We are looking for Sr. Business Analyst (Min 8 years of Exp) (2 Openings)(Webcam interviews ONLY) (Local Candidates ONLY)
POSITION DESCRIPTION
DIRECT CLIENT Position
Number of positions: 2 (TWO)
Length: 10 Months +
Location: Washington, DC 20003
Immediate interviews Webcam interviews ONLY
Please note that this position is HYBRID, 1 or 2 days onsite and rest REMOTE per week.
Senior Business Analyst with proven professional experience in business analysis, systems analysis, user story creation and requirements documentation.
Applications Development & Operations Group is looking for a Senior Business Analyst (BA) whose primary responsibilities will include; conducting integrated teaming sessions, performing systems analysis, developing user stories from Product Backlog Items, performing general business analysis activities and developing/assisting in the development of documentation related to all project activities for the life of the project, to include but not limited to technical and functional requirements and user guides. The BA will work under the supervision of a Senior Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master.
Candidate must have experience with Project Management concepts including a deep understanding of the Agile Scrum Methodology.
The successful candidates will demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, characteristics, experiences and/or abilities:
Interfacing with internal technical staff to convey an understanding of customer business systems in technical terms;
Applying fundamentals of business systems analysis to properly document both process and automated systems;
Gathering and documenting business, functional and technical requirements for the purposes of software application development;
Documenting accurate use cases and user stories based on customer requirements;
Taking responsibility for the quality and comprehensiveness of all project documentation artifacts, to include, but not limited to, customer questionnaires, business systems' technical architecture, test plans, user stories, requirements documentation, and systems user guides;
Exhibiting strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interface with a wide audience ranging from senior executives and associated business personnel to software developers, testers, database architects and systems engineers;
Displaying a high degree of adaptability, flexibility, and willingness to assist fellow team members; and
Analyzes process and re-engineering with an understanding of technical problems and solutions as they relate to the current and future business environment.
Creates process change by integrating new processes with existing ones and communicating these changes to impacted Business Systems teams.
Recommends and facilitates quality improvement efforts.
Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience
Candidates must have ALL the "Required" skills in order to be considered for the position.
Skill Matrix
Experience with Business workflow processes
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience as an IT Business Analyst
Required
8
Years
Experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Required
8
Years
Solid understanding of software quality assurance and processes
Required
5
Years
Intermediate understanding of relational data models.
Required
5
Years
Solid understanding of Agile project management with a focus on Scrum Agile.
Required
5
Years
Skilled with MS Office tools (Visio, PowerPoint, Word & Excel)
Required
8
Years
Experience developing use cases and user stories.
Required
5
Years
Experience in business process mapping or operational redesign / improvement
Required
8
Years
Experience as a technical writer in a software/application development environment.
Required
8
Years
Experience creating process flows and system architecture diagrams using Visio.
Required
8
Years
Experience working with technical staff such as software developers and DBAs
Required
8
Years
Experience conducting integrated team sessions
Required
8
Years
Bachelor's degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience
Required
BS or 12
BS in IT or related or 12 yrs of overall exp
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Outsourcing/Offshoring
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