Senior Business Analyst

Washington, Washington, DC

Suitability/Public Trust

Hybrid schedule

Information Technology

Overview

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Business Systems Analyst who will provide business and systems analysis and team lead support as part of an agile scrum team on a DC area Government contract. This position is located in Washington DC area, and will be mostly remote with some intermittent trips to the client site in Washington, DC. Someone living in the the Washinton DC area is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

The Senior Analyst is responsible for coordinating with both business and technology teams to identify and define system requirements. This role provides technical and functional expertise to support existing systems, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. The Senior Analyst must possess a solid understanding of data structures, business processes, and workflows, with demonstrated experience working alongside Government Product Owners.

Key responsibilities include creating mockups to clarify requirements, supporting Agile methodologies, and preparing system software documentation such as Requirements Documents and Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs). The Senior Analyst assists the Program Manager with scrum board and user story management, documents and manages User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans, and contributes to ongoing process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications include experience in business analysis, system documentation, and process improvement activities. Familiarity with Dynamics is helpful but not required. Candidates should have strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams in a fast-paced environment.

• Analyzes business and technical processes to formulate and develop new and modified business information processing systems. Experience writing user stories and Acceptance Criteria. Preparing for and leading grooming sessions.

• Provide guidance to the team on best practices for user stories and Acceptance criteria, mentoring team members on grooming, and leading the grooming process.

• Interfaces between systems architects/programmers and users located in a specialized area to ensure that information technology designs meet the needs of the end users within an organization. Work directly with analysts and testers on the other integrated systems. Help make decisions on priorities and critical items to be worked.

• Documents product/service requirements and develop test procedures to ensure user requests are carried out. Requirements Documentation, RTMs, and UAT scenarios. Producing workflows and draft mockups. Help make decisions on when Acceptance Criteria needs to be updated and when Criteria is met.

• Interacts with testing requirements to ensure traceability and test coverage. Support regression testing. Perform Functional Testing to ensure that user stories as developed are ready for demo and meet Acceptance Criteria.

• Requires general-logic knowledge of system capabilities without necessarily the ability to program. Act as main point of contact for assigned change requests.

• Support sprint demos and participate in agile ceremonies. Assist Program Manager in monitoring the scrum boards to ensure that user stories are properly entered, are scheduled for the correct scrum board.

• Act as lead on the scrum board(s), coordinating with the product owner and development team as needed. Serve as backup scrum master as needed on other scrum boards.

• Ability to handle competing priorities.

Qualifications

Bachelors with 8+ years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience:

• Well versed in Agile software development methodology

• Experience in writing user stories and Acceptance Criteria in an Agile environment

• Prepare, facilitate, and demonstrate work during Sprint demos

• Team lead and/or scrum master experience

• Requirements and SDLC documentation experience

• Experience meeting with end users to explicit business requirements

• Experience facilitating meeting

• Experience gathering business requirements and creating workflows in Visio or similar tool

• Experience creating screen mockups

• Experience performing functional and system testing

• Experience in writing and running SQL queries

• Data analysis experience including the development of management reports and support the development of dash boards and analytics as needed.

Clearance Required: Must be able to acquire and maintain PBGC Public Trust

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• MS Dynamics or similar CRM product

Posted Salary Range

USD $95,000.00 - USD $130,000.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can't do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

What You Can Expect

Interview & Hiring Process

If you are selected to move forward through the process, here's what you can expect:

• During the Interview Process

• Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team

• Camera must be on

• A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview

• During the Hiring Process

• Enhanced Biometrics ID verification screening

• Background check, to include:

• Criminal history (past 7 years)

• Verification of your highest level of education

• Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application

Employee Perks

At GovCIO, we consistently hear that meaningful work and a collaborative team environment are two of the top reasons our employees enjoy working here. In addition, our employees have access to a range of perks and benefits to support their personal and professional well-being, beyond the standard company offered health benefits, including:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Corporate Discounts

• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content

• Training, Education and Certification Assistance*

• Referral Bonus Program

• Internal Mobility Program

• Pet Insurance

• Flexible Work Environment

*Available to full-time employees

Our employees' unique talents and contributions are the driving force behind our success in supporting our customers, which ultimately fuels the success of our company. Join us and be a part of a culture that invests in its people and prioritizes continuous enhancement of the employee experience.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

The posted pay range, if referenced, reflects the range expected for this position at the commencement of employment, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The total compensation package for this position may also include other compensation elements, to be discussed during the hiring process. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.