Business Systems Analyst III

Energy Solutions is a growing company focused on delivering large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings through market-based programs. They are seeking a Business Systems Analyst III to partner with stakeholders to analyze and document complex business needs for critical software platforms, translating requirements into actionable specifications for high-quality solution delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with minimal guidance with internal and external stakeholders to elicit, clarify, and document business needs and technical requirements
• Translate and document business requirements into functional specifications, workflows, and system designs or mock-ups that are clear, testable, and implementation‑ready
• Manage and refine epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria to ensure clarity, completeness, and alignment with business priorities and product standards
• Partner with domain experts and software engineers to support solution design, including providing inputs such as workflows, business rules, and data relationships
• Provide clarification and guidance to delivery teams to reduce ambiguity and support consistent execution
• Communicate effectively through presentations, meeting notes, emails, and follow‑ups to maintain stakeholder alignment
• Support cross‑team coordination by identifying dependencies, surfacing constraints, and sharing recommendations with stakeholders
• Review and validate delivered features to ensure alignment with documented requirements and business intent, supporting UAT readiness
• Facilitate backlog refinement, sprint planning, and release planning sessions to ensure alignment between business priorities and development capacity
• Perform data analysis using SQL, BI tools, or similar platforms to validate requirements and assess solution impact
• Provide input and recommendations on complex business and system challenges to support product and platform decisions
• Identify and evaluate recurring gaps or inefficiencies in requirements, delivery processes, and system usage, and recommend improvements
• Support and reinforce best practices for requirements documentation, Agile execution, and system design
• Participate in or contribute to prototyping and proof‑of‑concept efforts to validate workflows and solution approaches
• Mentor and guide junior analysts by sharing knowledge, reviewing work, and supporting skill development
• Support planning and roadmap discussions by contributing analysis, assessing feasibility, and aligning priorities with program objectives

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related or technical field
• Ten years of progressively responsible experience as a Business Systems Analyst or in a closely related role supporting complex software platforms
• Demonstrated experience working within an Agile software development lifecycle, partnering closely with engineering and product teams
• Proven experience contributing strategic insights that influence product or platform direction
• Experience conducting and leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and coordinating with stakeholders to validate requirements and delivery outcomes
• Strong technical analysis skills with the ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable technical specifications
• Advanced communication and presentation skills, particularly in bridging non-technical stakeholders and technical software developers
• Proficiency in Jira or similar tool for managing epics, user stories, backlog refinement, and Agile ceremonies
• Ability to perform advanced data analysis using SQL, BI tools, or similar platforms to validate requirements and assess solution impact
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills applied to complex, ambiguous business and technical challenges
• Ability to operate independently, balance competing priorities, and support initiatives to completion with limited oversight
• Advanced coursework or a graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field
• Professional certification such as IIBA CBAP, PMI PBA, or equivalent business analysis or project management credential
• Prior software development experience, enabling deeper collaboration with engineering teams
• Experience working within cloud-based environments, including platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Professional experience in energy, sustainability, or utility related domains
• Hands-on experience with Python/Django and API driven systems, supporting requirements design and solution validation
• Experience using data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent) to communicate insights and support decision-making