Business Analyst, Requirements & Documentation (Mid-Level)

DMI•Rockville, MD

2d•$95,915 - $105,186•Hybrid

About The Position

DMI is seeking a Business Analyst specializing in requirements elicitation and sprint-level documentation to support the Federal Program. This individual will be embedded in active system enhancement workstreams, translating stakeholder inputs into clear, actionable requirements that development and engineering teams can build from. The Mid-Level BA serves as the connective tissue between what the customer says they need and what the technical team understands it is building.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field required
Minimum 5 years of business analysis experience in a federal IT or software development environment
Proficiency in user story writing, acceptance criteria development, and sprint backlog management
Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent Agile project tracking tools
Strong written communication skills; ability to produce clear, structured requirements documents and meeting minutes
Experience with UAT coordination and defect triage in a federal IT environment
Must be a U.S. Citizen

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with EPLC documentation standards and federal requirements management practices preferred

Responsibilities

Lead requirements discovery, document, and manage functional and non-functional requirements for assigned system-enhancement workstreams in collaboration with senior BAs, PMs, and Government stakeholders
Translate stakeholder inputs and workshop outputs into user stories, epics, and sprint-ready backlog items with clearly defined acceptance criteria
Maintain requirements repositories and change logs throughout the project lifecycle using customer-approved tooling (Jira, Confluence, or SharePoint)
Participate in sprint planning sessions to clarify requirements for development teams and answer questions on acceptance criteria during the sprint
Coordinate weekly stakeholder check-ins to capture evolving needs and document decisions and action items
Perform impact analysis for proposed scope changes and communicate tradeoffs to the Project Manager within two (2) business days of a change request
Coordinate UAT execution by developing test scenarios, coordinating stakeholder participation, and channeling defect feedback back to the development team
Update and maintain functional specifications, wireframe annotations, and workflow narratives throughout the system lifecycle
Produce and distribute meeting minutes for all requirements and stakeholder sessions within three (3) business days