Business Analyst

Evansorporated

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan, Evans' 100% V

Annual Discretionary Bonus, Spot Bonus

Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave

Generous PTO & Paid Holidays

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & HSA

Job summary

Evans, Inc. seeks a seasoned Business Analyst to support a contract with the Federal Reserve Board. You will capture and refine requirements, write clear user stories with acceptance criteria, and drive agile ceremonies while coordinating with the product owner and development team.

The role emphasizes migration from a legacy system to an AWS GovCloud-based workflow tool, with a focus on backlog health and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or business field.
10+ years leading projects or major business initiatives.
2+ years IT portfolio and customer relationship management experience.
Certifications: PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, SAFe, or CSM.
Experience with AWS GovCloud UI development.

Responsibilities

Capture, analyze, specify, verify, and manage business and system requirements for a web-based UI and data-driven application.
Develop and maintain high-quality user stories with clear acceptance criteria, prioritization, and effort estimation.
Facilitate backlog refinement sessions and Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
Assist with release management and Program Increment (PI) planning sessions.
Partner with the product owner and development team to maintain a shared understanding of feature goals and desired outcomes.
Support the migration from a legacy system to a modern AWS GovCloud-based examiner workflow tool.
Produce clear, well-structured business requirements documentation; writing samples may be requested.
Identify and surface risks, dependencies, and blockers to keep delivery on track.

Skills

Agile methodologies

AWS GovCloud

Backlog refinement

Release management

PI planning

Stakeholder communication

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/CS/IS

PMI/SAFe or Scrum certification

Tools

PMP

PMI-ACP

PMI-PBA

SAFe

CSM

Job description

Contract

Description

Evans is seeking a Business Analyst to join one of their growing contracts supporting the Federal Reserve Board. This role will support the development, implementation, continuous improvement, and maintenance of an examiner workflow tool that will replace and enhance a legacy system leveraging AWS cloud services. The Business Analyst will work closely with the product owner and development team to ensure a shared understanding of desired outcomes, capturing requirements and updating user stories throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate is well-versed in Agile methodologies, experienced with AWS GovCloud UI application development, and comfortable facilitating ceremonies and driving backlog health.

Location details: This role is on-site 5 days/week at Federal Reserve Board Headquarters.

Capture, analyze, specify, verify, and manage business and system requirements for a web-based UI and data-driven application.
Develop and maintain high-quality user stories with clear acceptance criteria, prioritization, and effort estimation.
Facilitate backlog refinement sessions and Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
Assist with release management and Program Increment (PI) planning sessions.
Partner with the product owner and development team to maintain a shared understanding of feature goals and desired outcomes.
Support the migration from a legacy system to a modern AWS GovCloud-based examiner workflow tool.
Produce clear, well-structured business requirements documentation; writing samples may be requested.
Identify and surface risks, dependencies, and blockers to keep delivery on track.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computing Information Systems, Computer Science, or a relevant technical discipline.
Minimum 10 years of experience leading projects or key business initiatives.
At least 2 years of IT portfolio and customer relationship management experience.
At least one of the following certifications or equivalent: PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), or Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Experience working on AWS GovCloud User Interface (UI) application development projects.
Strong experience working in the Agile space: Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
Direct experience facilitating backlog refinement and assisting with release management and PI planning.
U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.

The Evans Experience

Evans, Inc. is a growing firm doing consequential work. We partner with federal agencies — FAA, Navy, Air Force, and others — to implement technology, develop workforces, and drive lasting organizational change. The work is complex, the stakes are real, and the people we serve depend on us to get it right.

What you'll find here is an environment that rewards curiosity, pushes you to think past the obvious answer, and holds everyone accountable for results. We bring integrity to every engagement and the courage to say what needs to be said, even when it's not the easy path.

We're a tight-knit team of people who genuinely care about the work and each other. If you do your best thinking in an environment that values creativity, honesty, and service — and you want to do it alongside people who hold themselves to the same standard — you'll fit here.

We Take Care of Our Own (Benefits)

We believe one of the major benefits of working at Evans is our award-winning culture of ongoing learning and professional growth, with a focus on collaboration, innovation, flexibility, and wellness. But aside from our culture, we also offer a very comprehensive benefits package: