development, system enhancements, and business process improvement initiatives for VDACS.
Working closely with business stakeholders, Information Systems teams, developers, and project leadership, this professional will gather and document requirements, evaluate business processes, support Agile development activities, and ensure that applications meet established business and technical standards.
The successful candidate will also contribute to quality assurance through manual web application testing, test plan development, defect documentation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) preparation.
This role requires strong analytical thinking, exceptional documentation skills, and the ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements.
Responsibilities:
Business Analysis & Requirements Management
- Lead project initiation activities to identify business problems, project objectives, application needs, and requirements definition priorities.
- Conduct requirements elicitation sessions with business stakeholders and Information Systems personnel.
- Gather, analyze, define, and document requirements for new applications and enhancements to existing systems.
- Develop comprehensive, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)-compliant Requirements Definition documents within established project timelines.
- Ensure business and system requirements are clear, concise, complete, accurate, and aligned with agency standards.
- Translate complex business requirements into detailed documentation that can be understood by both business users and technical development teams.
Business Process Analysis & Documentation
- Analyze existing business processes and identify opportunities for system enhancements and operational improvements.
- Define, document, and map current-state and future-state business processes.
- Support the development of processes and workflows within new or enhanced applications.
- Assist project leadership in developing standardized documentation templates, procedures, and repeatable processes.
- Maintain organized requirements and process documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
Application Testing & Quality Assurance
- Develop and execute system test plans to verify that applications meet documented business requirements and design specifications.
- Perform manual testing of web applications to validate functionality, usability, and expected system behavior.
- Test complex applications to ensure business needs and functional requirements are satisfied.
- Create detailed test cases, testing scripts, and validation procedures in accordance with established standards.
- Identify, document, and track application defects, bugs, and functional deficiencies.
- Provide sufficient defect details and reproduction steps to support timely investigation and resolution by developers.
- Assist in developing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts and supporting business users during testing activities.
Agile Development & Team Collaboration
- Participate in application design, development, and Scrum meetings to represent business requirements and stakeholder needs.
- Collaborate with developers, analysts, business representatives, and project leadership throughout the application development lifecycle.
- Support application development, maintenance, implementation, and enhancement initiatives.
- Facilitate project discussions, document decisions, and communicate requirements and project updates to stakeholders.
- Contribute to a collaborative development environment through effective written and verbal communication.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience in business and systems analysis, requirements documentation, SDLC processes, and Agile application development methodologies, including Scrum.
- 8+ years of experience gathering, defining, and documenting user requirements from multiple sources and preparing complex requirements documentation for business and technical audiences.
- 8+ years of experience supporting application development, maintenance, implementation, systems analysis, system design, and business process improvement.
- 8+ years of experience defining, documenting, and mapping business processes, including developing workflows for new systems.
- 8+ years of experience testing complex systems to verify that business needs and functional requirements are met.
- 8+ years of experience conducting meetings, facilitating discussions, and documenting project decisions.
- 8+ years of experience collaborating within application development teams, fostering teamwork, and communicating effectively with business and technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience manually testing web applications and identifying functional issues.
- Proven ability to develop, write, and execute system test plans and test scripts in accordance with established standards.
- Experience identifying, documenting, and communicating application defects with sufficient detail to support issue reproduction and resolution.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Must currently reside in Virginia, preferably in Richmond or the surrounding areas. Candidates within approximately one hour of the Richmond worksite may be considered.
- Must be available to work on-site four days per week, with no exceptions.
- Must be willing and available to participate in a mandatory in-person interview.
- Must physically reside within the United States for the entire assignment in accordance with Commonwealth of Virginia security policies.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience or familiarity with web application software development projects using Microsoft .NET technologies.
- 2+ years of experience or familiarity with documenting and managing requirements using Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS).
Benefits
Compensation:
Pay Rate: $43 – $63 per hour
Schedule:
- On-Site Schedule: 4 workdays per week on-site
- Remote Schedule: 1 workday per week