Sr. Business Analyst - Top Secret Cleared

NTT DATA Services•Quantico, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

NTT DATA is seeking a Sr. Business Analyst with a Top Secret Clearance to join their team in Quantico, Virginia. The role involves providing analysis and metrics for software development activities, creating cost estimates for government procurement, drafting reports and data call responses, and attending Agile scrum meetings. The analyst will also coordinate risk management reviews, support schedule planning, and provide expertise on Agile methodologies and Life-Cycle Management (LCM)/Lean Agile Life-Cycle Framework (LALCF). Common responsibilities include providing advice and feedback on deliverables, program risks, and future procurements, attending meetings and conferences, preparing technical presentations, and participating in Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) exercises.

Requirements

BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Physical Science, or other technology
H.S. Diploma + 4 years additional experience equals Associate’s Degree
Associate’s Degree + 4 years additional experience equals Bachelor’s Degree
A Bachelor’s Degree may be substituted for 2 years of required experience with an Associate’s Degree or 4 years with a H.S. Diploma
Minimum 8 years of professional experience.
Minimum 6 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.
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)
Active Top Secret Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

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
Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Certification

Responsibilities

Provide analysis and metrics of software development activities to update 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 scum ceremonies and provide feedback for Government review.
Coordinate risk management review meetings with Government stakeholders and maintain a risk register.
Assesses risks using published Operational Risk Management (ORM) theory on government programs and projects.
Drafts strategies to minimize risk likelihood and impact to the customer’s program.
Monitors contractors’ project schedule, quality, and milestones, seeking out potential weaknesses or gaps in the programs’ success.
Supports Contractor schedule planning during project initiation, Program Increment Planning and Sprint Review and Planning.
Reviews and provides feedback on baseline schedule and related artifacts (Release Roadmap, Basis of Estimate [BOE], and Statement of Work [SOW]).
Monitors and provides recommendations on development/maintenance programs’ “Definition of Done,” as it relates to Agile Software Development Methodology.
Provides contractor invoice analysis, when required.
Conducts special studies, assessments, and recommendations, when required.
Provides 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.
Provides services and advice to government in the review, feedback, and approval recommendations for assigned deliverables.
Provides services and advice in the identification, evaluation, monitoring, and resolution of program risks and issues.
Provides services and advice to the government in preparing future program procurements, to include gap analyses.
Provides services and advice including the attendance of local meetings and conferences, when required.
Provides services and advice and will travel to attend meetings and conferences, when defined by the COR. (local, national, and international).
Prepares and provides technical presentations on assigned topics within defined timeframes and deadlines.
Participates in the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) exercises in appointed role(s) and locations.