Sr. Business Analyst

Planned Systems International, Inc.•, Remote

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About The Position

Planned Systems International (PSI), a Government Contractor, has an immediate opportunity available for a Business Analyst to support for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Independent Enterprise Testing Support Services (IETSS) contract. This project provides Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services to support the product Software Delivery Life Cycle and Modernization efforts on behalf of our Veterans Affairs (VA) government client. In our continuing efforts to implement more of our IV&V activities, we are looking for a Sr. Business Analyst to help support and modernize the Testing Intake Assessment activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical, engineering, scientific, managerial, business, or related discipline.
Four (4) years of relevant experience or an associate degree plus two (2) years of relevant experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
U.S. Citizenship is required as is successfully passing a thorough Government background screening requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting.
Ability to obtain and maintain necessary security clearances as required for access to classified information.
Bachelor's Degree in a recognized technical, engineering, scientific, managerial, business, or other discipline related to area of expertise.
3-5 years’ experience with business requirements management efforts
Ability to obtain PMP, CSM certifications, if hired to perform above duties is required.

Nice To Haves

PMP, CSM certifications are preferred but not mandatory
Knowledge of COTS and GOTS systems/products/services evaluation is preferred
In-depth understanding and knowledge of Health Information Technology (HIT) policies and procedures, patient care/clinical business processes are preferred but not mandatory.
Experience using Risk based testing methodologies is preferred but not mandatory

Responsibilities

Identifying, coordinating and reviewing Portfolio/Product/Project requirements/Epics/User Stories and User Acceptance criterion (includes interaction/sync with product owner, Scrum Master and other work streams/teams)
Creating System of Records and workbooks for evaluating business risk and criticality based on the fit for purpose description of the requirements.
Evaluating, recommending, and implementing risk identification and business impact from a criticality point of view.
Maintaining, and upgrading System of record artifacts for systems under test (SUT) in approved enterprise repositories such as MS Share Point
Understanding project architecture, test environment, test data needs based on the System build scope
Conducting thorough evaluation of the SUT by analyzing and comprehending requirements
Identifying and dispositioning risk assessment functions as per approved standards and processes
Writing detailed functional risk justification and mitigation strategies reports to ensure that system/product/service requirements are met.
Serving as facilitator providing pre-testing intake assessment know-how for the support of user requirements of routine, complex to highly complex software/hardware health and other IT applications.
Working both independently and as a team, promoting collaborative work environment with team members and customers, defining, organizing, and/or presenting detailed information and data needed to accomplish organization and pre-test activity goals.
Actively participate in collaborative meetings with the VA customer, VA product development, testing assessment teams and other key stakeholders as needed.

Benefits

paid leave
employer sponsored group medical
dental
vision
short-term and long-term disability
life insurance
AD&D coverage
legal services
identity theft
accident insurance
Flexible spending account
health saving account options
401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution match that is immediately vested
professional courses
certifications
tuition reimbursement programs