Kforce is looking for Lead Analysts. Qualified candidates will be planning and executing a variety of methodologies as part of the concept stage in the overall project development of applications using COBOL, JCL, VSAM, REXX, File-aid, Platinum, Endeavor, APP Dynamics, DevOps and Atlassian; Eliciting requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, business process descriptions, Use Cases, business analysis and task and workflow analysis; Defining Use Cases to articulate new functional software needs; Creating required project artifacts, including but not limited to Business Requirements Documents (-BRD-) and Functional Specification Documents (-FSD-) as well as supporting documentation, such as process flows and/or data mapping; Coordinating the full life cycle of project; Planning budget and project timelines; Overseeing the implementation of test validations; Ensuring the optimization of the project; Ensuring QA processes are properly implemented, including performing root cause analysis; Participating in application walk throughs with users; and Producing project documentation. Salary: $67.00 to $90.00/hr.