Sr. Specialist, Business Systems Analyst 1

L3Harris•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Business Systems Analyst (BSA) at L3Harris ForceX serves as the Product Owner and liaison between customers and the development team. The BSA sets the product vision, prioritizes and accepts the team's work, and communicates customer requirements and feature requests to software developers. Working with Systems Engineers, Solution Architects, software engineering teams, and Program Managers, the BSA breaks customer requirements into work items, tracks product delivery, and creates and maintains a release plan. BSAs are assigned to one or more programs and work directly with customers, stakeholders, and vendors. They maintain operational, high-level knowledge of the software product and its relationship to the overall system, and may support technical customer meetings, integration events, and ground or flight test events. The role also ensures that an operational Software Integration Laboratory (SIL) is maintained to support iterative development and testing. At the Senior Specialist level, the BSA has experience as a Business Analyst or Product Owner, or significant experience in a related industry. The Senior Specialist helps team members understand how the software product integrates on the SIL, has a strong working knowledge of the overall system, builds effective relationships across teams and the organization, and leads software development teams in day-to-day product development activities. The position is located in Nashville, Tennessee, follows a 9/80 schedule, and is contingent upon program award.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field and at least 6 years of relevant experience; alternatively, at least 10 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
Relevant experience may include work as a Business Analyst or Engineer, experience with Department of Defense customers, hardware and software integration, or installation or maintenance of avionics systems.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
Experience as a Business Analyst or Product Owner, or significant experience in a related industry.
Strong working knowledge of the system as a whole and understanding of software product integration on a Software Integration Laboratory.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers, stakeholders, and team members across technical levels.

Nice To Haves

Proactive, self-starting approach and excellent project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
Excellent communication skills and ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment.
Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills.
Good customer relations skills and ability to build relationships.
Effective time-management skills.
Sound judgment, strong reasoning, and good analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Highly proficient grammatical skills.
Ability to prioritize and organize tasks and assignments.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment.
Ability to use multiple desktop publishing and still-image editing programs.
Strong presentation skills.
Strong understanding of engineering requirements practices for soliciting information and deriving requirements.

Responsibilities

Develop and communicate product vision and strategy to other BSAs, software development team members, customers, and stakeholders.
Develop a product roadmap or release plan and prioritize features to meet or exceed product delivery schedules.
Serve as Product Owner and translate customer requirements while communicating product vision, strategy, and purpose to the team.
Track project deliveries, analyze business metrics, and report deliverable status.
Bridge technical and non-technical knowledge gaps through written, verbal, and visual communication.
Develop, maintain, and prioritize a healthy backlog using Agile Scrum practices, making informed decisions based on customer and stakeholder input.
Collaborate with the team to build a complete understanding of customer requirements.
Assist in writing and reviewing technical documentation.
Communicate with stakeholders at varying technical levels; coordinate directly with customers and contract officials; and present or brief program status and existing and future requirements.
Maintain a can-do attitude, address new and unique problems, and reach solutions.
Help team members understand software integration on the SIL and maintain a strong working knowledge of the system as a whole.
Lead software development teams in day-to-day product development activities.
Ensure an operational Software Integration Laboratory is maintained to support iterative development and testing.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.