Agile PM III

Business Systems Analyst III - GIS

The purpose of this position is to perform agile project management activities, working with cross-functional IT teams and product owners to deliver business solutions; and to provide guidance and expertise to self-organizing teams in the areas of agile/iterative planning, agile execution techniques, and cross-team coordination.

Working in a creative and fast-paced environment, the GIS Business System Analyst III will develop, manage, and execute all phases of requirements gathering, including analysis of business processes that can be supported/enhanced through geospatial analysis, requirements and design documentation, and collaborating with both the business customers and IT development team. Among others, your responsibilities will include the following:

The position’s essential duties include the following:

• Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge of business processes supported by geospatial software systems/products;
• Support the development/implementation of mapping, reporting and geo-analytics products that enable geospatial editing, analysis and visualization;
• Documents business and system requirements and business processes that can be supported/enhanced through geospatial analysis;
• Develops geospatial software release documentation (release notes, user manuals, training guides);
• Analyzes and documents “as-is” and “to-be” scenarios (geospatial processes, models, use cases, plans and solutions);
• Communicates effectively with business customers and IT development to provide creative and valuable solutions leveraging geospatial technology;
• Leads requirements reviews, design reviews, and change control activities;
• Defines and implements standards, methods and procedures for requirements gathering;
• Interact with QA to support the development of test cases;
• Works as part of Agile Development Team; Effectively participates in agile development planning and agile ceremony meetings;
• Mentor and coach junior GIS business systems analysts;
• Other duties, as assigned.

Type of Experience Years of Experience:

• Demonstrated experience with increasingly complex system analysis projects 10-12 years;
• Experience developing user stories based on business and system requirements 2-3 years;
• Experience defining and elaborating user stories with validation and acceptance criteria 2-3 years;
• Experience with various requirements gathering techniques and methodologies 7-10 years(UML/ Use cases, Activity diagrams, JAD sessions);
• Experience with Scrum and/or other Agile Development frameworks 2-3 years;
• Hands-on experience implementing, using and supporting geospatial software packages and related data management tools (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, CartoDB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) 5-7 years;
• Experience integrating external business systems with geospatial software packages 5-7 years

Special Skills:

• Analytical and problem solving skills;
• Advanced problem solving and decision-making skills;
• Preparing and delivering information in a concise, professionally written format;
• Preparing and presenting information to staff in formal settings;
• Working in teams, task forces, etc.;
• Directing/coordination work among teams, groups, etc.;
• Developing, documenting, and/or creating new or more effective ideas, approaches, etc.;
• Developing, documenting, and/or creating methods, procedures, training, etc.;
• Developing, documenting, and formulating short-range plans/decisions;
• Analyzing and developing solutions to problems;
• Managing various projects, work, technical support, etc.