Business Analyst

Jobtailor

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 125,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor in Washington, DC area is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation for government software initiatives. You will translate business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications, and work closely with clients, PO, developers, and testers in an Agile setting.

You will facilitate workshops, manage the backlog, ensure traceability, and support UAT and production deployments, while mentoring junior analysts

Qualifications

Must live within the DC metro area.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum six (6) years of experience in Business Analysis, Technical Analysis, Systems Analysis, or software delivery roles.
Demonstrated experience gathering, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing business and technical requirements.
Experience translating business needs into User Stories, Functional Requirements, and Acceptance Criteria.
Experience analyzing and documenting business processes and workflows.
Experience working directly with clients, business stakeholders, Product Owners, and technical delivery teams.
Experience supporting Agile software development projects.
Experience working with Jira and Confluence to manage requirements, documentation, and Agile delivery.
Technical or software development background with exposure to React, Node.js, and GitLab.
Experience working within AWS cloud environments.
Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
Excellent facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, clients, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into language understandable by non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality requirements and documentation.
Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Preferred: experience supporting Federal Government software development programs.
Preferred: experience as a Senior Business Analyst on complex enterprise software modernization efforts.
Preferred: experience supporting legacy application modernization or replacement initiatives.
Preferred: experience creating wireframes, mockups, business process models, and workflow diagrams.
Preferred: experience facilitating requirements workshops and stakeholder working sessions.
Preferred: experience supporting DevSecOps or CI/CD environments.
Preferred: experience with REST APIs, system integrations, databases, or cloud-native applications.
Preferred: experience with data analysis, data mapping, or data modeling.
Preferred: experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and production implementation activities.
Preferred: experience providing customer application support in a production environment.
Preferred: familiarity with SAFe, Lean, Kanban, or other Agile frameworks.
Preferred: Business Analysis certifications such as PMI-PBA, CBAP, or IIBA-AAC.

Responsibilities

Lead elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management of business and technical requirements
Partner with clients, Product Owners, developers, testers, and project leadership to translate business needs into user stories, functional and non-functional requirements, acceptance criteria, process flows, use cases, and technical specifications
Analyze complex business problems and recommend technology-enabled solutions
Analyze current- and future-state processes to identify gaps, dependencies, risks, and improvement opportunities
Facilitate requirements workshops, stakeholder interviews, working sessions, and backlog refinement
Ensure requirements are detailed, testable, and traceable through delivered functionality
Support requirements prioritization based on business value, operational needs, technical considerations, and project constraints
Document business processes and workflows using process models, workflow diagrams, decision trees, and other visual representations
Evaluate impacts of proposed system changes on processes, applications, users, and organizational workflows
Translate approved requirements into Jira user stories and development-ready work items
Participate in Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and other Agile working sessions
Clarify requirements and acceptance criteria for developers and testers
Support product backlog refinement, prioritization, and release planning
Monitor requirements throughout development and communicate risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions
Develop and maintain business, functional, technical, process, and user documentation using Confluence
Develop acceptance criteria and support test scenarios, test cases, QA coverage, and regression testing
Participate in User Acceptance Testing and validate delivered functionality
Identify defects, gaps, and deviations; support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
Serve as a trusted advisor to government stakeholders and business users
Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders and resolve conflicting requirements
Present proposed solutions and recommendations to stakeholders and project leadership
Improve business analysis practices, requirements quality, documentation standards, and Agile delivery processes
Share knowledge and best practices across project teams
Contribute to organizational standards, templates, and processes
Mentor junior analysts and support overall project success

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements Elicitation

Agile Software Development

Jira User Stories

Confluence Documentation

SDLC

Analytical Skills

Data Mapping

UAT

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

CI/CD Environments

Workflow Diagrams

REST APIs

AWS Cloud Environments

Job description

Lead elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management of business and technical requirements
Partner with clients, Product Owners, developers, testers, and project leadership to translate business needs into user stories, functional and non-functional requirements, acceptance criteria, process flows, use cases, and technical specifications
Analyze complex business problems and recommend technology-enabled solutions
Analyze current- and future-state processes to identify gaps, dependencies, risks, and improvement opportunities
Facilitate requirements workshops, stakeholder interviews, working sessions, and backlog refinement
Ensure requirements are detailed, testable, and traceable through delivered functionality
Support requirements prioritization based on business value, operational needs, technical considerations, and project constraints
Document business processes and workflows using process models, workflow diagrams, decision trees, and other visual representations
Evaluate impacts of proposed system changes on processes, applications, users, and organizational workflows
Translate approved requirements into Jira user stories and development-ready work items
Participate in Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and other Agile working sessions
Clarify requirements and acceptance criteria for developers and testers
Support product backlog refinement, prioritization, and release planning
Monitor requirements throughout development and communicate risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions
Develop and maintain business, functional, technical, process, and user documentation using Confluence
Develop acceptance criteria and support test scenarios, test cases, QA coverage, and regression testing
Participate in User Acceptance Testing and validate delivered functionality
Identify defects, gaps, and deviations; support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
Serve as a trusted advisor to government stakeholders and business users
Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders and resolve conflicting requirements
Present proposed solutions and recommendations to stakeholders and project leadership
Improve business analysis practices, requirements quality, documentation standards, and Agile delivery processes
Share knowledge and best practices across project teams
Contribute to organizational standards, templates, and processes
Mentor junior analysts and support overall project success

Requirements

Must live within the DC, MD, VA area
U.S. Citizenship is required
Must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust clearance
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Minimum six (6) years of experience in Business Analysis, Technical Analysis, Systems Analysis, or software delivery roles
Demonstrated experience gathering, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing business and technical requirements
Experience translating business needs into User Stories, Functional Requirements, and Acceptance Criteria
Experience analyzing and documenting business processes and workflows
Experience working directly with clients, business stakeholders, Product Owners, and technical delivery teams
Experience supporting Agile software development projects
Experience working with Jira and Confluence to manage requirements, documentation, and Agile delivery
Technical or software development background with exposure to React, Node.js, and GitLab
Experience working within AWS cloud environments
Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
Excellent facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, clients, technical teams, and business stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into language understandable by non-technical stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced Agile environment
Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality requirements and documentation
Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams
Preferred: experience supporting Federal Government software development programs
Preferred: experience as a Senior Business Analyst on complex enterprise software modernization efforts
Preferred: experience supporting legacy application modernization or replacement initiatives
Preferred: experience creating wireframes, mockups, business process models, and workflow diagrams
Preferred: experience facilitating requirements workshops and stakeholder working sessions
Preferred: experience supporting DevSecOps or CI/CD environments
Preferred: experience with REST APIs, system integrations, databases, or cloud-native applications
Preferred: experience with data analysis, data mapping, or data modeling
Preferred: experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and production implementation activities
Preferred: experience providing customer application support in a production environment
Preferred: familiarity with SAFe, Lean, Kanban, or other Agile frameworks
Preferred: Business Analysis certifications such as PMI-PBA, CBAP, or IIBA-AAC

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Business Analysis, Technical Analysis, and Systems Analysis, with a strong focus on translating business needs into detailed user stories and functional requirements. Proficient in Agile methodologies, requirements management, and documentation practices using tools like Jira and Confluence.

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