Business Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and a DoD Secret clearance.
• Ability to pass background investigation, criteria include but are not limited to: o 3-year check for felony convictions o 1 year check for illegal drug use o 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud
• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Minimum five (5+) years’ experience as a business analyst on iterative software development projects.
• Experience with Familiarity with SAFe or Agile methodologies.
• Strong skills with MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Project, Visio) and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

• Certified SAFe Product Owner.
• Certified SAFe Practitioner SAP or a Software development background.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional.
• Agile or Scrum Master Certification.
• Knowledge and experience with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).
• Experience with ServiceNow or Jira.
• Acts independently to expose and resolve problems.

Responsibilities

• Possess both an understanding of real-world mission/business objectives and a working grasp of software development practices and technologies.
• Serve as the focal point for the capture, analysis, and management of functional and non-functional systems requirements, and user stories.
• Show a demonstrated skill in effective decomposition of Features into stories contained within a product backlog which can then be implemented in a series of short and iterative development cycles.
• Work closely with the ScrumMaster to establish Sprint backlogs, resolve impediments, and provide direction on scope of work to be accomplished.
• Lead and facilitate backlog refinement, ensuring work items are clearly defined, prioritized, and ready for implementation.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize the backlog and align requirements with business objectives and roadmap goals.
• Define and maintain team and iteration backlog content, including documenting stories and Acceptance Criteria, identifying dependencies, and ensuring traceability.
• Work closely with Product Owners, and Functional SMEs to verify understanding of requirements and ensure alignment on scope and expected outcomes.
• Clearly communicate those business needs to a development team through user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Define and validate acceptance criteria (AC) to enable Test Driven Development, ensuring they are testable and support acceptance of completed work.
• Support future backlog refinement by elaborating upcoming work items and ensuring readiness for upcoming iterations.
• Lead the demonstrations to stakeholders and report on the results of each software iteration.

Benefits

• healthcare
• wellness
• financial
• retirement
• family support
• continuing education
• time off benefits