Business Analyst

Jobtailor; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in McLean, VA seeks an experienced Business Analyst to evaluate business processes, elicit requirements, and design solutions within a SAFe framework. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into actionable user stories and ensure delivery of software solutions aligned with client needs.

Responsibilities include facilitating meetings, analyzing requirements, and staying current with IT advancements to optimize processes.

Qualifications

• 3 years of applicable experience in agile business requirements or a related discipline

Responsibilities

• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing, documenting, and implementing solutions.
• Collaboration with development team and key stakeholder teams to analyze and understand requirements, then transforming the requirements into a valid solution
• Analyzing business and system requirements
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to meet project deadlines and deliver software solutions that meet or exceed client expectations.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.
• Focusing on solutions rather than the confines of a particular role.
• Collaborate on an ongoing project in both new and enhancements development between engineers, developers, analyst and other team members
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Staying up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
• Benchmarking our approaches against the latest changes and standards in the field.
• Shifting between projects and tasks with ease.
• Related duties or special projects as assigned

Skills

Agile Business Requirements

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

User Story Creation

Software Development Life Cycle

ServiceNow Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Data Visualization Tools

Knowledge Management Systems

Job description

• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing, documenting, and implementing solutions.
• Collaboration with development team and key stakeholder teams to analyze and understand requirements, then transforming the requirements into a valid solution
• Analyzing business and system requirements
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to meet project deadlines and deliver software solutions that meet or exceed client expectations.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.
• Focusing on solutions rather than the confines of a particular role.
• Collaborate on an ongoing project in both new and enhancements development between engineers, developers, analyst and other team members
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Staying up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
• Benchmarking our approaches against the latest changes and standards in the field.
• Shifting between projects and tasks with ease.
• Related duties or special projects as assigned

Requirements

• US citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance is required
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3 years of applicable experience in agile business requirements or a related discipline Demonstrated experience creating user stories and defining acceptance criteria
• Ability to support users by investigating, communicating, and resolving their problems
• Direct experience with Software Development Life Cycle and processes in a team environment including Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology
• Experience with knowledge management and data visualization tools, systems, and processes
• Ability to elicit requirements, develop analyses, determine specification, and verify outcomes in a scrum environment
• ServiceNow experience strongly preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in evaluating business processes, developing solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver software solutions. Proficient in agile methodologies, particularly Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), with a strong focus on user requirements and data visualization.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Agile Business Requirements
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• User Story Creation
• Software Development Life Cycle
• ServiceNow Experience

Hard Skills

• Business Process Evaluation
• Requirements Analysis
• Solution Development
• Data Visualization
• User Story Definition
• Acceptance Criteria Development
• Specification Verification
• Optimization Strategies
• IT Advancements
• Knowledge Management

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Adaptability

Industry Keywords

• Agile Methodology
• Scrum Environment
• Security Clearance
• Bachelor's Degree
• Cross-Functional Teams

Tools & Technologies

• ServiceNow
• Data Visualization Tools
• Knowledge Management Systems