NTT DATA Federal is seeking for a Sr. Business Analyst to support a major federal IT project located in Quantico, Virginia.
Provide analysis and metrics of software development activities to update OMB and DOJ dashboards.
Create cost estimates for future Government procurement efforts.
Draft input for official data call responses within defined timelines and deadlines.
Draft monthly summary reports of development and maintenance contractor activities.
Draft Standardized Work in Progress (SWIP) submissions.
Attend daily development contractor Agile scrum meetings and provide summary reports reflecting current progress and issues requiring Government attention.
Attend all development contractor scrum ceremonies and provide feedback for Government review.
Coordinate risk management review meetings with Government stakeholders and maintain a risk register.
Assess risks using published Operational Risk Management (ORM) theory on government programs and projects.
Draft strategies to minimize risk likelihood and impact to the customer's program.
Monitor contractors' project schedule, quality, and milestones, seeking out potential weaknesses or gaps in the programs' success.
Support Contractor schedule planning during project initiation, Program Increment Planning and Sprint Review and Planning.
Review and provide feedback on baseline schedule and related artifacts (Release Roadmap, Basis of Estimate [BOE], and Statement of Work [SOW]).
Monitor and provide recommendations on development/maintenance programs' 'Definition of Done,' as it relates to Agile Software Development Methodology.
Provide contractor invoice analysis, when required.
Conduct special studies, assessments, and recommendations, when required.
Provide advice and subject matter expertise on agile management approaches and frameworks.
Assist in providing services and technical advice to the PM in the use of the latest customer version release of the Life-Cycle Management (LCM)/ Lean Agile Life-Cycle Framework (LALCF), evaluates the latest LCM/LALCF impact to current and future government contracts deliverables, and disseminates the latest LCM/LALCF, as applicable.
Provide services and advice to government in the review, feedback, and approval recommendations for assigned deliverables.
Provide services and advice in the identification, evaluation, monitoring, and resolution of program risks and issues.
Provide services and advice to the government in preparing future program procurements, to include gap analyses.
Provide services and advice including the attendance of local meetings and conferences, when required.
Provide services and advice and will travel to attend meetings and conferences, when defined by the COR. (local, national, and international).
Prepare and provide technical presentations on assigned topics within defined timeframes and deadlines.
Participate in the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) exercises in appointed role(s) and locations.
BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Physical Science, or other technology.
Minimum 5 years of experience in governance, oversight and cost analysis or closely related experience including: Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Critical Path and Schedule Risk Assessment analyses; relating software development metrics to technical achievement; and cost estimating and reporting.
Active Top Secret Security Clearance.
Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Certification or Scrum Certificate.
Experience assessing risks using published Operational Risk Management (ORM) theory on government programs and projects.
Experience with FOLIO reporting system.
Experience with federal IT dashboards.
Minimum 3 years of Agile Software Development experience.
Minimum 3 years of experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Microsoft Project, and SharePoint (User).
Minimum 1 year of experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps (formerly known as Team Foundation Server).