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Apollo Technology Solutions LLC

<div><div><b>Job Title: Business Systems Analyst</b><br>
<b>Location: Richmond, VA</b><br>
<b>Duration: 12 Months</b><br>
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**Local candidates only***<br>
**Candidate must be able to work onsite 4 days/week during an initial 90-day probationary period; there is a possibility of reduced onsite commitment after successful probation, though some onsite presence will continue to be required weekly**<br>
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<b>Job Description:</b><br>
The client is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to work as a key member of the Design Team for IT projects. This analyst will support teams working in Agile (Kanban and Sprint) as well as traditional Waterfall methodologies for Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).<br>
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Responsibilities include analyzing problems; documenting business processes; developing requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria; and managing requirements traceability and testing. VDOT is a fast-paced organization with very high standards for work quality and efficiency. This position is expected to handle multiple projects, and remain flexible and productive, despite changing priorities and processes. Ongoing improvement and efficiency is a part of our culture and each team member is expected to proactively contribute to process improvements. This position is also expected to handle small-scale projects or workstreams as a project coordinator.
</div><p><b>Responsibilities:</b>
</p><ul><li>Work with the Project team members and business stakeholders to understand business processes and pain points.
</li><li>Develop expertise in the customers' business applications
</li><li>Conduct Root Cause Analysis to identify system gaps and deficiencies that require a business, technical or blended approach for resolution
</li><li>Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows, context diagrams and data flow diagrams
</li><li>Client and document requirements and user stories with a focus on improving both business and technical processing.
</li><li>Translate business needs into detailed user stories, use cases, process flows, and other artifacts.
</li><li>Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and concise user stories that are easy to understand and implement by technical staff
</li><li>Strong Sense of ownership and accountability
</li><li>Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to technical design specifications to be used by internal staff to develop the system modifications
</li><li>Identify and group related user stories into Themes, document the dependencies and associated business processes
</li><li>Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
</li><li>Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog
</li><li>Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups
</li><li>Create wireframes and prototypes.
</li><li>Propose alternative solutions that balance cost and benefit and adequately test a solution's feasibility for business and technical compatibility.
</li><li>Collaborate with staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they are engaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implemented solutions.
</li><li>Perform Quality Analyst functions such as defining test objectives, test plans and test cases, and executing test cases (including regression testing)
</li><li>Coordinate and Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with Business and ensure Project Managers/Scrum Masters are informed of the progress
</li><li>Assist in validating system changes align with business requirements.
</li><li>Schedule, facilitate, and document meetings with cross-functional teams.
</li><li>Prepare agendas, capture key decisions and action items, and distribute meeting notes.
</li><li>Serve as the liaison between business users, project managers, developers, and other stakeholders.
</li><li>Provide regular updates on progress, risks, and issues.
</li></ul><div><b>Required Qualifications:</b>
</div><ul><li>The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience delivering business and systems analysis artifacts.
</li><li>5+ years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology
</li><li>Experience organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs
</li><li>Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories
</li><li>Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process with development
</li><li>Experience with large, multi-module systems
</li><li>Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)
</li><li>Experience with Application Lifecycle management (ALM)
</li><li>The candidate must have exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers
</li><li>Experience in managing projects or workstreams independently.
</li></ul><div><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b>
</div><ul><li>Experience using Team Foundation Server for agile software development and work item tracking.
</li><li>Ability to create low and high-fidelity wireframes to visually represent user flows and functionality
</li><li>Experience building interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI Desktop.
</li><li>Strong experience in writing complex Sql queries for data extraction, transformation and reporting.
</li><li>Certified Scrum Master or Equivalent, experience running sprints &amp; ceremonies.
</li><li>Ability to manage small-scale projects or workstreams independently.
</li><li>Experience using tools such as MS Project ,JIRA, Confluence or equivalent.
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<b>Technical Skills &amp; Tools (Required):
</b></div><ul><li>Microsoft Office Suite( Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint)
</li><li>MS Visio
</li><li>Microsoft Project
</li><li>Power BI / Tableau
</li><li>Oracle SQL/ SQL Server
</li><li>Figma or Balsamiq
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<b>Skills:</b><br>
<b>Required</b>
</div><ul><li>Extensive experience extracting requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, use cases
</li><li>Agile Business Analyst, strong understanding of scrum concepts and methodology
</li><li>Experience translating business and product requirements into application requirements and user stories
</li><li>Strong capability in documenting and maintain acceptance standards to guide testing and ensure deliverable quality
</li><li>Exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and users
</li><li>Experience creating wire frames and prototypes(using Balsamiq or Figma)
</li><li>Expertise with Microsoft office products &ndash; Visio, word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project Server
</li><li>Strong experience in writing complex Sql queries for data extraction, transformation and reporting
</li><li>Experience building interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI Desktop.
</li><li>Experience in managing projects &amp; Sprints as a Project Coordinator
</li></ul><div><b>Nice to have</b>
</div><ul><li>Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
</li><li>Certified Scrum Master
</li><li>Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or above)</li></ul></div>

Business Systems Analyst

<div><div><b>Job Title: Application Architect
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<b>Req number: R7499</b><br>
<b>Duration: 8 months (possible extension)</b><br>
<b>Location: Alexandria, VA - Onsite</b><br>
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<b>Job Summary:</b><br>
<ul><li>app architect working on both web and mobile application. Generally prior transportation experience does well here. 5+ years' experience, End-to-end architecture, O365. Looking for a candidate that can take a web app that work on mobile and creating a mobile application from that.</li></ul>
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Job Description:<br>
We are looking for a Senior Application Architect to support the modernization of our clients websites. The architect will focus on application integration, configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing support of SmarTrip Mobile App 2.0, while ensuring alignment with Enterprise Architecture framework, IT strategy, SDLC standards, and security requirements. This position is a full-time contract, onsite role based in Alexandria, VA.<br>
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What You'll Do<br>
<ul><li>Apply application architecture principles to support teams developing requirements across multiple functional areas</li><li>Support the build, configuration, testing, and deployment of SmarTrip backend system components for SmarTrip Mobile App 2.0</li><li>Coordinate work efforts to prevent overlap and ensure alignment with Enterprise Architecture, IT strategy, SDLC standards, and architectural governance</li><li>Prepare as-is and to-be architecture artifacts, including system connectivity diagrams, application reference models, interface documentation, data dictionaries, and staging plans</li><li>Collaborate closely with data architects, infrastructure engineers, and software program managers to ensure enterprise-wide architectural integrity</li><li>Guide and support business analysts, test analysts, and documentation specialists</li><li>Review system hardening activities and assist with vulnerability remediation efforts</li><li>Complete mandatory annual security awareness training</li></ul>
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What You'll Need<br>
Required<br>
<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline</li><li>5+ years of experience in application architecture for web and mobile applications</li><li>Strong understanding of end-to-end application architecture, from conception through deployment</li><li>Proven experience planning and deploying complex custom web application solutions and process improvements</li><li>Experience coordinating software requirements and working directly with development teams</li><li>Experience with administration and architecture of Business Process Management (BPM) solutions</li><li>Proficiency using Microsoft 365 tools, including:</li></ul>
o Visio and Moqups for documenting application architectures and system relationships<br>
o Excel for basic software requirements documentation<br>
o Word and PowerPoint for technical documentation and presentations<br>
<ul><li>Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills</li></ul>
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Preferred<br>
<ul><li>Experience supporting third-party mobile applications (iOS and Android) integrated with enterprise backend systems</li><li>Prior experience working within large, regulated, or public-sector enterprise environments</li></ul>
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Physical Demands<br>
<ul><li>Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards</li><li>Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time, with occasional movement around the office for meetings</li><li>Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor</li></ul></div></div>

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