Business Analyst

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Business Analyst in Merrimack, NH. Duties:

• Initiate & lead discovery for Feature/Epic Definition & Key Decision Partners with Squad Leader and Scrum Master to prioritize Epics
• Ensure Epic/Story artifacts (i.e. use cases and supporting documentation) are updated and available for story execution
• Business Analyst will write stories and facilitate story grooming/refinement sessions to ensure they meet the Definition of Ready
• Collaborating with key Business, IT, Legal, Compliance & Risk partners to define product features and monitor trends
• Establish client meetings to include demos of sprint deliverables and impact analysis results (User Experience Design, Legal, Outside business groups)
• Engage in organizational readiness activities through the lifecycle of the project to proactively mitigate risks related to product delivery
• Communicate issues and client feedback to the Squad Leader in a clear, concise and timely manner
• Participate and /or facilitate the daily Scrums, Sprint Planning Meetings, Release Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives
• As a Business Analyst, you will provide constructive feedback for future process improvements
• Identify business requirements, document improvement opportunities, share with Scrum Team and at BA Forums
• Collaborate strategically with the QA team on QA test plan reviews and provides assistance and mentorship to QA with story requirements / acceptance criteria clarifications
• Perform End to End Business Acceptance Testing in Acceptance Region and ensure the traceability of test cases
• Assist in readiness and deployment activities for each release
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• CSM/CSPO Certification desirable
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Mural or similar Agile backlog management tool preferred
• Basic knowledge (3+ years) of business analyst techniques such as benchmarking, business rules analysis, risk analysis, user stories, user acceptance testing and product documentation
• Good understanding on MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Outlook
• A good listener and have strong verbal communication skills
• Proven leadership and time management skills to ensure that work is completed on time
• Strong writing skills as proven in clear, concise, well organized user documentation to maintain standards and procedures
• Problem solving skills with the keen ability to assimilate new information, draw conclusions and communicate ideas
• Keep up to date on Agile standard methodologies and trends
• Positive demeanor and flexible, with ability to adapt to the changing needs of the squad
• Ability to effectively facilitate successful client meetings or workshops, and comfort speaking publicly to a broad audience