Business Analyst - REMOTE

General Dynamics Information Technology

23h•Remote

About The Position

As a Business Analyst you will provide expertise in business process and system analysis and design. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: Collaborates with stakeholders and product teams to decompose large epics into features and user stories that can be understood and approved by members of the development team Envision, develop, and create requirements to improve tools to streamline processes to gain efficiencies and improve key metrics. Meeting with product design team to determine testing parameters, ensuring that developed user stories are completed accurately Working with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools Engineering and implementing solutions and providing recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided Creating and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts for accessibility validation Managing test data architecture definition and Providing validation testing of different system and data sets for cloud migrations Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including three or more of the following: Data validation testing Functional testing Performance and load testing Usability testing Accessibility (508) testing of web and mobile applications to ensure compliance with Section 508, WCAG 2.1, and other relevant standards with accessibility laws, regulations, and emerging technologies to ensure ongoing compliance and innovation Troubleshooting errors and streamlining the test procedures Use JIRA as agile lifecycle tool, along with SalesForce functional and administrative features Automating and improving development, testing, deployment, and release processes Documenting as-is state of the environment, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts that articulate options and recommendations Utilizing tools such as Axe, JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and other assistive technologies to assess accessibility Acting as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security/Suitability Clearance US Citizenship Required BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 3 years related IT experience 3 years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages 3 years of working experience in DevSecOps environment with actual/active working experience in an Agile environment 3 years of experience with Git Source Control Management (SCM) providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Knowledge or experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD Pipelines Knowledge or experience working in one or more cloud computing environments (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP) Proven experience with accessibility testing and a solid understanding of Section 508 and WCAG standards Proficiency with accessibility evaluation tools and assistive technologies

Requirements

Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security/Suitability Clearance
US Citizenship Required
BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 3 years related IT experience
3 years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
3 years of working experience in DevSecOps environment with actual/active working experience in an Agile environment
3 years of experience with Git Source Control Management (SCM) providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
Knowledge or experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD Pipelines
Knowledge or experience working in one or more cloud computing environments (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Proven experience with accessibility testing and a solid understanding of Section 508 and WCAG standards
Proficiency with accessibility evaluation tools and assistive technologies
Skills: Automated Testing, DevOps, Process Improvements, Software Testing, Teamwork
Experience: 3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: Yes

Responsibilities

Collaborates with stakeholders and product teams to decompose large epics into features and user stories that can be understood and approved by members of the development team
Envision, develop, and create requirements to improve tools to streamline processes to gain efficiencies and improve key metrics.
Meeting with product design team to determine testing parameters, ensuring that developed user stories are completed accurately
Working with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
Engineering and implementing solutions and providing recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
Creating and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts for accessibility validation
Managing test data architecture definition and Providing validation testing of different system and data sets for cloud migrations
Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including three or more of the following: Data validation testing Functional testing Performance and load testing Usability testing Accessibility (508) testing of web and mobile applications to ensure compliance with Section 508, WCAG 2.1, and other relevant standards with accessibility laws, regulations, and emerging technologies to ensure ongoing compliance and innovation
Troubleshooting errors and streamlining the test procedures
Use JIRA as agile lifecycle tool, along with SalesForce functional and administrative features
Automating and improving development, testing, deployment, and release processes
Documenting as-is state of the environment, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
Utilizing tools such as Axe, JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and other assistive technologies to assess accessibility
Acting as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members

Benefits

Flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.