Business Analyst

Role: Business Analyst
Location: 100% REMOTE
Type: Contract-to-Hire
Requirement: US Citizenship (Must be able to obtain/maintain Federal Public Trust)
Contact: Crystal.dinnocenti@systemone.com


WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• The Business Analyst will be working on a project to implement capabilities for an enterprise financial software system and web application on an Agile product development team. They analyze requirements, develop user stories, and work closely with stakeholders, UX designers, application architects, and developers to ensure technical and system requirements are accounted for. The analyst will also work closely with the Scrum Master and Product Owner to plan and organize Sprints.
• Critically reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs, ultimately producing clear user stories, documentation, and other deliverables such as use cases, flow diagrams, architecture diagrams, etc.
• Facilitates discussions with the right stakeholders to clarify the scope. Works closely with product owners and managers to convert business requirements use cases into actionable tasks for the development team.
• Writes high-quality user stories and ensures stories are refined and pointed in a timely manner to enable planned milestones.
• Leads and executes efforts to produce documentation related to system information architecture and processes, which may include technical requirements, functional specifications, data flow diagrams, high-level test cases, requirements traceability matrices, flow charts, wireframes/mockups, user stories, and use case documentation.
• Conducts presentations and communicates product features to both technical and non-technical communities and aids in the coordination and communication of cross-team initiatives.
• Paving and planning for technical project execution, tracking, presenting, and incorporating data-driven metrics to drive improvements, defining and recording current and future business processes and identifying potential improvements. The position will require working closely with Program and Project Managers and Project Architect / Technical Lead.
• Liaise with internal and external project stakeholders to help coordinate agile across the large program
• Work with Product Owner to ensure a groomed, quality Agile backlog Maintain project life-cycle documentation and tactical and strategic project tracking systems, primarily Atlassian Confluence, Jira, and Portfolio
• Prepare and deliver status updates, working sessions, and program area updates
  

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust
• Bachelor’s degree
• THREE (3) or more years of experience as a Business Analyst working on agile software development projects.
• Solid understanding of Agile development life cycle and knowledge in both Agile and traditional project management.
• Ability to communicate complex technical problems to a non-technical audience.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to maintain a big-picture vision while defining very detailed requirements.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, Visio or equivalent

WHAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE:

• Experience working on a pilot phase implementation, including the ability to interface with customers to help clearly define scope and requirements.
• Experience with federal government systems.
• Experience working on, coordinating, and communicating on cross-team initiatives.
• Familiar with information technology architecture, governance, and data exchange.
  
  
  

System One, and its subsidiaries, including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.



System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.



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