Technical Business Analyst

Technical Business AnalystLocation: WashingtonSkill: Business Analysis AdvancedPlease submit only W2 candidates. Must have at least 10+ years of experience, of which at least 5 years in the finance industry as a Business Analyst. Collaborate with Project Manager, Business and Data Analysts and other team members, as well as other stakeholders to document and maintain requirements, procedures, processes, and other related content in an Agile/Scrum team environment. The candidate must demonstrate superior writing, editing and communication skills, with a keen eye for detail. Prepare, review, revise and maintain business requirement documentations Gather and analyze technical information from various sources to document new and changing requirements and to document processes and procedures. Independently gather information from technical and nontechnical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop, organize and writer procedure manuals, technical specifications, and process document. Perform testing of functionality along with developers Identify and document backlog of user stories, details within user stories, acceptance criteria and ensure they adequately cover the requirements. Interact with business users and explain the user stories, acceptance criteria and get their sign off Participate in functional discussions with vendor(s) during sprints Document reporting requirements Ability to identify control set of data for testing purposes Write test cases to cover all user stories and ensure they are tested and signed off Coordinate with vendor(s) regarding user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases and get their sign off. Test (Sprint level testing, SIT) the solutions provided/developed Interface with business clients and share test results, and get their approval to move the report/fix to production Document test results in the required format. Coordinate with internal control teams in getting required clearances for go-live. Work closely with the Project Manager, development team, solutions architect and business users Strong experience in agile methodology is an absolute must. Solid experience in having developed user stories and acceptance criteria is essential. In-depth experience in coming with up test plans, test strategies, test cases and control sets for testing purposes. Design and execute test cases for application development and implementation projects Knowledge of Bank loan products will be a significant plus