Senior Business Analyst

Job Details

Job Location: Remote - Mc Lean, VA 22102. This position is full time remote and requires an active DoD secret clearance.

What You’ll Get to Do

• Serve as a Senior Business Analyst in an Agile/Scrum environment to develop software applications.
• Serve as the focal point for the capture, analysis, and management of functional and non-functional systems requirements, and user stories.
• Effectively decompose mission/business objectives into system requirements contained within a product backlog which can then be implemented in a series of short and iterative development cycles.
• Meet regularly with stakeholders to identify business needs and requirements.
• Clearly communicate business needs to a development team through user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with the Scrum Master to establish Release/Sprint backlogs, resolve impediments, and provide input on scope of work to be accomplished.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as well as the product development team during the development cycle to ensure the customer’s needs are being met.
• Review and evaluate work done by development team to ensure proper scope has been met.
• Lead product demonstrations to stakeholders and report on the results of each software iteration.
• Establish processes and mentor other Business Analysts.

The Ideal Candidate Will Bring

• Experience developing business processes, capability needs, business requirements, and business information models.
• Ability to translate business requirements into user stories, use cases and technical requirements.
• Experience with functional decomposition of large business needs into multiple layers of requirements/user stories.
• Experience conducting interviews with stakeholders to gather pertinent information.
• Experience analyzing data and data relationships across an organization’s business areas.
• Working knowledge of all elements of the software development life cycle, including planning, development, requirements management, CM, quality assurance, and release management.
• Able to understand the day-to-day operational needs of customers and identify areas for improvement in business processes and propose solutions.
• Experience in estimating techniques and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Strong skills with MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Project, Visio) and SharePoint.
• The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse team.
• A willingness to learn and stay abreast of industry trends.

Qualifications: Required Qualifications:

• US Citizenship required.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance and pass all relevant background checks for security clearance.
• 12+ Years of relevant experience (bachelor’s degree in relevant field may be substituted for 5 years of relevant experience; master’s degree in related field may be substituted for bachelor’s degree and 3 years relevant experience).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a business analyst on interactive software development projects.

Desired Qualifications:

• Software development background.
• Experience developing process guides.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional.
• Agile or Scrum Master Certification.
• Product Owner Certification.
• Knowledge and experience with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar service desk solution.

Accelera Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.