Business Analyst - 2546642

You've stumbled upon the rare government contractor! At TCG, we aim to prove that businesses can be good to their employees and responsible to their community, all while being profitable. We're an award-winning IT solutions provider to the Federal government, currently seeking a Business Analyst, to join our project team at a major Federal agency.

TCG is pleased to offer this remote opportunity to individuals who reside within a commutable distance of Washington, DC as occasional on-site client meetings may be required.

US citizenship and the ability to pass a Federal government clearance are required for this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, and technical staff to identify business requirements, create user stories with acceptance criteria, design and estimate timelines and costs, and facilitate reports
• Evaluate stakeholder requirements using data analytics to assess processes, determine requirements, and deliver data-driven recommendations.
• Take initiative in recommending application enhancements and improvements.
• Participate in the quality assurance process to ensure features and functions have been enabled and optimized to meet stakeholder requirements.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing activities.
• Develop training content for and provide user training sessions on the use of web-based databases and data collection applications. Training sessions will be both one-on-one and classroom style.
• Ensuring that every phase and feature of the software solution is tested and that any potential issue is identified and fixed before the product goes live
• Develop and utilize standardized templates to accurately and concisely write requirements specifications.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience working as a Business Analyst including an additional year of experience developing test plans, cases and scripts and performing unit, integration, system, and regression software testing in an Agile Scrum environment
• Experience working as a member of an Agile/Scrum software development team
• Ability to act as a liaison between testers, developers, clients, and other stakeholders during all phases of development
• Ability to facilitate customer user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Have an understanding of the basic principles of system analysis and quality assurance
• Experience documenting requirements in User Story format with clear Acceptance Criteria
• Experience working with databases, SQL, and Web-based applications and Working knowledge of Cucumber and Gherkin or similar software
• Experience working with iterative systems development life-cycle and documentation
• Independent problem-solving skills, strong analytical abilities, creativity and a customer service-oriented personality
• Attention to detail, clear communication, writing, and presentation skills

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or CAPM
• Experience developing, monitoring, and reporting on project schedule
• Experience with eliciting and tracking functional and non-functional requirements for product configuration
• Requirements traceability matrix (RTM) development and management

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is a job requirement. Reasonable accommodations may be available for those not vaccinated due to health reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs.

TCG does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, caste, or veteran status.

Our B Corp mission is reflected in our benefits, including offerings like health care, 401K match, parental leave, adoption assistance, financial planning services, student loan repayment assistance, and training budget, among others.

TCG is recognized for treating employees well, in fact, in 2022 The Washington Post named TCG as a "Top Workplace" for the 8th straight year, and Fortune magazine named TCG on their best workplace lists for the sixth year in a row, based on how our employees feel about the company, the benefits TCG offers, and the work/life balance that our staff are able to achieve. And , by virtue of TCG employees' votes, among all midsize companies in the Washington Post Top Workplace survey.

Try us we'll make you happy.

Internal title/grade: Business Analyst, Grade 4