We are looking for a Business Analyst 2 to support business and technology initiatives in Des Moines, Iowa. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone who can translate operational needs into well-defined requirements, coordinate with stakeholders across the product lifecycle, and help keep projects moving forward. The role combines business analysis, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to improve processes and support software-related initiatives.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with internal stakeholders and product teams to uncover business needs and convert them into clear functional and technical requirements.<br>• Create and maintain process flows, system documentation, and related artifacts that support project planning and solution delivery.<br>• Contribute to Agile delivery practices by drafting user stories, refining backlog items, and supporting team tools and ceremonies.<br>• Coordinate project activities, track progress, and provide regular updates to ensure alignment among business and technical participants.<br>• Work with development teams throughout the product lifecycle to clarify requirements, answer questions, and validate that solutions meet business objectives.<br>• Analyze business processes and identify gaps, risks, or improvement opportunities that may affect project outcomes.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, fellow analysts, and external vendors to support successful implementation efforts.<br>• Perform additional assigned duties that contribute to operational and project success.
<p>IT & Security Solution Architect – Security Focus</p><p>Location: REMOTE /MUST WORK CENTRAL TIME ZONE HOURS! </p><p>EAD, GREEN CARD, OR US CITIZEN NO H1B VISA, NO F1B / NO OPT VISA </p><p>*Salary: U\P TO $155,000 base + BONUS + PERKS</p><p>THIS IS A PERFECT FIT for a Security Architect LONG-TERM & slowly help to modernize security practices on a small EA team. Be the Sole Security focused Architect! Financial Services who is in acquisition mode!</p><p>** Please send a DM to CARRIE DANGER, on LinkedIn or send an email to me with resume.**</p><p>High Visibility Build architecture, and helping Role Join an impactful, high-performing architecture team as our next IT Security Solution Architect –Security Focus - partnering with the Security team, Join an elite, remote Solution Architect team to modernize/formalize Solution Architecture →1 platform in a company that’s been a dominant success for 25 years. Think growth energy + enterprise stability + full executive sponsorship to modernize architecture. Your impact: You will help us mature our architectural approach, boost security.</p><p>What You Will Need: </p><p>• Build secure, scalable architectures for cloud, apps, & infrastructure – working hands-on with modern tools like Azure, Google Cloud, microservices, APIs and service bus.</p><p>• Cloud infrastructure experience </p><p>• Formal architecture experience & architecture presentations</p><p>• Risk management</p><p>• SIEM experience: Sentinel or Microsoft XDR</p><p>• SIEM build a SIEM from attacks both from a standpoint of Offense & Defense</p><p>• Turn business needs into actionable designs to drive secure integrations & risk mitigation.</p><p>• Lead road mapping, solution design, threat modelling, documentation – security focus!</p><p>• Act as a bridge between technical, security, and non-technical stakeholders, translating cybersecurity concepts and controls.</p><p>• Help shape standards, governance & best practices, collaborating on upgrade & integration of hybrid (cloud/on-prem) systems.****Preferably Azure Cloud</p><p>What Sets You Apart: </p><p>• Experience across technology and security, especially integrating solution & securing cloud-native environments.</p><p>• Tech expertise in infrastructure or networking is valued; security certifications</p><p>• Proficiency with threat modeling, Visio diagrams, secure SDLC (Agile, DevOps), and authentication/data transfer• Transparent communication with a practical approach—collaborate and bring back insights from security partners.</p><p>What Sets This Company Apart is....…Culture Matters Most: Collaboration, empowerment, Listen!</p><p>MUST HAVES: </p><p>• Bachelor’s degree OR=experience in IT, engineering, cybersecurity</p><p>• 3-5 years’ experience in tech + security architecture/design, with a focus on infrastructure or security domains</p><p>• Hands-on experience in cloud native, DevOps, and secure integration patterns.</p><p>• Security certifications (like CISSP, CCSP, CISM)</p><p>*** For immediate & confidential consideration, please DM CARRIE DANGER, SVP Permanent Placement on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email is on my LinkedIn page. + you may contact me by office: 515-259-6087, AND one click apply on our Robert Half website.</p>
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager/Business Systems Analyst to lead a Long-term Contract engagement based in West Des Moines, Iowa. In this hybrid role, you will guide delivery across a complex business intelligence initiative while also translating stakeholder needs into detailed, actionable specifications for technical teams. The position blends project leadership, Agile coordination, and hands-on business analysis to support high-quality reporting and analytics solutions in a multi-phase enterprise environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead planning and execution for a large-scale BI initiative, overseeing timelines, scope, budget considerations, interdependencies, and project risks from initiation through delivery.<br>• Direct Agile delivery activities in Jira by organizing the backlog, preparing sprint plans, monitoring team progress, and communicating performance trends and milestones to leadership.<br>• Facilitate core Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning sessions, daily stand-ups, backlog reviews, sprint demonstrations, and retrospective discussions.<br>• Partner with developers, data teams, platform support staff, quality assurance resources, and business stakeholders to keep work aligned across multiple parallel efforts.<br>• Monitor issues, constraints, and delivery obstacles, escalating concerns when needed and driving mitigation plans through resolution.<br>• Define and manage the sequencing strategy for report evaluation, retirement, redesign, or rebuild as part of the broader modernization roadmap.<br>• Gather, analyze, and confirm business needs with report owners and stakeholders, then convert those needs into precise functional documentation for technical implementation.<br>• Create detailed specifications covering data mappings, business rules, calculations, access requirements, and reporting layouts so development teams can build with clarity.<br>• Develop wireframes or visual mockups for reports and dashboards, using them to validate expectations with stakeholders before development begins.<br>• Support testing and governance activities by preparing validation scenarios, coordinating user approval, resolving requirement-related defects, and documenting report ownership and lineage.