Business Analyst - Hybrid

**Long term *** Webcam interview*** Hybrid***

Description:

Position Overview

• Contract Duration: 12-to-18-month contract
• Work Schedule: Hybrid: 3 days per week required at 1401 East Broad Street
• Interview Format: In-person interview

Basic Requirements

• 5+ years of BA Experience in IT projects
• IT software/application project experience required
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills

Required Skills and Experience

Analytical Thinking

• Review, analyze complex process and systems and break them down into manageable parts
• Has strong problem-solving skills - finds root causes, and not just symptoms

Technical Proficiency

• Familiarity with enterprise software - like, Oracle, SQL Server
• Understanding of databases (SQL), APIs, Data Flow Diagrams
• Not necessarily a developer but should have a strong understanding of how IT systems work

Requirements Gathering Proficiency

• Strong experience in conducting stakeholder interviews and workshops
• Skilled at writing clear, testable, functional, and non-functional requirements
• Strong familiarity and previous experience with using Azure DevOPS (TFS) for creating and managing agile items - Product backlog, Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks AND Test Plans and Test Cases
• Prepare diagrams explaining the modifications so that both technical staff and executive management can visualize and understand what must be done
• Experience creating wireframes or visualization examples (Visio) from requirements

Agile/Waterfall Knowledge

• Should be previous experience in working with Agile/Scrum (including SAFe) AND Waterfall projects

Other Required and Demonstrated Work Skills

• Can translate from tech talk (Developers) to business users and business talk (Stakeholders) to developers
• Writes clear documents and delivers strong presentations
• Can handle pushback, negotiate priorities, and resolve conflict diplomatically
• Experience with Business Process Modelling - using/documenting Swim Lane and Flow Chart Diagrams
• Experience in rolling out new systems/processes and managing user adoption
• In addition to performing system integration testing (IT Testing), assists with User Acceptance Testing

Skills/Requirements

• Agile Business Analyst; Stong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodologies Required 5 Years
• Well versed with Scrum and Agile, Scaled Agile and Kanban methodologies Required 5 Years
• Technical experience in organizing and maintaining sprint and product backlogs Required 5 Years
• Technical experience translating client and product strategy requirement into application requirements and user stories. Required 5 Years
• Documenting high level Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases and execution of test cases. Required 5 Years
• Ability to analyze and document business and system processes. Required 5 Years
• Prior State of VA IT Business Analyst Experience Strongly preferred
• Have a strong understanding of multi tiered applications Required 5 Years