Halvik · 2 days ago

Senior Business Analyst

Washington, DC

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$85K/yr - $110K/yr

10+ years exp

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

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Responsibilities

Lead efforts to elicit and document business and technical requirements as User Stories, Features, and Epics in a Product Backlog and support testing throughout the sprint cycle, using a blend of analysis, technical, business, testing, and critical thinking skills.

Partner with Product Management to understand business/technology needs and create/refine user stories, ensuring the Team Product Backlog is kept primed with 1-2 sprints' worth of work.

Manage the Product Backlog throughout the course of the project to ensure all User Stories have a definition of done, are fully testable, and will meet specific business and technical needs.

Understand and actively participate in refinement, story pointing, sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Understand and document process flows for current, transition, and future states, including identification and analysis of gaps.

Write functional and non-functional requirements in the form of acceptance criteria, using the GHERKIN method. Utilize a wide variety of requirements techniques to supplement user stories where appropriate (decision tables, wireframes, story mapping, etc.).

Conduct sprint and system demos that focus on delivered value and soliciting actionable feedback.

Develop and present routine and ad hoc project management reports.

Ensure all project guidance, work products, and related documents are updated and posted to a common document repository.

Assist in the preparation of client and system user documentation to include user manuals and system administration manuals.

Identify and assess process and operational inefficiencies, identify gaps, and develop recommendations on business process improvements and support the implementation and monitoring activities associated with these initiatives.

Qualification

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Agile methodologyBusiness analysisProduct Backlog ManagementJiraAzure DevOpsUser stories developmentGHERKIN methodDocumentation skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree or related experience.

Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. US Citizen or Green Card EAD is required.

10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar role, with a strong focus on IT projects. Proven experience working in Agile environments and leading Agile ceremonies.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Proven experience in documenting business processes, developing user stories, and managing a Product Backlog over multiple releases.

Experience working with Jira, Azure DevOps, or other agile management tools.