Business Analyst with PRISM

Location: Leesburg, VA. Remote work for up to 3 days a week.

Client is looking for a Business Analyst with six (6) years of experience to join our Agile development program to support federal agencies. The analyst must have experience in implementing acquisition management systems (ex: PRISM), including working side by side with software engineers, product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to assist the team in quickly breaking down features into user stories through progressive elaboration, as well as track and report on operational needs. The candidate must be willing to ask questions, dig deep to identify and solve problems experienced by the team and the customer and focus on continuous improvement, making thoughtful suggestions for areas of process enhancement. In addition, the business analyst must have a passion for maintaining secure high-quality, reliable, and available software solutions and are a proactive, fast learner.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct requirements analysis, including requirement elicitation, analysis, and recording in various forms, including user stories and use cases.
• Create and maintain documentation and standards.
• Analyze existing needs, prepare, present results, and collaborate with business and development teams to implement high-value features and solutions.
• Apply expertise in business analysis and requirements gathering to make an impact on corporate projects
• Assist in driving the development and improvement of business processes within the organization
• Build relationships with business partners and development teams and provides functional leadership and business user perspective to development team members
• Perform all activities in Agile software development environments, including planning sprints, prioritizing development, and managing Jira boards and backlogs

Requirements:

• At least six (6) years of experience supporting IT projects within the federal sector
• Must have experience implementing COTS products (ex: PRISM) in an Agile environment
• Must have experience implementing at least one Acquisition Management System in Federal Agencies
• Must have a bachelor’s degree
• Must be able to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information and bring diplomacy to difficult situations
• Develop expert-level functional and technical knowledge in relevant applications
• Ability to breakdown requirements into stories
• Ability to plan, create and manage sprints and backlogs
• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder