Senior IT Business Analyst – Hybrid (Agile/JIRA/UAT)

West 4th Strategy; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

West 4th Strategy is seeking an IT Business Analyst to support a contract with the US Capitol Police Enterprise Applications Management Division. You will assist with requirements gathering, backlog management in JIRA, sprint execution, and testing in an Agile environment, writing user stories, BRDs, and acceptance criteria.

You will also perform UAT and maintain Confluence documentation. The role requires 5+ years of IT BA experience, JIRA/Confluence proficiency, and a B.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on IT business analysis experience.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, user stories, BRDs and UAT in an Agile environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements-gathering sessions, interviews and workshops with USCP stakeholders and end users.
• Analyze current-state business processes and define future-state workflows using process models and diagrams.
• Write BRDs, user stories and clear, testable acceptance criteria.
• Own and groom the product backlog in JIRA; prioritize work with product owners and stakeholders.
• Facilitate and participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.
• Serve as liaison between stakeholders, developers and QA, clarifying requirements and managing scope changes.
• Develop UAT plans, test cases and scripts; coordinate and execute UAT with business users.
• Log, triage and track defects through resolution; verify fixes before release.
• Maintain requirements traceability from business need through development, testing and deployment.
• Perform data analysis to support requirements, reporting needs and decision-making.
• Create and maintain project documentation, user guides and training materials in Confluence.
• Participate in transition and knowledge-transfer overlap with incumbent staff.
• Provide off-hours and weekend support for scheduled deployments and events.
• Contribute to monthly progress reports for the COR.
• Protect sensitive information and follow USCP IT policies.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Backlog management

Agile ceremonies

User stories writing

Acceptance criteria

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

BRDs

UAT

Job description

West 4th Strategy is seeking an IT Business Analyst to support a contract with the US Capitol Police Enterprise Applications Management Division. You will assist with requirements gathering, backlog management in JIRA, sprint execution, and testing in an Agile environment, writing user stories, BRDs, and acceptance criteria.

You will also perform UAT and maintain Confluence documentation. The role requires 5+ years of IT BA experience, JIRA/Confluence proficiency, and a B.S.