Sr. Business Analyst (Remote)

Govcio LLC•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

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About The Position

GovCIO is currently seeking a Sr. Business Analyst to join a cross-functional team dedicated to delivering impactful features. This position is fully remote and available to candidates within the Continental United States (CONUS).

Requirements

Bachelor's with 5 - 8 years (or commensurate experience)
Experience working within Agile Scrum or SAFe software development environments
Experience developing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), or similar documentation
Experience writing user stories with clear, detailed, and testable acceptance criteria
Experience supporting backlog refinement and requirements elaboration activities
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to quickly learn complex business processes and interconnected enterprise systems
Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Experience working directly with Project Managers and cross-functional Agile delivery teams
Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar Agile lifecycle management tools
Experience creating process flows, workflow diagrams, UML diagrams, or business process models
Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) concepts and Agile delivery methodologies
Experience supporting federal government or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs
Experience supporting healthcare, benefits, or enterprise business systems
Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities

Coordinates with business and technology teams, ascertaining system requirements, such as program functions, output requirements, input data acquisition, and system techniques and controls.
Provides technical/functional expertise in identifying, evaluating, developing, and supporting systems.
Partner with Project Managers, Scrum Masters, developers, testers, architects, and VA stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements
Participate as an active member of Agile Scrum or SAFe delivery teams, supporting Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Daily Standups
Conduct requirements elicitation sessions, stakeholder interviews, and product elaboration workshops to understand business needs and technical impacts
Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS), Requirements Specification Documents (RSDs), process flows, and supporting documentation
Create and maintain well-written user stories with clear, complete, and testable acceptance criteria
Support backlog grooming by refining user stories, identifying dependencies, clarifying business rules, and preparing work items for development
Analyze business processes and identify impacts across multiple interconnected applications and systems.
Work directly with VA stakeholders to clarify requirements, answer functional questions, and support solution development
Collaborate closely with development and QA teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to ensure requirements are accurately implemented and validated
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), requirements traceability, defect triage, and release readiness activities
Maintain requirements, user stories, documentation, and project artifacts within Jira, Confluence, and related Agile tools
Continuously build knowledge of VA business processes, enterprise applications, and modernization initiatives
Develop checklists for workstreams to be used during elaboration sessions to ensure that all impacted functions are identified and discussed
Approach to AS-IS and TO-BE workflows and validation process with stakeholders.