How to hire a business analyst/senior developer

How to hire a business analyst/senior developer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step business analyst/senior developer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a business analyst/senior developer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new business analyst/senior developer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The business analyst/senior developer hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect business analyst/senior developer also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of business analyst/senior developers and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Business Analyst/Senior Developer	Description	Hourly rate
   Business Analyst/Senior Developer	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$32-55
   Analyst Lead	The duties of an analyst lead depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis, coordinating with different departments to gather leads and data, reviewing findings, and producing reports and presentations for the stakeholders and other higher-ranking officials... Show more	$35-58
   Developer Analyst	A developer analyst is a professional who is responsible for building application requirements and develops database solutions that allow operational efficiency and user-friendly tools. Developer analysts are required to develop a detailed definition of business solutions that can include database design, data flow, and transaction processing requirements... Show more	$30-54

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Business Development
   • Project Management
   • Financial Models
   • Due Diligence
   • Data Analysis
   • Strong Analytical
   • Power Bi
   • Market Research
   • BI
   • Competitive Intelligence
   • Dashboards
   • Business Process
   • SQL Server
   • CRM

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage desktop and application technical support for project deployment of hospital software and PC upgrade.
   • Manage multiple responsibilities concurrently to maintain benefit inventory and EDI mapping.
   • Create JCL and setup CICS transaction in both the testing and production environments.
   • Remove IMS databases and convert to DB2 along with check point restart.
   • Implement OBIEE answers and dashboards base on the metadata as per business requirements.
   • Create detail design documents to modify all JCL to include procedures for testing purposes.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your business analyst/senior developer job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A business analyst/senior developer salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, business analyst/senior developers' average salary in kentucky is 35% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level business analyst/senior developers earn 41% less than senior-level business analyst/senior developers.
   • Certifications. A business analyst/senior developer with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a business analyst/senior developer's salary.

   Average business analyst/senior developer salary

   $89,263yearly

   $42.91 hourly rate

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   Entry-level business analyst/senior developer salary

   $68,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

   Average business analyst/senior developer salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$117,146	$56
   2	New York	$100,429	$48
   3	Massachusetts	$99,148	$48
   4	Washington	$98,604	$47
   5	Arizona	$96,758	$47
   6	North Carolina	$93,035	$45
   7	Maryland	$92,902	$45
   8	Connecticut	$92,091	$44
   9	New Mexico	$90,836	$44
   10	Texas	$89,446	$43
   11	Pennsylvania	$89,408	$43
   12	Georgia	$87,716	$42
   13	Ohio	$87,099	$42
   14	Minnesota	$83,740	$40
   15	Illinois	$79,321	$38
   16	Oregon	$79,187	$38
   17	Virginia	$78,847	$38
   18	Florida	$77,214	$37
   19	Oklahoma	$72,897	$35
   20	Indiana	$72,697	$35

   Average business analyst/senior developer salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Mayo Clinic	$120,947	$58.15	12
   2	BNY Mellon	$120,682	$58.02	13
   3	Koch Industries	$113,399	$54.52	2
   4	Cheniere Energy	$113,338	$54.49	1
   5	Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.	$108,433	$52.13
   6	Wachovia Securities	$104,906	$50.44
   7	Credit Sesame	$103,965	$49.98
   8	Caterpillar	$101,009	$48.56	13
   9	Nomura Securities	$99,528	$47.85	13
   10	RTI International Metals	$98,852	$47.52
   11	7-Eleven	$95,407	$45.87	2
   12	Parker Global Strategies	$94,897	$45.62	11
   13	VitalChek	$94,802	$45.58	9
   14	Randstad North America, Inc.	$94,363	$45.37	68
   15	The Home Depot	$93,765	$45.08	40
   16	Dealer Tire	$93,760	$45.08
   17	CHS	$93,140	$44.78
   18	Recruit	$92,880	$44.65	12
   19	United Rentals	$92,811	$44.62	5
   20	MJ Morgan Group	$92,736	$44.58

4. Writing a business analyst/senior developer job description

   A job description for a business analyst/senior developer role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a business analyst/senior developer job description:

   Business analyst/senior developer job description example

   COVID\-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities\. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID\-19 variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security\.
   
   To uphold safety for all employees, we will continue to request vaccination status for all Lockheed Martin employees including new hires\. All current and newly hired employees are required to follow onsite safety measures based upon the COVID\-19 Community Level at the specific work location\.
   
   **Description:** Strategy and business growth leader for Air Dominance domestic and international market\. The focus of this position is to develop and help execute the strategy for MFC to address emerging the Air\-to\-Air and Air\-to\-Surface munitions market\. This position is part of the Air Dominance and Strike Weapons Strategy and Business Development group\. This group is tasked to define growth strategies and identify, quantify, and capture business growth opportunities\. This position will also support international opportunities on a case\-by\-case basis\.
   The selected candidate will:
   
   • Support product development and integration into Developmental Test, Operational Test and Service Weapons Schools
   
   • Develop and provide thought leadership and strategic guidance to enable the most effective use of limited company resources in addressing U\.S\. Air Force and international missile markets
   
   • Help build campaign plans to capture new business, support capture teams and win competitions
   
   • Support development and execution of Keep Sold plans for ongoing programs
   
   • Communicate frequently with Government customers at the appropriate level
   
   • Participate in the development and implementation of new Air Dominance products, services, spiral development, and new business pursuits
   
   **Basic Qualifications:**
   
   • Demonstrated ability to work and gain credibility with executive leadership, military and civilian leaders
   
   • Comprehensive knowledge of U\.S Air Force fighter weapons programs
   
   • Have recent U\.S\. Air Force Fifth Generation aircraft experience
   
   • Broad industry and Department of Defense knowledge
   
   • Extensive experience building strong and productive relationships with key individuals in the U\.S\. military
   
   • Demonstrated ability to work closely with and lead a diverse team of experts to accomplish demanding tasks in limited timeframes
   
   • Ability to work in demanding, high stress environment
   
   • Existing relationships with key individuals in the U\.S\. Air Force
   
   • Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills
   
   • Track record of exceptional performance in relevant assignments
   
   • Ability to obtain a Top Secret Security / SCI Clearance
   
   **Desired Skills:**
   
   • Former U\.S Air Force Officer with F\-35 experience
   
   • Working knowledge of US military acquisition process, requirements development and budgetary process
   
   • Experience as part of U\.S\. Air Force HAF A5/7, HAF A8 and/or international programs \(SAF/IA\)
   
   **BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:**
   
   job\.Qualifications
   
   **Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer\. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status\.**
   
   Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours\. Our customers tackle the hardest missions\. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision\. They're dangerous\. Critical\. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives\. Those are the missions we care about\.
   
   As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges\. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U\.S\., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories\.
   
   **EXPERIENCE LEVEL:**
   
   Experienced Professional

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5. Post your job

   To find the right business analyst/senior developer for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with business analyst/senior developers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit business analyst/senior developers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   To find business analyst/senior developer candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit business analyst/senior developers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview business analyst/senior developer candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new business analyst/senior developer

   Once you have selected a candidate for the business analyst/senior developer position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new business analyst/senior developer first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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