General Dynamics Information Technology · 5 days ago
Sr. Agile Business Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$84K/yr - $114K/yr
5+ years expGeneral Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. They are seeking a Sr. Agile Business Analyst to work as part of an agile development team to build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications for the Administrative Office of the US Courts.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Participate in all Agile Scrum ceremonies, program planning meetings, to establish and document customer journey mapping strategies for the CMM Program
Take ownership of the Backlog decomposition strategy and ensure consistent implementation across the product backlog
Work closely with the customer to ensure alignment with their expectations while ensuring strict control of Scope
Provide transparency throughout the backlog decomposition process using up-to-date metrics and automated dashboards
Provide a clear Definition of Done and Definition of Ready and ensure strict compliance across all work items
Ensure a healthy prioritized backlog of work items ‘ready for sprint’ (at least 4 sprints worth) for each development team
Proactively participate in PI planning and provide clarity on deliverables, dependencies, milestones, timelines and sequencing of tasks
Work closely with Fed BA’s and Product Owners to promptly resolve impediments and clarify requirements with the customer in a timely manner
Conduct periodic retrospectives and/or CoP meetings with BAs to collect feedback, identify areas for continual improvement and cross-train staff
Tirelessly pursue opportunities for streamlining and improving the efficiency of the end-to- end process as it pertains to product quality, alignment with requirements and most importantly customer satisfaction
Proactively identify and manage risks
Promptly identify and communicate mitigations plans
Address issues promptly and follow up diligently until they are resolved
Collaborate closely with the Architects, Testers, PO’s and stakeholders to ensure end-to-end alignment with the deliverables
Update and maintain process maps utilizing Microsoft Visio to provide visual depiction of the business process flows as well as flows at the subprocesses with two-level depth
Develop narratives that accompany business process flows at each level articulating the details of each activity and with the business and technical data flowing between each activity on the process flows
Participate in process flow mapping and analysis sessions with CMM Backlog team and Court staff
Capture input from stakeholders, analyze the opportunities for standardization versus required variations among Court types, unique local rules, and any other variations
Validate completed work items to ensure they satisfy all requirements and aspects of the definition of done and free of errors/omissions
Support Manual and automation testers to design appropriate test cases and test steps for thorough validation of work items
Maintain process flow and narratives in an easily accessible, hierarchical fashion so that an end-user can drill down a given process map at each level
Qualification
Required
Agile Methodology
Data Analysis
Functional Requirements
5 + years of related experience
Experience supporting multiple teams and ensuring the overall objective is met
Experience analyzing, decomposing and documenting detailed requirements (including but not limited to consulting with product owners, customers, key stakeholders, or end users)
Experience developing requirements into technical user stories with clearly documented Definition of Done and acceptance criteria
Experience assisting the Product Owner or Team lead in defining the product scope, vision, and roadmap
Experience providing system analysis and subject matter expertise on issues and bugs
Experience conducting business process analysis, workflow analysis and business process re-engineering
Experience designing new cloud-based IT solutions for integration and deployment with active legacy applications
Experience supporting green field application development projects
Experience supporting tech stacks which include React, NodeJS preferred
Experience supporting the implementation of COTS solutions (such as Cammunda, Flowable, MS Bookings and SharePoint embedded or other document processing tools) and is a plus
Experience providing technical assistance and guidance through performing gap analyses, workflow analysis, Analysis of Alternative (AoA) studies, business process modeling, wireframes, and storyboards
Experience with business process re-engineering
Experience delivering technical briefings and hosting meetings to diverse audiences
Strong technical background and experience working with Solutions Architects and senior development team members
Hands on experience with progressive elaboration of highly technical epics and stories
Experience supporting the implementation of resilient, a zero down time web application
Experience supporting the implementation of MicroService architecture & event driven patterns
Experience designing complex state managed system
Experience designing workflow system
Experience designing rule-based component driven UI functionality
Experience designing complex external facing system with proper authentication
Strong understanding of latest UI frameworks and libraries
5 to 7+ years experience in supporting the product owner and agile team, eliciting business needs, maintaining user stories in the backlog, writing and maintaining technical documentation, modeling business processes and system requirements, architecture and data
Experience assisting with testing, by writing acceptance criteria and confirming test cases results
Experience with producing relevant and current requirements, sizing user stories correctly, and removing roadblocks prior to sprints starts
BS/BA Degree or MA/MS Degree
Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills
Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationship
Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement
Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team
Preferred
Experience supporting tech stacks which include React, NodeJS preferred
Good to have FedRAMP experience
Benefits
A variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
A vision plan
A 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
10 paid holidays per year
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
Company
General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
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