Senior Business Analyst

Company: A-TEK, Inc.
Location: Rockville
Posted on: March 10, 2023

Job Description:

Mackson, an A-TEK Company, is seeking to staff a team of software professionals to build and deploy new systems with web capabilities for our key government customers. We have an immediate opportunity for a Business Analyst III in support of federal clients and may guide the work of other Business Analysts. This position is primarily REMOTE with occasional on-site at our Rockville office and client site in Bethesda.This position involves working both independently and as an integral part of a team of analysts and software developers on multiple projects to build out web-based applications. The ideal candidate will have experience in web-based applications with a track record of establishing good customer relationships.Responsibilities:

• Identify complex client business and system requirements and translate or decompose those needs into actionable software requirements, test criteria, and scenarios.
• Analyze complex business and user needs, document requirements, and translate them into proper system requirement specifications.
• Establish positive relationships with all stakeholders.
• Assist with developing the business case and vision.
• Document the as-is state and to-be state of systems.
• Elicit, analyze and validate business requirements.
• Clearly describe requirements following Agile User Story conventions
• Develop, manage and maintain all work products and deliverables from creation to finalization.
• Guides and oversees the work of other Business Analysts as assigned.
• Applies in-depth knowledge to solve business problems and recommends solutions.
• Create and maintain a hierarchical, feature-driven view of requirements.
• Create technical specifications and test plans.
• Examine and evaluate current systems to determine and assess capabilities and business rules.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Leads and facilitates system design sessions with business users and client managers.
• Liaise with users to track additional requirements and features.
• Train users on new systems, applications and provide support.Qualifications:
  • Requires a BA or BS degree from an accredited institution in a management or technical discipline - Computer Science, Information Technology or Business Management (related degrees and equivalent experience will be considered) and 10-12 years of performing business analysis, including business process and requirements elicitation and producing documentation and wireframes.
  • Positive customer and user orientation and demonstrated experience working with customers face-to-face to elicit and translate customer business needs and requirements.
  • Initiative-taking customer management skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication including technical writing and effective listening. skills and customer relationship management; must be able to communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing.
  • Strong knowledge of IT systems and IT organizations.
  • Ability to learn the functionality of software applications and the elements of business or user processes and write detailed non-coding requirements.
  • Ability to become a product expert and communicate coherently to our customers.
  • Ability to learn and document highly complex business rules and processes.
  • User stories and other SDLC documentation
  • Agile/SCRUM experience
  • Ability to work in a highly team-oriented, cross-functional and collaborative environment.
  • Highly organized and efficient; strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Proactive self-starter who manages competing priorities, multi-tasks, and meets all deadlines and commitments while remaining flexible and adapts to continually changing priorities.
  • Solid computer skills with Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio).Preferred Skills and Experience (Not Required):
    • Federal contracting experience supporting HHS or FDA
    • JIRA and other Agile Backlog tools like Visual Studio Online
    • Experience with the SDLC / EPLC
    • Experience with data analytics and process analysis paradigms for addressing client needs.
    • Keen sense of the User Experience and User Journey
    • Technical competency in JIRA, HP ALM, Office 365 and BalsamiqA-TEK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected Veteran status.

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