Business Systems Analyst

Highmark Health • Washington, DC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Due to Department of Defense (DOD) contract requirements, the incumbent who fills this position must be a US citizen and must also pass a background check. The Business Systems Analyst serves as a subject‑matter expert for assigned United Concordia dental applications, supporting both day‑to‑day production operations and ongoing system fixes. This role partners closely with developers, product teams, and business stakeholders to analyze issues, clarify requirements, and determine root cause across data, configuration, and system behavior. The Business Analyst supports production incidents and escalations, provides guidance on expected application behavior, helps define and validate testing scenarios, reviews and verifies system changes in test environments, and collaborates with United Concordia to ensure changes meet business expectations before release. Success in this role requires strong systems thinking, clear communication, and the ability to balance production support, testing activities, and analytical work in a fast‑paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Systems, or closely related field
• 3 - 5 years in IS/IT
• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Communication Skills
• Report Writing
• SQL
• Agile Methodolgy
• Agile Project Management

Nice To Haves

• 1 - 3 years in Lean/Six Sigma experience
• 1 - 3 years in the Health Insurance Industry
• 1 - 3 years in the Healthcare industry
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• The Open Framework Group (TOGAF)
• Six Sigma
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Responsibilities

• Work with customers, Software Engineers, Architects, Capability Managers, and other team members to capture capability needs and drive quality business solutions.
• Create and maintain deliverables such as business vision, requirements and personalization to different clients, and user interface design.
• Participate in the full software development life cycle by actively participating on Agile scrum teams in various roles, including, but not limited to, Scrum Master, Business Technical Analyst, User Interface designer, Capability Manager, or Tester, based upon experience and need.
• Support various aspects of requirements testing (e.g. testing plan, scenarios, documentation, defect management) to ensure minimal production defects are realized and completing analysis of the results tying back to customer impacts.
• Ensure compliance for required standards and all necessary approvals have been obtained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Effectively communicate with team members, customers, partners and management, including assisting with or conducting requirement walkthroughs and sprint reviews, reporting project status, enabling vendor solutions and providing accurate and concise documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees