Business Analyst-Euless, TX

Business Analyst Euless, TX Duration: 6 months Rate: DOE US Citizen, Green Card, TN, EAD, only No Third-party agencies. Required Experience: Minimum 4 years' experience as a Business Analyst in an information technology environment Experience writing stories in an agile development environment, with development sprints and daily stand-ups; Scrum Master experience a plus Experience with web-facing application development in an agile environment Experience with UI/UX specifications Fundamental SQL query skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and Microsoft Visio; Microsoft Project experience a plus Project management and/or software application testing experience a plus API experience a plus Soft Skills Needed: The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, organized, and be able to work independently and as part of a team in an agile environment. Additional skills needed: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to communicate information effectively to customers and technical staff Strong interviewing skills, to meet with individuals and groups about their needs, ask the right questions, understand what is said and identify gaps Analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, decompose high-level information into details, and distinguish requirements from ideas Facilitation skills, to lead requirements elicitation sessions Organizational skills, to order the information gathered during elicitation and analysis and to cope with rapidly changing information Interpersonal skills, to negotiate priorities and to resolve issues among project stakeholders Staffing the Universe