Senior Technical Business Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Collect and document system and business requirements in the form of user stories and use cases.

• Conduct analysis of requirements and systems.

• Facilitate the design and development of software solutions.

• Assist in testing and quality assurance activities.

• Manage stakeholder relationships and extract requirements.

• Prepare estimates for business analysis tasks and deliverables.

• Create functional specifications utilizing user stories, acceptance criteria, and use case narratives.

• Transform unique business needs into functional specifications and system solutions.

• Aid in project scheduling and generate status reports.

• Plan business analysis activities, encompassing stakeholder analysis, communication planning, and elicitation strategies.

• Support the establishment and control of application scope.

• Facilitate requirements gathering through meetings, interviews, brainstorming sessions, documentation analysis, and other methodologies.

• Assist in customer meetings to comprehend client business practices and requirements.

• Document and validate high-level business needs, quality attributes, interfaces, and non-functional requirements.

• Confirm requirements with business stakeholders and team members.

• Manage client relationships and expectations throughout the requirements gathering process.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and team members to develop requirements and convert them into software specifications.

• Support traceability from high-level business needs to functional validation.

• Partake in the prioritization of requirements and their breakdown into specifications.

• Compose detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and dependencies.

• Identify and recommend solutions for any gaps or deficiencies in requirements.

• Manage changes to baseline requirements using change control processes and tools.

• Consolidate user stories and user feedback throughout the development lifecycle.

• Draft and/or review application release documentation.

• Coordinate stage gate reviews and necessary documentation.

• Collaborate with developers and testers to ensure requirements are comprehended and have corresponding test scripts.

• Ensure that project teams have clear, consistent, and testable requirements.

• Support the business validation of functionality.

• Oversee documentation for multiple applications and releases across various development teams while adhering to deadlines.

• Assist in managing concurrent project schedules.

• Generate weekly and monthly status reports.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a USC/GC/EAD and eligible to obtain government public trust clearance.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field is highly preferred.

• Over three years of professional experience in Information Technology as a Business Analyst and Tester.

• Proven experience in facilitating meetings with business owners, technical leads, and other stakeholders.

• Experience serving as the Scrum Master for technical team coordination.

• Proficient in capturing business needs and developing corresponding functional solutions.

• Experience in developing technical requirements, user stories, and mockups.

• Experience collaborating with developers and testers to ensure prototype solutions meet expectations.

• Experience executing detailed tests and test scripts, as well as documenting test results.

• Experience in automating tests as needed using testing tools to support automation, 508 compliance, and performance testing.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, and MS PowerPoint.

• Well-versed in formal software development life cycle processes.

• Proficient with JIRA.

• Demonstrated ability as a driven, self-starter and quick learner.

• Skills in Story Creation, Customization, and Report Generation.

• Preferred: Experience in a governmental environment.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Appian BPM or other BPM tools.

• Preferred: Experience using JIRA and FDA.

• Preferred: Knowledge of Agile development practices.

• Preferred: Proficiency in MS Visio.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision).

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA).

• Retirement Plan with a 4% match and discretionary match at year-end.

• Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 days of PTO accrued annually.

• 7 holidays + 3 Floating holidays.

• 2 Innovation days (paid training days).

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• Paid Jury Duty leave.

• Life and AD&D Insurance.

• Critical Illness Insurance.

• Training and Development opportunities.

• Wellness Incentives & Discount programs.

• Employee Referral Program.

• Annual Charity Donation Match.

• Awards and Recognition.