Business Analyst- Agile

Responsibilities

• Responsible for eliciting requirements from stakeholders and Product Owners to define a complex system.
• Facilitate requirements elicitation sessions, lead conversations regarding requirements exploration and definition throughout the agile process.
• Experienced with a scaled agile approach and Scrum.
• Manage the product backlog defining themes, epics, features and user stories and tracking the backlog to define MVP's for releases.
• Familiarity with modern requirement elicitation and definition practices such as user story journey, story maps, product posters and roadmaps.
• Take detailed notes on client requirements and translate them into user stories.
• Responsible for the creating and contributing to lifecycle documentation for a system including but not limited to Software Requirements Specification, Installation/Operations Manuals, Vision and Scope, and Software Design Document.
• Responsible for analyzing a problem and/or requirement to ensure root need is defined and understood.
• Determine business processes and define/model these processes to manage communication between the business and dev team.
• Provide advice on the future of SharePoint and how this will affect customer needs in the future.
• Provide SharePoint implementation support.
• Organize and visualize the work to help manage customer expectations and delivery of work.
• Create weekly/monthly status reports for customers and Program Manager to ensure products are on track.
• Be an active member of Agile Development team, including potentially serving as a Product Owner or Scrum Master when needed.

Skills Required

• Business Analyst certification, CSPO or CSM, and/or PMP
• Advanced knowledge and skills in requirements elicitation and definition
• Advanced knowledge of backlog management and user story creation
• Advanced knowledge of Agile principles and Scrum and/or Kanban practices
• Knowledge and experience with SharePoint web parts, lists, and libraries
• Understanding of Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
• Excellent communication skills for customer outreach and marketing
• Excellent writing skills for system documentation, help guides, and marketing materials
• Ability to define and manage a product throughout it's lifecycle

Essentials

• Education: Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 3-5 years
• Citizenship Requirement: US Citizen
• Clearance Required: Active Top Secret Clearance
• Location: Washington, DC
• Travel: 0%