Senior Business Analyst

Location: Washington, DC 20002
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Contract Length: 24+ Months

Position Description

The Application Software Development team is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support application development projects. The primary responsibilities include capturing, validating, documenting, and managing requirements and requirements traceability throughout product development, testing, and delivery.

The candidate will perform requirements gathering, workflow analysis, and system analysis while collaborating with business stakeholders and end users to define software requirements and specifications for system enhancements, new functionality, and new projects.

Responsibilities include analyzing and evaluating systems to meet business requirements, defining functional and non-functional specifications, maintaining project documentation, conducting business and technical presentations, and recommending solutions to complex technical challenges.

The candidate will work closely with developers, QA teams, project managers, and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are clearly documented and implemented. The role also involves supporting application quality, security, performance, and adherence to established software development, testing, and deployment standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Interview and collaborate with stakeholders at multiple management levels to gather and validate requirements.

• Document, maintain, and manage business and software requirements.

• Develop use cases, user stories, workflows, and functional specifications.

• Support developers, QA teams, and stakeholders throughout implementation and testing.

• Create and update software documentation, user guides, release notes, and requirements traceability matrices (RTMs).

• Develop process analyses, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and system documentation.

• Prepare process flows, system diagrams, ER diagrams, and technical documentation using appropriate modeling tools.

• Conduct business and technical presentations for stakeholders and management.

• Analyze business processes, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend solutions.

• Collaborate with QA/QC teams to ensure application quality, security, and compliance with development standards.

• Support application performance analysis and troubleshooting.

• Define and document processes, standards, and guidelines for development teams.

• Research and recommend appropriate software tools and technologies.

• Work effectively with developers, customers, project managers, and QA analysts.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required.

Minimum Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Behavioral Competencies

• Adaptable and flexible

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills

• Goal-oriented and self-motivated

• Detail-oriented with effective time-management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills

Skills Checklist

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in business and systems analysis, requirements management, process improvement, and software development lifecycle methodologies. The candidate should be comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels, translating business needs into clear technical requirements, and supporting development and QA teams through successful delivery.