Business Analyst Position
Company: The Timberline Group
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Summary: The Business Analyst (BA) will develop and document
business and functional requirements as part of a software
development team. The BA needs to understand business practices and
will represent the interests of the business stakeholders to the
team. The individual will be working with a team that is
responsible for supporting a complex environment of interconnected
systems and making changes and enhancements as new requests come
in. The BA will work closely with product owner(s), systems
architect, stakeholders, and development team to transform business
needs into user stories and other requirements documents. The BA
role requires excellent communication skills with experience
conducting meetings and making presentations. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities: Manage relationships and communicates with the
business owners, business stakeholders, software developers, and a
wide range of project contributors. Understand the working of
different systems and the information that is exchanged across
systems. Act as subject-matter expert for the development team.
Document business and non-functional requirements through a variety
of techniques including user stories, use cases, story maps, data
modeling, process flow modeling, screen mockups, report mockups
etc. Document business rules. Facilitate requirements gathering
meetings including kickoffs, story mapping sessions, software
reviews and demos. Assist developers / product owners / senior
management in estimating, managing, and prioritizing product
backlog. Assist the product owner(s) in understanding the true need
within a request. Help ensure common understanding within the team
on business needs and goals and ensure the team’s solutions address
the core business needs. Lead or assist with acceptance testing.
Participate in change management activities including Q&A
testing, troubleshooting, & investigation. Assist Scrum Master and
manager with communication to stakeholders and management. Act as
Scrum Master when needed, organizing daily standup and
retrospectives. Assist with documenting production issues and
defects. Education and/or Experience: This position requires a
bachelor’s degree from a four-year college/university with 2 years
of experience as an IT business analyst. Experience working as a BA
in an agile environment is preferred. Software/Computer Skills:
Agile Tools such as JIRA, Rally or Mingle (JIRA preferred), MS
Excel, MS Word, MS SharePoint, Visio, PowerPoint. Past experience
at eliciting and capturing requirements using various techniques,
including but not limited to, user stories, use cases, story maps,
data modeling, process flow modeling, screen mockups, report
mockups. Prior experience with website development teams required.
Prior experience with mobile applications, financial transaction
processing, and/or accounting systems a plus. Prior experience
working as a Scrum Master or agile coach preferred; Scrum Master
Certification preferred. Some experience with UML or BPMN modeling
is a plus. Other Skills and Abilities: Excellent communication
skills including listening, verbal, written, and presentation
skills. Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills while
eliciting requirements to understand the real need for the request.
Self-starter and team player. Organizational, planning, and
multi-tasking skills. Demonstrated ethics and values to foster high
team trust. The Timberline Group Phone: 636-209-5537 PO Box 565,
Sullivan, Mo 63080 www.timberlinegrp.com resumes@timberlinegrp.com
"Delivering quality solutions through quality people"
Keywords: The Timberline Group, Florissant , Business Analyst Position, IT / Software / Systems , Saint Louis, Missouri
