Senior IT Application Analyst (Business Analyst / Product Analyst)

Job Title: Senior IT Application Analyst (Business Analyst / Product Analyst)

Location: Remote (U.S.)
Job Type: Contract
Job Summary

HCL Technologies is seeking aSenior IT Application Analyst to support Mayo Clinic in a fully remote role. The ideal candidate will possess strong Business Analysis and Agile Scrum experience, working closely with Product Owners, stakeholders, developers, and QA teams to gather business requirements, write user stories, define acceptance criteria, and support successful Agile delivery.

The candidate should have excellent communication skills, experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously, and a strong understanding of Agile methodologies, backlog management, and requirements gathering.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owners, business stakeholders, developers, QA teams, and management to gather business requirements.
• Analyze business processes and translate requirements into functional specifications.
• Facilitate requirement gathering sessions, workshops, and stakeholder meetings.
• Write detailed user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria.
• Perform story mapping and backlog refinement activities.
• Support Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Review and validate test cases based on business requirements.
• Assist in UAT planning, execution, and defect resolution.
• Manage project scope, change requests, and requirement traceability.
• Coordinate multiple projects while prioritizing competing business needs.
• Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
• Ensure delivered solutions align with business objectives and acceptance criteria.
• Promote Agile best practices and continuous process improvement.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of Business Analyst / IT Application Analyst experience.
• Strong Agile Scrum experience.
• Requirements Gathering.
• Business Process Analysis.
• Story Mapping.
• User Story Creation.
• Acceptance Criteria Writing.
• Backlog Refinement.
• Sprint Planning.
• UAT Support.
• Test Case Review.
• Scope Management.
• Change Request Management.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Product Owner Collaboration.
• Excellent Verbal & Written Communication.
• Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.

Preferred Skills

• Healthcare industry experience (Preferred).
• Experience with Mayo Clinic or large healthcare organizations.
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or Rally.
• Scrum Master or Business Analyst Certifications.
• SAFe Agile experience.
• Experience working in enterprise Agile environments.