Business Analyst
About The Position
As a Business Analyst, you will support an Agile team delivering capabilities for an enterprise financial software system and web application. You will translate business and system needs into clear requirements, user stories, and documentation while collaborating with stakeholders, product owners, designers, architects, developers, and delivery teams. Analyze business systems, user needs, and operational processes to develop clear requirements, user stories, use cases, process flows, and supporting documentation. Facilitate stakeholder discussions to clarify scope, confirm priorities, and translate requirements into actionable work for development teams. Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, estimation, and prioritization in partnership with the Product Owner and Scrum Master. Create and maintain documentation, including functional specifications, data flows, test scenarios, requirements traceability, wireframes, mockups, and status materials. Present requirements, product features, metrics, and project updates to technical and non-technical audiences. Coordinate with program, project, architecture, technical, and delivery teams to support Agile execution across a large program.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- Three (3) or more years of Business Analyst experience supporting Agile software development or technology implementation projects.
- Strong understanding of the Agile software development lifecycle and project management practices.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Strong communication, facilitation, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities while balancing strategic objectives with detailed requirements.
- Experience using Jira and Confluence to support Agile delivery, backlog management, and documentation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio or a comparable diagramming tool.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.
- Due to the nature of this role and associated government clearance requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) to be eligible for consideration.
- Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
- Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting pilot-phase implementations, including customer engagement, requirements definition, user readiness, and delivery support.
- Experience with federal systems, programs, or technology modernization initiatives in a consulting or client-facing environment.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional initiatives across technical, functional, program, and customer stakeholders.
- Familiarity with IT architecture, governance, data exchange, and enterprise system integration concepts.
Responsibilities
- Analyze business systems, user needs, and operational processes to develop clear requirements, user stories, use cases, process flows, and supporting documentation.
- Facilitate stakeholder discussions to clarify scope, confirm priorities, and translate requirements into actionable work for development teams.
- Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, estimation, and prioritization in partnership with the Product Owner and Scrum Master.
- Create and maintain documentation, including functional specifications, data flows, test scenarios, requirements traceability, wireframes, mockups, and status materials.
- Present requirements, product features, metrics, and project updates to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Coordinate with program, project, architecture, technical, and delivery teams to support Agile execution across a large program.
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
