Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: McLean, VA
Type: Long-term contract
Work Model: Remote
Hours: 40.0
Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust clearance
Contact: Cry

• Support an Agile team delivering capabilities for an enterprise financial software system and web application.
• Translate business and system needs into clear requirements, user stories, and documentation while collaborating with stakeholders, product owners, designers, architects, developers, and delivery teams.
• Analyze business systems, user needs, and operational processes to develop clear requirements, user stories, use cases, process flows, and supporting documentation.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions to clarify scope, confirm priorities, and translate requirements into actionable work for development teams.
• Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, estimation, and prioritization in partnership with the Product Owner and Scrum Master.
• Create and maintain documentation, including functional specifications, data flows, test scenarios, requirements traceability, wireframes, mockups, and status materials.
• Present requirements, product features, metrics, and project updates to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate with program, project, architecture, technical, and delivery teams to support Agile execution across a large program.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance.
• Minimum of four (4) years of Business Analyst experience supporting Agile software development or technology implementation projects.
• Bachelor’s degree, or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong understanding of the Agile software development lifecycle and project management practices.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication, facilitation, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while balancing strategic objectives with detailed requirements.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence to support Agile delivery, backlog management, and documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio or a comparable diagramming tool.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.