Sr Business Analyst

HN Consulting; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HN Consulting in Arlington, VA seeks a seasoned IT Business Analyst/Project Analyst to document requirements, define scope, and guide cross-functional teams through the SDLC. You will act as a primary technical advisor to clients, lead requirement discussions, and ensure alignment with business goals. Salesforce experience and SCRUM/Agile exposure preferred, with a track record on large-scale projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum six years of experience as IT Business Analyst or Project Analyst (or related).
• Experience participating in large scale software development projects (5+).
• Technical leadership and advisory capabilities for IT staff and clients.

Responsibilities

• Document requirements, define scope and justify projects.
• Lead and guide groups to define user requirements and contribute to charters.
• Act as primary technical advisor and client contact.
• Follow architecture standards and SDLC/PM lifecycle processes.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder liaison

Project management

Leadership

Communication

IT knowledge

Tools

Salesforce Higher Education

Salesforce Admin

Job description

• Documents requirements, defines scope, objectives and business justifications, and formulates executive summaries and project charters and write requirements and specifications of software applications.
• Multi-task capability, handling multiple projects and serve as advisor for lower level IT Business staff to build the user-requirement traceability matrix.
• Serves as primary contact and technical advisor to clients and provide collaborative leadership ability.
• Follows established architecture standards as well as software development lifecycle and project management lifecycle.
• Participate, represent, guide and provide critical analysis expertise to the group and may lead group discussions and collaborative effort to define and develop user-requirements
• Extensive technical knowledge of Information Technology field and computer systems.
• Excellent Communication (Written and Verbal) skills, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take the lead on the most complex projects and work in a complex diversified application development environment.
• Strong ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and responsibilities, and appropriately prioritize.
• Must display initiative, ability to work independently and be able to use extensive independent judgment.
• Must display the highest level of critical thinking in order to weigh alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with the business strategy.
• A minimum of six or more years of experience as an IT Business Analyst or Project Analyst or in a related area is desired, but not mandatory.
• Successfully participated in 5+ large scale software development projects.

PREFERABLE:

• Prior Salesforce implementation experience, especially using the Salesforce Higher Education platform
• Prior experience working in a SCRUM or agile environment
• Salesforce Admin (ADM201 and ADM211) certification preferred