Business Systems Analyst

This is a 6-month contract position for a Business Systems Analyst located in Washington, District of Columbia. You will support the Application Software Development Team of the Office of Information Systems in direct support of assigned projects, focusing on requirements capture, verification, and management throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Capture, verify, and manage requirements and requirements traceability in support of product development, test, and delivery
• Develop requirements, workflow, and system analysis documentation
• Interview and collaborate with stakeholders at multiple management levels to obtain and validate requirements
• Work with business stakeholders and users to develop software requirements and specifications for system enhancements, new system functionality, and new projects
• Analyze, design, and evaluate computer systems to address and satisfy business requirements
• Establish functional, non-functional, and performance specifications
• Document and manage software requirements throughout the project lifecycle
• Develop and maintain software documentation, user guides, design documents, requirements traceability matrices (RTM), and release notes
• Develop process analysis documentation and standard operating procedures
• Create process and system diagrams using available tools such as Visio
• Provide support to developers, test teams, and client stakeholders in the creation and implementation of requirements
• Conduct business and technical presentations for customers
• Collaborate with developers and quality assurance teams to ensure business and system requirements are met and to enhance functionality
• Interact daily with government clients to meet technical requirements for new initiatives
• Work with Quality Assurance/Quality Control teams to ensure applications remain secure and defect-free
• Evaluate, design, and implement accepted programming standards related to assigned applications and infrastructure
• Define and document processes for application development teams
• Use monitoring and performance analysis tools to troubleshoot and isolate application performance issues
• Provide strategic advice to leadership, management, and customers
• Provide innovation solutions to complex technical problems
• Understand and communicate government policies, regulations, operational mission, and goals for assigned programs
• Attend required training
• Perform backup support outside of the primary position function as assigned

Qualifications

• Required

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

• At least 5 years of experience in software requirements analysis and documentation

• 11 years of experience in requirements identification, use case and scenario capture, and development of visual tools, analytical tables, and presentations

• 11 years of strong analytical skills, time management ability, detail-oriented approach, excellent written and verbal communication skills

• 11 years of proven experience in a Business Analyst or Business Data Analyst role

• 11 years of requirements gathering and documentation experience

• 11 years of business analyst (BA) experience

• 11 years of MS Office and PowerPoint experience

• 11 years of Software Development Lifecycle experience

• 10 years of hands-on experience with business process analysis, redesign, workflows, and complex logic

• 10 years of experience gathering and documenting system and business requirements

• 5 years of prior experience in a business analyst role for web-based case management, user portal, or data capture application for human services

• 5 years of proven experience in Agile and SCRUM SDLC methodologies

• 5 years of proven experience in superior writing, communication, presentation skills, interpersonal skills, and cross-functional work with senior management

• 5 years of ability to work well in a team, collaborating with developers, customers, project managers, and quality test analysts

• Preferred

• Experience with modeling tools such as Visio

• Experience with