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Position Description (scope of work or brief narrative):
List of tasks to be performed:
- The Business Analyst are intended to be specializing in software change management.
- The resources will primarily support the management and coordination of software changes. Their responsibilities will include:
- Gathering, documenting, and validating business requirements
- Coordinating discussions between business stakeholders and technical teams
- Documenting requested software changes
- Supporting change intake, prioritization, and tracking
- Performing business and operational impact analysis
- Identifying affected applications, processes, interfaces, users, and stakeholders
- Coordinating requirements reviews and approvals
- Supporting traceability from requirements through testing and implementation
- Developing business process documentation, use cases, and acceptance criteria
- Supporting user acceptance testing and defect clarification
- Coordinating stakeholder communications and status updates
- Tracking decisions, assumptions, risks, actions, and dependencies
- Supporting change-management and implementation activities
- Ensuring that business needs and approved changes are clearly communicated to technical teams
- Provides technical guidance in defining system and enterprise-level requirements and designing Delivery & Retail Technologies (DRT). Facilitates the collection of technical requirements from system owners to ensure successful integration across platforms. Develop technology designs as required and provide ongoing technical support throughout the development, including leading technical review sessions, overseeing testing and certification activities, and supporting deployment.
- Provides technical guidance in defining system and enterprise-level requirements and designing Delivery & Retail Technologies (DRT). Facilitates the collection of technical requirements from system owners to ensure successful integration across platforms.
- Develop technology designs as required and provide ongoing technical support throughout the development, including leading technical review sessions, overseeing testing and certification activities, and supporting deployment.
- Develops enterprise-level technology and process architectures for Deliver and Retail domains, applying industry best practices to reduce client total cost of ownership.
- Provides independent business and technical analysis of task orders – including software development tasks – issued to other suppliers. Develops level-of-effort (LOE) and rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates to validate supplier proposals and ensure appropriate schedules, resources, and costs are proposed.
Required qualifications:
- At least four years of experience in business analysis, business systems analysis, software change management, requirements management, or a related field
- Point of sale (POS) retail experience or software change experience with a POS.
- Experience gathering, documenting, and validating business and functional requirements
- Experience coordinating software changes across business and technical teams
- Experience performing business, operational, and cross-system impact analysis
- Experience developing process documentation, use cases, acceptance criteria, and traceability materials
- Experience supporting testing, user acceptance, implementation, and change-management activities
- Experience tracking risks, issues, actions, assumptions, decisions, and dependencies
- Strong written, verbal, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and comparable collaboration tools
- Experience with Jira, ServiceNow, or another requirements, change, or issue-tracking platform is preferred
Educational Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent is required from an accredited institution. Will consider three years of progressive, relevant work experience instead of every year of education. Candidates who have completed a Master's degree program are strongly preferred.
The job entails sitting and working at a computer for extended periods. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email, or face-to-face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.
The estimated annual compensation range for this role will be as follows:
In CA/ WA/NY/CO/MD/IL/MN/NJ/VT/MA: $73,000 to $102,200
In Washington, DC: $66,100 to $100,200
Position Description (scope of work or brief narrative):
List of tasks to be performed:
- The Business Analyst are intended to be specializing in software change management.
- The resources will primarily support the management and coordination of software changes. Their responsibilities will include:
- Gathering, documenting, and validating business requirements
- Coordinating discussions between business stakeholders and technical teams
- Documenting requested software changes
- Supporting change intake, prioritization, and tracking
- Performing business and operational impact analysis
- Identifying affected applications, processes, interfaces, users, and stakeholders
- Coordinating requirements reviews and approvals
- Supporting traceability from requirements through testing and implementation
- Developing business process documentation, use cases, and acceptance criteria
- Supporting user acceptance testing and defect clarification
- Coordinating stakeholder communications and status updates
- Tracking decisions, assumptions, risks, actions, and dependencies
- Supporting change-management and implementation activities
- Ensuring that business needs and approved changes are clearly communicated to technical teams
- Provides technical guidance in defining system and enterprise-level requirements and designing Delivery & Retail Technologies (DRT). Facilitates the collection of technical requirements from system owners to ensure successful integration across platforms. Develop technology designs as required and provide ongoing technical support throughout the development, including leading technical review sessions, overseeing testing and certification activities, and supporting deployment.
- Provides technical guidance in defining system and enterprise-level requirements and designing Delivery & Retail Technologies (DRT). Facilitates the collection of technical requirements from system owners to ensure successful integration across platforms.
- Develop technology designs as required and provide ongoing technical support throughout the development, including leading technical review sessions, overseeing testing and certification activities, and supporting deployment.
- Develops enterprise-level technology and process architectures for Deliver and Retail domains, applying industry best practices to reduce client total cost of ownership.
- Provides independent business and technical analysis of task orders – including software development tasks – issued to other suppliers. Develops level-of-effort (LOE) and rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates to validate supplier proposals and ensure appropriate schedules, resources, and costs are proposed.
Required qualifications:
- At least four years of experience in business analysis, business systems analysis, software change management, requirements management, or a related field
- Point of sale (POS) retail experience or software change experience with a POS.
- Experience gathering, documenting, and validating business and functional requirements
- Experience coordinating software changes across business and technical teams
- Experience performing business, operational, and cross-system impact analysis
- Experience developing process documentation, use cases, acceptance criteria, and traceability materials
- Experience supporting testing, user acceptance, implementation, and change-management activities
- Experience tracking risks, issues, actions, assumptions, decisions, and dependencies
- Strong written, verbal, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and comparable collaboration tools
- Experience with Jira, ServiceNow, or another requirements, change, or issue-tracking platform is preferred
Educational Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent is required from an accredited institution. Will consider three years of progressive, relevant work experience instead of every year of education. Candidates who have completed a Master's degree program are strongly preferred.
The job entails sitting and working at a computer for extended periods. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email, or face-to-face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.
The estimated annual compensation range for this role will be as follows:
In CA/ WA/NY/CO/MD/IL/MN/NJ/VT/MA: $73,000 to $102,200
In Washington, DC: $66,100 to $100,200
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Who's Hiring
- Northrop Grumman15
- Lockheed Martin8
- HII4
- Torch Technologies4
- American business solutions4
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Medical Devices
- Electronics & Hardware
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in software analyst jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
- Proficiency in SQL for querying and analyzing relational databases
- Experience gathering and documenting business requirements from stakeholders
- Familiarity with Agile or Scrum software development methodologies
- Ability to create functional specifications, user stories, and process flow diagrams
- Experience with business intelligence or data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI
Tips for Your Software Analyst Job Search
Tailor your resume to each role type
Software analyst postings split between business-facing and technical-facing work. Emphasize requirements gathering and stakeholder communication for BA-leaning roles, and SQL, data modeling, or systems integration for more technical ones. Using the same resume for both hurts your conversion rate.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists software analyst openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show your documentation work, not just outcomes
Hiring managers for software analyst roles screen for your ability to write BRDs, user stories, and functional specs. If your resume only lists project outcomes, add one line per role naming the artifacts you produced and the teams that consumed them.
Filter postings by the SDLC methodology in use
Whether a team runs Agile sprints, Scrum, or waterfall shapes the day-to-day work significantly. Read each posting for methodology signals before applying so your cover letter can address how you've worked within that specific framework.
Prepare a requirements-gathering walkthrough for interviews
Most software analyst interviews include a scenario question asking how you'd elicit requirements from a difficult stakeholder or an ambiguous brief. Prepare one concrete example from past work that walks through your discovery process, the gap you found, and the fix you recommended.
Negotiate scope before accepting the offer
Software analyst roles vary widely in whether you own the full analysis lifecycle or hand off to a separate architect or PM. Before accepting, clarify which decisions you'll own independently versus escalate, since that scope difference affects both your workload and your career development.
Software Analyst Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most software analysts?
The companies hiring the most software analysts right now include Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and HII, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially strong in financial services, federal contracting, and healthcare technology.
How many software analyst jobs are remote?
About 55% of software analyst openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though availability depends heavily on the sub-role. Business analysis and requirements work tends to have more remote options than systems integration or on-site implementation roles, which often require proximity to the client or infrastructure team.
How do you become a software analyst?
Most software analysts start with a degree in information systems, computer science, or business, then build hands-on experience through internships, entry-level IT support, or junior QA roles. Getting comfortable with SQL, process mapping, and writing clear requirements documentation puts you in a strong position for your first analyst role.
Can you get a software analyst job with little or no experience?
Yes, some employers hire junior software analysts straight from school, particularly in consulting firms and large IT departments with structured training programs. Your best entry points are roles titled junior analyst, associate analyst, or business analyst trainee, where the expectation is that you learn the full requirements process on the job alongside more senior colleagues.
What does the software analyst interview process look like?
Most software analyst interviews run two to four rounds, starting with a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on your analysis experience and communication style. Later rounds typically include a scenario exercise, such as walking through how you'd handle a vague or conflicting set of requirements, and sometimes a technical screen covering SQL or data interpretation.
Where can I find and apply to software analyst jobs?
You can find and apply to software analyst jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and preferences, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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