Business Analyst (Program & Portfolio Management)

Ampcus, Inc; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology service provider is seeking a Business Analyst (Program & Portfolio Management) in Reston, VA. This role requires expertise in Agile methodologies and experience in delivering user stories. Key responsibilities include liaising between stakeholders and delivery teams, leading User Acceptance Testing, and maintaining documentation of processes. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience, particularly in the health insurance sector. The position is hybrid, offering flexibility with work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 5 years' progressive experience in business analysis or related field.
• Experience with large scrum teams.
• Health insurance experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and Agile delivery teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and refine backlogs.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing planning and execution.
• Document test scenarios and coordinate defect resolution.

Skills

Experience with ServiceNow implementation

Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office

Exceptional communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, IT, Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team. Job Title: Business Analyst (Program & Portfolio Management) Location: Reston VA (Hybrid).

Purpose

• The Agile Senior Business Analyst serves as a key liaison between business stakeholders and Agile delivery teams, ensuring that evolving business needs are continuously understood, prioritized, and translated into actionable user stories and product features.
• This role is responsible for facilitating Agile ceremonies, refining backlogs, and driving iterative delivery of value through close collaboration with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, developers, and QA teams.
• The incumbent ensures that business objectives are met by enabling adaptive planning, early delivery, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills

• Experience with ServiceNow implementation. Ability to drive implementation with Plans and conduct demos with the customers and leadership team.

Essential Functions

• 20% Interprets business needs and issues by gathering, eliciting, creating, analyzing, documenting and validating the Business area's user and/or technical (functional/non-functional) requirements. Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and refine business needs into well-defined epics, features, and user stories. Facilitate backlog grooming sessions to ensure stories are INVEST-compliant (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable). Define acceptance criteria and ensure traceability of requirements throughout the Agile lifecycle. Participates in the tracking and management of open issues and assists in planning for resolution. Participate in development sessions and design reviews in order to ensure design meets user requirements.
• 20% Responsible for the overall success of user acceptance testing, including documentation, verification and release. Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and execution, ensuring alignment with sprint goals and Definition of Done. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements that align with Agile principles. Analyze root causes of system or process issues and propose iterative solutions or enhancements. Actively participate in retrospectives to identify and act on opportunities for team and product improvement. Document test scenarios and coordinate defect triage and resolution with QA and development teams.
• Support end users with training and release communications.
• 20% Identifies, documents and troubleshoots problems utilizing acquired experience and knowledge of the relationships in systems, software and processes. Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to monitor, report and resolve issues. Participates in the development of solutions and workarounds that solve moderate to high complexity technical, system and/or business issues.
• 20% Maintain clear and concise documentation of business processes, workflows, and system interactions using Agile-friendly formats (e.g., user story maps, process flows). Ensure documentation evolves with the product and remains accessible and relevant. Communicate effectively across teams and stakeholders to ensure shared understanding and alignment.
• 10% Monitors and reports project status to identify and mitigate risks and to ensure quality and timely deliverables. Coordinates assigned projects from concept through implementation. Prioritize and manage new work requests.
• 10% Research and respond to policy-related inquiries impacting Agile delivery or system behavior. Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations, especially those related to federal healthcare programs.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree.

Education Details

• Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field

In Lieu of Education

• In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver high-quality Agile artifacts and contribute to cost-effective, value-driven solutions.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and business analysis core competencies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities and multiple concurrent initiatives.

Experience

• 5 years' progressive experience in business analysis, systems analysis, testing or other analytical experience.
• Health insurance experience.
• Experience with interacting with large scrum teams.
• Agile experience.
• Hands-on experience with creating 10-15 user stories per week in JIRA.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.