How to hire a senior technical business analyst

How to hire a senior technical business analyst, step by step

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

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a senior technical business analyst, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a senior technical business analyst to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a senior technical business analyst that fits the bill.

   This list presents senior technical business analyst salaries for various positions.

   Type of Senior Technical Business Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Technical Business Analyst	Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.	$38-65
   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
   Business Analyst/Project Manager	A business analyst/project manager is responsible for developing project management procedures, analyzing processes, and ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of project deliverables, following clients' specifications and requirements to meet their highest satisfaction. Business analysts/project managers manage project resources, delegate tasks to project staff, setting deadlines, and coordinating with the clients for regular updates and suggest strategic adjustments as needed... Show more	$34-65

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Business Analysis
   • Business Process
   • User Stories
   • Scrum
   • Business Stakeholders
   • Visio
   • Jira
   • Data Analysis
   • SDLC
   • Business Analysts
   • Process Improvement
   • Strong Analytical
   • SharePoint

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage team of analysts, and off-shore developers to build custom programs for ETL.
   • Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of Java enterprise applications including design, development, and testing.
   • Manage infrastructure, installation, maintenance, operations, vendor relationships, and relate software platforms.
   • Launch new products package effectively to compete in the target marketplace; manage ERP software implementation projects.
   • Achieve online editorial content management by editing HTML for publishing health information.
   • Demonstrate leadership by coordinating the requirements, specifications, and user acceptance testing efforts using standard SDLC documentation.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior technical business analyst job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A senior technical business analyst can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, senior technical business analysts' average salary in arkansas is 44% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior technical business analysts 40% less than senior-level senior technical business analysts.
   • Certifications. A senior technical business analyst with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a senior technical business analyst's salary.

   Average senior technical business analyst salary

   $105,907yearly

   $50.92 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior technical business analyst salary

   $81,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 5, 2025

   Average senior technical business analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$134,129	$64
   2	New Jersey	$122,604	$59
   3	New York	$116,066	$56
   4	Maryland	$113,662	$55
   5	Massachusetts	$113,103	$54
   6	Washington	$111,391	$54
   7	District of Columbia	$110,324	$53
   8	Texas	$107,151	$52
   9	North Carolina	$106,966	$51
   10	Virginia	$105,740	$51
   11	Illinois	$104,503	$50
   12	Colorado	$102,924	$49
   13	Minnesota	$99,588	$48
   14	Ohio	$99,537	$48
   15	Pennsylvania	$98,747	$47
   16	Georgia	$97,621	$47
   17	Michigan	$97,331	$47
   18	Arizona	$93,195	$45
   19	Florida	$91,205	$44
   20	Missouri	$89,797	$43

   Average senior technical business analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Lifetime	$144,637	$69.54
   2	Mayo Clinic	$139,208	$66.93	42
   3	Sunrun	$135,727	$65.25	5
   4	CME Group	$134,544	$64.68	3
   5	Citi	$132,133	$63.53	73
   6	BNY Mellon	$131,438	$63.19	17
   7	Barclays	$131,334	$63.14
   8	MUFG EMEA	$128,687	$61.87
   9	Medallia	$128,251	$61.66
   10	Fox Broadcasting Company	$127,962	$61.52
   11	Alkermes	$127,870	$61.48	13
   12	HBO	$127,110	$61.11
   13	8x8	$126,498	$60.82	6
   14	Marathon Petroleum	$126,245	$60.69	7
   15	Cargill	$126,228	$60.69	19
   16	DocuSign	$126,195	$60.67	5
   17	Silicon Valley Bank	$125,727	$60.45
   18	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$125,254	$60.22	406
   19	Cell Signaling Technology	$124,610	$59.91
   20	Levi Strauss & Co.	$124,598	$59.90

4. Writing a senior technical business analyst job description

   A job description for a senior technical business analyst 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 senior technical business analyst job description:

   Senior technical business analyst job description example

   * Minimum 10 years of experience in global organizations as a Technical Business Analyst.

   * Proficiency in Data Analysis, with working experience in SQL and relational databases

   * Established technical knowledge in software development life cycle and agile methodologies.

   * Strong communication skills, both verbal and written; as well as work in an international team setting.

   * Collaborate effectively across a variety of IT and Business groups, across regions and roles.

   * Self-motivated individual and creative thinker who will take ownership of tasks assigned.

   * Ability to problem solve and have creative solutions in challenging environments

   * Able to thrive in a fast-paced, high energy, demanding and team-orientated environment

   * Manage and delegate workload through the team

   * Good customer service skills. Ability to deal with difficult situations gracefully.

   * Experience in trade lifecycles and asset classes, Equity, Fixed Income, Options, Futures

   * Understanding of Compliance surveillance platforms (Actimize, MANTAS, Sungard) and their models, Wash trades, Marking the Open/Close, Spoofing, Insider Trading, etc.

   
   

   Skills Desired:

   * IT Project Management and SDLC knowledge/experience (Waterfall, Agile/Scrum) and experience using BDD.

   * Experience working in medium to large-scale development projects.

   * Knowledge of trades data, positions data, reference data.

   * Experience in Nasdaq SMARTS platform

   
   

   About us:

   Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we are shaping the future of our global business and contributing to our local community. Our team works across numerous areas.

   
   

   Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

   
   

   Job: **Business Analysis*

   
   

   Title: Senior Technical Business Analyst

   
   

   Location: New York-New York

   
   

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5. Post your job

   To find the right senior technical business analyst 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 senior technical business analysts they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit senior technical business analysts 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.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior technical business analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit senior technical business analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit senior technical business analysts, 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 to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   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 senior technical business analyst

   Once you have selected a candidate for the senior technical business analyst 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.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

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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