Senior Technical Business Analyst

Dev Technology•Herndon, VA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves leading the elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, prioritization, and management of business and technical requirements for mission-critical projects within the federal government. The Senior Technical Business Analyst will partner with clients, Product Owners, developers, testers, and project leadership to understand business objectives and translate them into detailed user stories, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, acceptance criteria, business process flows, use cases, and technical specifications. The position requires analyzing complex business problems, recommending technology-enabled solutions, and analyzing current- and future-state processes to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement. The role also involves facilitating requirements workshops, stakeholder interviews, and backlog refinement, ensuring requirements are testable, actionable, and traceable. Additionally, the analyst will support Agile delivery teams throughout the SDLC, translate requirements into Jira user stories, participate in Agile ceremonies, and develop comprehensive documentation using Confluence. Customer engagement and continuous improvement are key, requiring the analyst to serve as a trusted advisor, build strong relationships, and communicate effectively between technical and non-technical stakeholders. The role also contributes to the improvement of business analysis practices and organizational standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum six (6) years of experience in Business Analysis, Technical Analysis, Systems Analysis, or software delivery roles.
Demonstrated experience gathering, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing business and technical requirements.
Experience translating business needs into user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Experience analyzing and documenting business processes and workflows.
Experience working directly with clients, business stakeholders, Product Owners, and technical delivery teams.
Experience supporting Agile software development projects.
Experience using Jira and Confluence to manage requirements, documentation, and Agile delivery.
Technical or software development background with exposure to React, Node.js, and GitLab.
Experience working within AWS cloud environments.
Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
Excellent facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, clients, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into language that is understandable to non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality requirements and documentation.
Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.
U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain the required government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Federal Government software development programs.
Experience working as a Senior Business Analyst on complex enterprise software modernization efforts.
Experience supporting legacy application modernization or replacement initiatives.
Experience creating wireframes, mockups, business process models, and workflow diagrams.
Experience facilitating requirements workshops and stakeholder working sessions.
Experience supporting DevSecOps or Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environments.
Experience working with Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs, system integrations, databases, or cloud-native applications.
Experience with data analysis, data mapping, or data modeling.
Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and production implementation activities.
Experience providing customer application support in a production environment.
Familiarity with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), Lean, Kanban, or other Agile frameworks.
Business Analysis certification such as Project Management Institute Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA), Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), or Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC).

Responsibilities

Lead the elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, prioritization, and management of business and technical requirements.
Partner with clients, Product Owners, developers, testers, and project leadership to understand business objectives and translate business needs into user stories, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, acceptance criteria, business process flows, use cases, and technical specifications.
Analyze complex business problems and recommend practical, technology-enabled solutions.
Analyze current- and future-state processes to identify gaps, dependencies, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Facilitate requirements workshops, stakeholder interviews, working sessions, and backlog refinement activities.
Ensure requirements are sufficiently detailed, testable, actionable, and traceable from business objectives through delivered functionality.
Support requirements prioritization based on business value, operational needs, technical considerations, and project constraints.
Analyze and document current- and future-state business processes and workflows using process models, workflow diagrams, decision trees, and other visual representations.
Identify opportunities to eliminate manual processes, improve efficiency, and enhance the user experience.
Evaluate the impacts of proposed system changes on existing business processes, applications, users, and organizational workflows.
Work with stakeholders to validate process documentation and ensure proposed solutions accurately reflect operational needs.
Identify process dependencies and cross-functional impacts that may affect solution design or implementation.
Work closely with Agile development teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Translate approved requirements into well-defined Jira user stories and development-ready work items.
Participate in Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, release planning, and other Agile working sessions as needed.
Clarify requirements and acceptance criteria for developers and testers throughout implementation.
Work with Product Owners and stakeholders to refine and prioritize the product backlog.
Support release planning by identifying requirements, dependencies, risks, and implementation considerations.
Monitor requirements throughout development to ensure delivered solutions remain aligned with business objectives.
Identify and communicate requirement-related risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
Support continuous improvement of requirements management and Agile delivery processes.
Develop and maintain comprehensive business, functional, technical, process, and user documentation using Confluence.
Create and maintain requirements documentation, functional specifications, process documentation, and system workflows.
Develop acceptance criteria and support the creation of test scenarios and test cases.
Collaborate with QA teams to ensure requirements provide sufficient coverage for functional and regression testing.
Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
Validate delivered functionality against documented requirements and acceptance criteria.
Identify and document defects, gaps, and deviations from expected functionality.
Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of functional issues.
Serve as a trusted advisor to government stakeholders and business users.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, Product Owners, subject matter experts, technical teams, and project leadership.
Facilitate discussions between technical and non-technical stakeholders to establish a common understanding of requirements and proposed solutions.
Translate technical concepts into clear business language and communicate business needs effectively to technical teams.
Lead stakeholder interviews and working sessions to understand operational needs and identify opportunities for improvement.
Communicate requirements, decisions, risks, assumptions, and dependencies clearly and effectively.
Present proposed solutions and recommendations to stakeholders and project leadership.
Resolve conflicting requirements and facilitate consensus among stakeholders.
Ensure stakeholder feedback is incorporated into requirements and solution development.
Identify opportunities to improve business analysis practices, requirements quality, documentation standards, and delivery processes.
Develop and promote consistent approaches for requirements management and business process documentation.
Share knowledge and best practices across project teams.
Contribute to organizational standards, templates, and processes for business analysis and Agile software delivery.
Support overall project success by contributing expertise wherever needed.

Benefits

Choice of two health plans that include dental and vision
Flexible spending account
Commuter benefits
Life insurance
401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
Generous and flexible time-off policy
Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts