Business Analyst 4 (Hybrid)
Richmond, VA
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Job Title: Business Analyst 4 (Hybrid)
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description:
5+ years of BA Experience in IT project. IT software/application project experience required.
Analytical Thinking
Technical Proficiency
Requirements Gathering Proficiency:
Agile/Waterfall Knowledge:
Other Required and demonstrated work skills:
Skills:
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description:
5+ years of BA Experience in IT project. IT software/application project experience required.
Analytical Thinking
- Review, Analyze complex process and systems and break them down into manageable parts.
- Has strong problem-solving skills - finds root causes, and not just symptoms.
Technical Proficiency
- Familiarity with enterprise software - like, Oracle and SQL Server.
- Understanding of databases (SQL), APIs, Data Flow Diagrams.
- Not necessarily a developer but should have a strong understanding of how IT systems work.
Requirements Gathering Proficiency:
- Strong experience in conducting stakeholder interviews and workshops.
- Skilled at writing clear, testable, functional, and non-functional requirements.
- Strong familiarity and previous experience with using Azure DevOps (TFS) for creating and managing agile items - Product backlog, Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks AND Test Plans and Test Cases.
- Prepare diagrams explaining the modifications so that both technical staff and executive management can visualize and understand what must be done.
Agile/Waterfall Knowledge:
- Should be previous experience in working with Agile/Scrum (including SAFe) AND Waterfall projects.
Other Required and demonstrated work skills:
- Can translate tech talk to business users and business talk to developers.
- Writes clear documents and delivers strong presentations.
- Can handle pushback, negotiate priorities, and resolve conflict diplomatically.
- Experience with Business Process Modelling - using/documenting Swim Lane and Flow Chart Diagrams.
- Experience in rolling out new systems/processes and managing user adoption.
- In addition to performing system integration testing (IT Testing), assists with User Acceptance Testing.
Skills:
| Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| Agile Business Analyst, Strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodologies | Required | 5 | Years |
| Well versed with Scrum and Agile, Scaled Agile and Kanban methodologies | Required | 5 | Years |
| Technical experience in organizing and maintaining sprint and product backlogs | Required | 5 | Years |
| Technical experience translating client and product strategy requirement into application requirements and user stories. | Required | 5 | Years |
| Documenting high level Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases and execution of test cases. | Required | 5 | Years |
| Ability to analyze and document business and system processes. | Required | 3 | Years |
| Prior State of VA IT Business Analyst Experience Strongly preferred | Highly desired |
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