Business Analyst with Security Clearance

About the role

The Business Analyst is responsible for providing business analysis expertise and project support to customers, evaluating requirements, and implementing practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements and functional requirements.
• Collaborate with project team members and customer stakeholders to identify, define, and document business needs and objectives.
• Track and document changes for functional and business specifications; write detailed procedures for testing use cases, knowledge capture, and training purposes.
• Perform quality assurance review and validation of internal and external delivery deliverables.
• Provide support for various meetings, demonstrations, and program activities.
• Test projects by business and functional design, following best practices for quality assurance.
• Record and track defects uncovered during test execution and assist in defect resolution (troubleshooting and researching).
• Provide input during requirements development, test case development, and review.
• Comprehend change management processes.
• Provide on-site, shoulder-to-shoulder user support to utilize the implemented solution effectively.
• Answer functional user questions related to understanding the business process implementation and utilizing the solution for user work.
• Record/document and report any issues reported by end users with the implemented business process or software following the appropriate reporting processes.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Ability to define and document customer business processes and functions.
• Ability to perform process re-engineering.
• Strong knowledge of productivity tools like Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience with Power BI or strong Pivot Table experience.
• Experience with Agile and SCRUM processes and methodologies.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) practices, principles, and techniques as they apply to Agile development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, proven ability to listen and relate to customers.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven ability to communicate technical details to a non-technical audience.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong team players are always willing to help other team members.

Qualifications

• 5+ years prior business analyst experience.
• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience.
• Experience with Tableau or Cognos.
• Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Lifecycle or commercial contracting.
• Knowledge of Federal financial systems or commercial accounting.
• Experience with Federal government contracting and/or program office organizations business processes.