Job Description
Position Summary:
Working in a team of highly talented IT professionals, the IT Business Analyst will meet with business stakeholders, gather requirements for application development under an agile methodology, document their functional software requirements, create software test plans, collaborate with the software development team, measure/monitor process efficiencies, and assist in the managing project-related documentation. This person will coordinate software requirements gathering, testing, training, and communication efforts with multiple business groups. Leveraging multiple technologies, this person will facilitate communications, deliverables, and interactions with the Government customer.
Our team is developing software solutions in a SharePoint Online (SPO) environment, leveraging Power Platform and related tools. This person must be familiar with the SPO/Power Platform environment pertaining to requirements gathering and planning.
Essential Functions:
Partner effectively with business stakeholders and subject matter experts in a collaborative manner, building constructive and effective relationships
Assist in mapping processes from current to future state, defining business and technological requirements within contract scope, analyze data flows for process improvement opportunities, and proactively champion recommendations to business stakeholders
Support in translating business requirements to detailed stories/tasks for Software Development or Architecture teams to deliver business functionality
Meet with business stakeholders, subject matter experts in gathering software requirements for application development under an agile methodology
Document functional software requirements
Collaborate with Software Development Team
Develop software test plans based on functional requirements
Assist business stakeholders with testing of software changes
Collaborate with subject matter experts and technical teams in the planning, design, development, and testing of new software solutions
Produce high quality documentation for requirements, solution options, business cases, and recommendations on proposed solutions
Assist multiple teams by producing documentation for capturing information and facilitating the capture of information to meet contract deliverable requirements
Ensure process documentation is created, stored in a shared environment, and remains current
Author and update internal and external documentation, and formally initiate and deliver requirements and documentation
Assist with the implementation and documentation of various project management methodologies and frameworks
Proficient within the SharePoint and Microsoft 365 environments along with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project). Maintains a high level of SharePoint proficiency. Utilize SharePoint applications and other applicable processes. Enable constant communications, encourage collaboration, and carry out business analysis and requirements
Other Functions:
Working Conditions:
Office conditions.
Work Hours:
As assigned by supervisor/manager.
Equipment/Technology Used (Other than Standard Office Equipment):
Equipment as needed to support the project efforts.
Physical Demands:
Able to sit for long periods of time.
Mental Demands:
Able to perform all tasks as required by contractor or supervisor. Able to multi-task.
Communication Demands:
Able to communicate (i.e., verbal and written) with all levels of personnel both internally and externally.
Minimum Qualification Requirements (In Addition to Physical, Mental, and Communication Demands Listed Above):
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in business or any related field
Experience:
Hands-on experience in reporting and documentation
3-5 years previous working experience with technical writing and Business Analyst responsibilities
Experienced with Agile Methodology and Processes
Experience with software development lifecycle
Familiarity with SharePoint Online (SPO) and Power Platform
Skills/Knowledge:
Good communication and interpersonal skills capable of maintaining strong relationships
Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Team-management and leadership skills
Ability to make IT presentations to all levels of audiences.
Working knowledge of software development lifecycle.
Strong Microsoft Office Suite application skills to include MS Visio, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.
Documentation management and ability to use project management tools
Attention to details even under pressure
Time management and prioritization skills to ensure efficient functioning of schedules and office systems
Client relationship management skills to maintain professional communication with customers and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction
Quality assurance skills to maintain company quality standards of product and services
Secret Clearance Required
Security+ Cert Required