Senior Business Analyst /Requirements Lead

Senior Business Analyst/Requirements Lead Job #986

Clearance: Public Trust or ability to obtain

High-Level Project Summary/Intro:  

Dev Technology Group is looking for an experienced Business Analyst/Requirements Lead to support both Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and new development efforts for a federal government client. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in the application of methodologies related to software lifecycle management and agile software development. This is a great opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that provide clear value to end users and our federal government clients.

What You'll Be Doing:

The Business Analyst/Requirements Lead shall ensure that the acceptance criteria are understood by the development team and serve as a liaison to the program’s Business Requirements team.

Business Analyst responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with the government business owners to define and document business requirements in user stories
• Conveying government business owner requirements to the team (including documentation, prioritization, clarification) for analysis, estimate, development, testing, and implementation
• Managing creation and maintenance of program service level agreements, team processing agreements, working agreements, and other associated agile documentation
• Ensuring technical documents and processes are successfully completed, updated, and stored (i.e., logical design diagrams, control agreements, etc.)
• Overseeing the successful operation of Scrum teams and Kanban activities across the program
• Completing meeting minutes for technical meetings and storing minutes and other agile documentation on appropriate documentation tools
• Assisting the Contract PM and Government ITPMs with documenting, assigning, and closing action items
• Documenting business processes flows and technical workflows

Required Education, Experience, and Skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree with eight (8) or more years of relevant business analyst
• experience in an enterprise software development environment, including experience in the application of methodologies related to software lifecycle management and agile

• Agile development experience to include requirements definition via user story creation, facilitation of agile ceremonies, and knowledge of processes and procedures for continuous improvement and maturity

• Five (5) or more years of relevant experience using Jira to manage workloads utilizing Scrum and Kanban methodologies
• Ability to explain business requirements to developers and testers for implementation in releases
• Ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical, management-level government officials

• Ability to work in a demanding and deadline-driven environment

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent active listening skills

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification issued by Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Prior experience with the SEVIS application or in a related function such as PDSO/DSO or RO/ARO
• Understanding of Federal governing regulations for F, M and J nonimmigrants