Job ID: VA-676055 (97290213)
Business/Systems Analyst with QA, UAT, agile, waterfall, hybrid, user stories, RFPs/SOWs, JAD, SQL, JIRA, ServiceNow ITSM/CM experience
Location: Richmond, VA (ABC)
Duration: 3 Months
Interview: Web Cam Interview Only
Local cand prefer as 3 days/week ON SITE required
Skills:
Experience as a business system analysis or comparableRequired8Years
Full SDLC experience including supporting QA and UAT needsRequired8Years
Experience with Business Systems Analysis software applications tools, and techniquesRequired8Years
Experience as a BSA on agile, waterfall and hybrid agile-waterfall methodologiesRequired8Years
Writes specific, measurable, and testable user stories with detailed acceptance criteriaRequired8Years
Develops clear and effective business and system documentation (process flows, data mapping, RFPs, SOWs, business requirements, etc)Required8Years
Effectively facilitate meetings and requirements gathering sessions (JAD sessions, interviews, surveys, shadowing, etc.)Required8Years
Excellent problem solving and technical troubleshooting capabilitiesRequired8Years
Basic SQL Skills (Select only, ability to write complex joins)Required5Years
Experience gathering integration requirements for data: identifying and assessing data sources, creating source/target mappings, interface req.Required2Years
Problem-solving and triage support for urgent production break fix resolutionRequired2Years
Experience developing or writing business cases and supporting or executing market researchRequired2Years
Experience facilitating system design and technical requirements sessionsRequired2Years
Experience facilitating meetings with complex stakeholder dynamicsRequired2Years
Experience with and proven knowledge of Web Application conceptsRequired5Years
Experience with and proven knowledge of Client / Server Application conceptsHighly desired2Years
Ability to read and interpret vendor API documentationHighly desired2Years
Previous experiencing using Atlassian JIRAHighly desired2Years
Experience working and partnering with Vendor SupportHighly desired2Years
Experience with ticketing system implimentation and/or process definition preferably ServiceNow ITSM and CM modulesHighly desired2Years
End date in Vector based on fiscal year end. Both roles expected to go 12 mo with possible extention
ON SITE REQUIRED: Selected candidates required to work hybrid remote model with 3 days ON SITE/each week and allowing work from home up to two days a week.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This position calls for a seasoned Senior Business Analyst with Systems Analyst experience. Suitable candidates must be comfortable working in a highly dynamic collaborative work environment to meet the needs of multiple business lines and supporting a portfolio comprised of a wide variety of custom applications and third-party platforms and integrations.
As a Senior Business Systems Analyst on the team, you will be responsible for ensuring that business needs are well understood, documented, and communicated to the technical resources responsible. Assignments may include analysis and design of new features and platform implementation as well as partnering with both business stakeholders and technical resources to prioritize, manage, troubleshoot and implement small to medium-size enhancement. Problem-solving and triage support for urgent production break fix resolution is also required.
The applicant will perform a variety of tasks simultaneously working in a matrixed environment. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. The applicant must rely on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. In addition, the analyst will be responsible for mentoring and assisting junior members of the team as they work to grow their BSA skillset.
Candidates will be expected to:
Workplace Fundamentals
– Demonstrate excellent meeting facilitation and time management during the course of assignments
– Demonstrate flexibility in dealing with shifting priorities and the ability to manage and balance multiple assignments at the same time
– Competently and professionally interact with, set expectations and resolve requirements & prioritization conflicts with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
– Have excellent level appropriate and concise communication skills
BSA Skills
– Perform & appropriately scale BSA-related tasks & activities for work efforts of various sizes (from small maintenance items and defects to large projects)
– Ensure SDLC processes are being followed
– Product thorough User Stories with sufficient Acceptance Criteria Development and Specification necessary to support the product owner, SME, development and quality assurance stakeholders
– Acquire full understanding of business vision for project, enhancements, and defect remediation
– Make recommendations to business on best practices
– Provide business analysis support for project requests making sure to examine build vs. buy options that may be available and align with business strategic goals including cost / benefit analysis for new efforts.
– Effectively use various elicitation techniques (JAD sessions, interviews, surveys, shadowing, etc.) to ensure that the true business need and intent is understood and well documented. (RFPs, SOWs, business requirements, business processes, flows, etc)
– Formulate and document well-formed user stories with detailed acceptance criteria
– Understand how change to a component/application impacts the whole system and make recommendations for the logical design of system enhancements
– Provide design support for technical teams in planning and execution of project design sessions prior to development iterations to identify and specify logical system design
– Work with Development Lead / System Engineer as liaison to communicate business requirements through elicitation of additional technical requirements
– Gather integration requirements for data to include identification and assessment of data sources and creation of source/target mappings
– Adapt current integration processes to accommodate changes in source systems and new business user requirements
– Partner with technical and quality assurance resources to ensure that requirements are implemented and tested per the acceptance criteria
– Assist Product Owners with UAT planning and execution integrated with QA test planning (as needed)
Additional Skills:
– Proficiency with Microsoft 365 Applications for Enterprise (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
– Proven knowledge of Web Application Concepts
– Proven knowledge of Client / Server Application Concepts
– Effective Meeting Facilitation, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation skills
– Mentor & provide guidance to junior members of the team
– Ticketing system implimentation and/or process definition preferably ServiceNow ITSM and CM modules
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