SAP Business Analyst

Groundswell; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 101,182 - 142,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

FSA

4% 401K Match (immediate vesting)

Paid Time Off

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible schedule

On-site gym

Childcare option

Job summary

Groundswell is a premier technology integrator serving federal agencies. We seek an SAP Business Analyst to apply best practices and deliver effective solutions across Human Resources, Finance, Supply, and operations.

The role requires US citizenship and an active DoD security clearance, with 2–5 years ERP experience and 1–3 years SAP in FI/CO/FM or Supply Management. On-site DC metro work; SAFe/DevSecOps experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with DoD security clearance.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance (or higher) required.
• Preference given to candidates with current or recent DoD experience.
• 2-5 years relevant experience as a business analyst in ERP environment.
• 1-3 years focused specifically on SAP years' experience.
• 1+ years SAP experience in FI, CO, FM or Supply Management.
• Experience in agile development implementation, preferably SAFe and/or DevSecOps.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Must be local to the DC Metro area and willing to be on client site in DC up to 5 days/week

Responsibilities

• Maintain SAP ERP system by developing solutions using Agile process to ensure completeness, consistency, quality, and requirements traceability.
• Identify and resolve design issues, participate and provide feedback for design reviews
• Work with clients to ensure components work together to satisfy the objectives as defined in the functional, security, integration, performance, quality, and operational requirements
• Provide technical requirements to the development team and oversee the accuracy of the solution development based on the business requirements.
• Conduct working sessions with Subject Matter Experts to identify the required capabilities and impacts to configuration and integration
• Design and develop test plans, execute test scenarios, validate test data, and document test results
• Work in multi-discipline teams to define and design complex processes and procedures for the configuration, upgrade, and maintenance of SAP and related application system
• Support enhancement requests and resolve reported incidents within defined service level agreements
• Provide support for continuous DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline releases and participates in all the Agile ceremonies
• Assess the operational and functional baseline of an organization and its components to help define the strategic direction of an engagement while ensuring organizational needs and objectives are effectively addressed.

Skills

ERP analysis

Business analysis

Agile / SAFe

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP ERP

SAFe

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Who Are We?

Groundswell is a premier technology integrator and solution provider, resolutely committed to solving the most complex challenges facing federal agencies today. Our name, Groundswell, represents our commitment to be an unstoppable, seismic change in government. Ours is a small company culture with big company reach and results. Are you ready to be audacious, be bold and drive change at a rapid pace? Join us, where we'll make a greater impact together.

What You’ll do:

We are seeking an SAP Business Analyst with experience supporting the Department of Defense to help apply industry best practices and deliver effective business solutions. The candidate will leverage their expertise to develop conceptual business models, analyze organizational requirements, and identify key considerations in the evaluation and selection of enterprise application software packages. Typical areas addressed include Human Resources, Finance, Supply, and operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain SAP ERP system by developing solutions using Agile process to ensure completeness, consistency, quality, and requirements traceability.
• Identify and resolve design issues, participate and provide feedback for design reviews
• Work with clients to ensure components work together to satisfy the objectives as defined in the functional, security, integration, performance, quality, and operational requirements
• Provide technical requirements to the development team and oversee the accuracy of the solution development based on the business requirements.
• Conduct working sessions with Subject Matter Experts to identify the required capabilities and impacts to configuration and integration
• Design and develop test plans, execute test scenarios, validate test data, and document test results
• Work in multi-discipline teams to define and design complex processes and procedures for the configuration, upgrade, and maintenance of SAP and related application system
• Support enhancement requests and resolve reported incidents within defined service level agreements
• Provide support for continuous DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline releases and participates in all the Agile ceremonies
• Assess the operational and functional baseline of an organization and its components to help define the strategic direction of an engagement while ensuring organizational needs and objectives are effectively addressed.
• Identify information technology inadequacies and deficiencies that affect the functional area's ability to meet organizational goals.
• Participate in account strategy sessions, strategic assessments and design reviews to validate enterprise approach and associated work products, such as ERP implementations coordinating the resolution of highly complex problems and tasks.
• Generate functional area strategies for enhanced IT operations in a cross-functional area mode throughout the organization.
• Prepare progress reports for internal leadership and for client and monitor project progress
• Mitigate risks, address issues, interface with clients, and keep the leadership informed on project status
• Develop basis of estimates and program schedule for multiple solution alternatives
• Author white papers, root cause analysis, other solution related documentation as needed

Required Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen (no dual status)
• Active DoD Secret security clearance (or higher) required
• Preference given to candidates with current or recent DoD experience
• 2-5 years relevant experience as a business analyst in ERP environment
• 1-3 years focused specifically on SAP years' experience
• 1+ years SAP experience in FI, CO, FM or Supply Management.
• Experience in agile development implementation, preferably SAFe and/or DevSecOps.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Must be local to the DC Metro area and willing to be on client site in DC up to 5 days/week

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible Spending Account
• 4% 401K Match (immediate vesting)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition reimbursement, certification programs, and professional development
• Flexible work schedule
• On-site gym and childcare option

$101,182.00 - $142,250.00

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, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.