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Vancouver, Washington - Added Sep 11th, 2026 Senior Business Analyst

Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental stewardship, is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for their Vancouver, WA location. This position will provide business analysis support for technology projects by partnering with stakeholders to gather and analyze information, assess business operations and workflows, and identify opportunities for improvement. This role will conduct gap and process analysis, document current and future-state processes, evaluate solution alternatives, and develop decision-support materials. This position will also support management with organizational analysis, strategic planning, process development, and continuous improvement initiatives. This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If you think you'd be a good fit, we want to hear from you!

Pay:

$67.00/hr.

Location:

Vancouver, WA - Onsite Key Responsibilities for

Senior Business Analyst:

Lead cross-functional teams in problem solving, process improvement, and organizational development using Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and other industry methodologies.

Conduct organizational, workflow, gap, root-cause, and process analysis to identify improvement opportunities and develop practical solutions aligned with business goals.

Gather, analyze, document, and prioritize business and functional requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, research, and collaborative working sessions.

Facilitate current- and future-state process mapping, value-stream analysis, requirements sessions, and change-impact assessments.

Translate business needs into solution recommendations, process improvements, workflows, user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria, and other project deliverables.

Collaborate with stakeholders and subject matter experts to resolve competing priorities, build consensus, and support successful implementation of business and technology solutions.

Develop project documentation, process models, reports, presentations, dashboards, performance metrics, and decision-support materials.

Support solution testing and implementation by validating requirements, developing test plans, and ensuring solutions meet business needs.

Analyze data and information quality, identify gaps, develop performance metrics, and provide insights that support informed decision-making.

Coordinate data collection, surveys, and information requests while ensuring accurate, consistent, and timely results.

Develop process documentation and knowledge-transfer materials to improve consistency, training, efficiency, and business continuity.

Requirements for

Senior Business Analyst:

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering or a directly-related technical field is preferred. With an applicable Associate's Degree, 10 years directly related experience is required. With an applicable Bachelor's Degree, 8 years directly related experience is required.

Without a degree, 12+ years of directly related experience is required.

Experience should be consistent with the specific requirements of business analysis and progressively more technical in nature.

Intermediate proficiency in Visio (flowcharts), MS Project, Access, and SharePoint

Preferred Qualifications for

Senior Business Analyst:

Demonstrated experience with project and change management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle

Experience in the software development or electric utility industry

Technical interviewing skills.

Possess functional/process interviewing skills in the business environment

Possess ability to facilitate groups through process design and requirements gathering sessions

Possess analytical skills to analyze data, identify quality assurance/quality control issues, and identify failure or maintenance trends.

Strong technical writing skills and the ability to present information in various forms such as textual, graphical and statistical

Self-directed and assertive in pursuit of root cause analysis, missing information and data requirements

Demonstrated expertise with logical process modeling concepts sufficient to aid in the documentation and development of business and system requirements

Ability to distinguish key interactions and connectives among technical solutions involving hardware, networks, telecommunications, controls, security and applications

Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts

Experience with the Prosci methodology for Change Management is a plus

Experience with project management, tools and phases of the project lifecycle

Understanding of how people go through a change and the change process; including familiarity with change management toolkits.

Skilled in the definition and development of operational governance models to enable programmatic change

Strong analytical thinking, critical thinking and decision-making abilities.

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About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:

Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status. JV/#14361

Job ID:

14361