Business Analyst IV

Pyramid Systems, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyramid Systems, Inc. seeks a Senior Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders and Agile teams. You will translate needs into requirements, manage the SDLC, and maintain the Azure DevOps backlog for a Federal client.

You’ll support testing, lead end-user training, and ensure solutions meet acceptance criteria. Responsibilities include facilitating workshops, refining Epics and User Stories, and collaborating with PMs and architects to deliver aligned software solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in business analysis for software development, system implementation, or modernization projects.
• Proficient in translating business needs into actionable requirements and managing the SDLC.
• Experience working with Federal clients on large programs is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to work independently.
• Experience creating user stories, acceptance criteria, and maintaining product backlogs.
• Familiarity with agile ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, document, and manage business and functional requirements.
• Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirements sessions.
• Maintain and prioritize Epics, Features, and User Stories in the backlog.
• Support testing activities including UAT, test execution, and defect management.
• Develop user guides and end-user training materials; deliver training sessions.
• Collaborate with PM and Solution Architect to ensure requirements translate to technical solutions.
• Ensure delivered functionality aligns with business needs and acceptance criteria.

Skills

SDLC comprehension

Agile Scrum

Azure DevOps

Jira

Requirements analysis

User stories

Stakeholder management

Backlog management

Test planning

End-user training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Job Level Description

The Senior Business Analyst will serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and Agile development teams, responsible for translating business needs into actionable requirements and supporting the successful delivery of software solutions. This individual will leverage strong business analysis, functional analysis, and Agile delivery experience to manage requirements throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), maintain the product backlog in Azure DevOps, support testing activities, and lead end-user training efforts.

Working closely with the Federal client, all their stakeholders, the Project Manager, Solution Architect, developers, and testers, the Senior Business Analyst will help ensure business requirements are clearly defined, prioritized, tested, and successfully implemented.

Requirements

• Elicit, analyze, document, and manage business and functional requirements.
• Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirements gathering sessions.
• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Develop and maintain business requirements documents, process flows, use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Manage and maintain the product backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Create, refine, and prioritize Epics, Features, User Stories, and Tasks in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Support Agile Scrum delivery by participating in Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Partner with the Project Manager and Solution Architect to support sprint execution and ensure requirements are accurately translated into technical solutions.
• Collaborate with developers and testers to clarify requirements and resolve functional issues.
• Support testing activities, including test planning, test scenario development, test execution, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and defect management.
• Validate delivered functionality against business requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Develop user guides, training materials, quick reference guides, and other end-user documentation.
• Conduct end-user training sessions, demonstrations, and knowledge transfer activities.
• Support user adoption and operational readiness activities during system implementation and deployment.
• Prepare meeting materials, status updates, and other project documentation as required.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 8 years as a Business Analyst supporting software development, system implementation, or application modernization projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication is a must.
• Pro-active and independent, solicits feedback from team members and Federal client.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships, facilitate collaboration across business and technical teams, and drive assigned activities to successful completion. Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Experience working within Agile Scrum software development environments.
• Experience managing and maintaining product backlogs using Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira, or similar Agile management tools.
• Experience developing Epics, Features, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, business requirements, and functional specifications.
• Must facilitate stakeholder meetings and requirements workshops.
• Experience supporting testing activities, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), test execution, and defect management.
• Experience developing and delivering end-user training.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Must have experience supporting Federal clients on large-scale programs.
• Experience supporting software modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience with business process modeling and workflow analysis.
• Experience supporting change management and user adoption initiatives.
• Experience working closely with Project Managers, Solution Architects, and cross-functional Agile teams.

Preferred Certifications

One or more of the following certifications are highly desirable:

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)