Business Analyst

Business AnalystLocation: Washington DC 20003 (ONSITE)Duration: 12 + MonthInterview: VideoBrief Description:11-15 years of experience. Business Analyst with proven professional experience in capture, verify and manage requirements and requirements traceability in support of product development, test and delivery.Contract Job Description:This position is housed under Application Software Development (ASD) Team of the Office of Information Systems (OIS) in direct support of Assigned projects within DHS.The successful candidates will demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, characteristics, experiences and/or abilities:Interview and collaborate with stakeholders at multiple management levels to obtain requirements.Document and manage software requirements.Provide support for Developers, Test Team and client stakeholders in the creation and implementation of requirements.Develop and update software documentation.Develop and update User Guides.Design Document/RTM drafts.Develop software Release Notes.Develop Process Analysis and Standard Operating Procedures.Provide Process and system diagrams using available tools.Provides strategic advice to the lead, management and customers of the OIS.Capable of implementing programming standards that support a secure and defect free application.Interacts daily with government clients in order to meet the technical requirements for new initiatives.Works with Quality Assurance / Quality Control teams to insure the application remains secure and defect free.Evaluates, designs, and implements accepted programming standards as they relate to the SNAP E&T application and infrastructure.Defines and documents processes to be used by all application developers on the team.Plans, researches, and recommends new equipment, software tools, and related technologies.Uses monitoring and performance analysis tools to troubleshoot and isolate application performance issues.Updates system and process documentation, produces user guides, ER diagrams, and SOPs as needed - Including Visio Network design drawings.Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experienceBehavior Characteristics:AdaptableAnalytical