Senior Technical Business Analyst- Arlington, VA

CoStar Group•Arlington, VA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

CoStar Group is seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst for the Enterprise Data Services – Finance (EDS-F) team. This team builds and supports platforms for CoStar's financial systems, including billing, contracts, and enterprise financial data services. This is a technical role requiring the ability to read, query, and validate data using SQL daily. The analyst will serve as the primary liaison between EDS-F and dependent teams, translating business needs into technical requirements and platform constraints into understandable terms for partners. Responsibilities include supporting engineering managers with the delivery process, intake, scope definition, risk and decision tracking, and release coordination.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit, in person, university or college.
Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field are preferred.
A track record of commitment to prior employers.
5+ years as a business analyst, technical analyst, or product owner on software delivery teams.
Ability to write and run SQL queries without help, including joining tables, aggregating results, and investigating data questions independently.
Experience writing requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria for engineering teams.
Experience with process modeling: use cases, sequence diagrams, and process flow charts.
Experience as the interface between business stakeholders and engineers, including groups with competing priorities.
Experience supporting an Agile or iterative delivery process.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Experience managing several concurrent initiatives and tracking them to closure.

Nice To Haves

Experience with financial systems: billing, contracts, revenue, or enterprise financial data.
Experience with data platforms and reporting, including warehouse concepts and BI tools.
Experience testing APIs with tools such as Postman.
Product owner or project management experience.
Experience with Jira and Confluence as daily working tools.
Experience with SOX controls, audit evidence, or another regulated environment.
Experience with AI assistants such as Claude or Copilot to speed up analysis, documentation, and delivery work.

Responsibilities

Elicit, analyze, and document business and technical requirements for EDS-F initiatives.
Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria that engineers can build from without rework.
Query and profile data with SQL to confirm assumptions, size the work, and validate results.
Document As-Is and To-Be process flows using sequence diagrams, use cases, and process maps.
Review API contracts and data payloads with engineers to confirm the requirement is achievable.
Support user acceptance testing by defining test scenarios and confirming delivered work meets criteria.
Act as the first point of contact between EDS-F and partner teams in engineering, product, Finance, and Accounting.
Run intake for incoming requests, clarifying needs, assessing impact, and routing or scoping work.
Represent EDS-F in cross-team design reviews, planning sessions, and dependency discussions.
Explain platform constraints, data models, and delivery timelines to non-EDS-F audiences.
Support engineering managers through the SDLC, covering intake, scope, estimates, and release readiness.
Track risks, issues, action items, and decisions, following up until each item closes.
Maintain and improve team documentation, templates, and standard operating procedures.
Identify process gaps and inefficiencies, then propose and drive the fix.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
Commuter and parking benefits
401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups
Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks