Business Analyst (12-Month Contract) – Salt Lake County

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS — PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING

• LOCAL UTAH CANDIDATES ONLY: Must currently reside in the Salt Lake City area for a hybrid schedule (2 days onsite). Relocation candidates will not be considered.
• DIRECT CANDIDATES ONLY: Must be able to work directly on a W2 or 1099 basis. No third-party recruiters, agencies, or C2C (Corp-to-Corp) submissions will be accepted.
• BACKGROUND CHECK: Selected contractor must pass a mandatory pre-engagement background check and drug screening.

Location: Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid: 2 days onsite - Tue/Wed)

Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join Salt Lake County’s Information Technology Division on a 12-month temporary contract. Reporting directly to the Full-Time TORUS Business Analyst, you will play a key role in eliciting, analyzing, and validating business needs to help the organization make sound technology decisions. This is a hybrid role requiring two days onsite (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at the County offices in Salt Lake City.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirement Elicitation: Lead interviews, workshops, and surveys to gather user requirements and document project scope.
• Agile Coordination: Manage and coordinate Agile processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Documentation: Create technical User Stories, process models, diagrams, and charts to provide clear direction to the development team.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with project sponsors and Business Technology Partners to determine project vision and identify optimizing technologies.
• Analysis & Verification: Analyze technical requirements for completeness, consistency, and feasibility.
• Quality Assurance: Participate in the QA of purchased solutions to ensure features and functions are optimized.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Finance, Information Systems, or a closely related field.
• Experience: Minimum of four (4) years of related professional experience.
• Government Experience (Preferred): Previous experience as a Business Analyst within a County or State government environment is highly preferred.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated ability to create technical user stories and comprehensive requirements documentation.
• Process Knowledge: Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, including sprint planning and backlog grooming.
• Compliance: Selected candidate must pass a mandatory pre-engagement background check in accordance with County policy.