Business Analyst; Remote

Overview

GovCIO is currently seeking a Business Analyst to join a cross-functional team dedicated to delivering impactful features. This position is fully remote and available to candidates within the Continental United States (CONUS).

• Coordinates with business and technology teams, ascertaining system requirements, such as program functions, output requirements, input data acquisition, and system techniques and controls.
• Provides technical/functional expertise in identifying, evaluating, developing, and supporting systems. They have the business knowledge and perspective of a particular business and the IT needs of that customer.
• Requires knowledge of computer system capabilities, business processes, and workflows. May also be functional experts in financial, program control or logistical areas.
• Analyzes business and technical process to formulate and develop new and modified business information processing systems.
• Interfaces between systems architects/programmers and users located in a specialized area to ensure that information technology designs meet the needs of the end users within the organization.
• Documents product/service requirements and develops test procedures to ensure user requests are carried out.
• Interacts with testing requirements to ensure traceability and test coverage.
• Requires general-logic knowledge of system capabilities without necessarily the ability to program.
• Collaborates with business partners to determine project scope and vision.
• Identifies and establishes scope and parameters of requirements analysis on a project-by-project basis to define project impact, outcome criteria, and metrics.
• Works with stakeholders and project team to prioritize collected requirements.
• Works directly with business partners to track customer needs, questions, and related work items.
• Analyzes and verifies requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.
• Develops and utilizes standard templates to write requirements specifications and can modify them to support specific systems objectives accurately and concisely.
• Translates conceptual customer requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers/project team.
• Creates process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to members of the scrum to help guide execution of activities.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor s with 5 - 8 years (or commensurate experience)
• Experience gathering requirements, writing requirement documentation, and working with developers to assess business needs.
• Extensive Jira experience building epics, issues, bugs etc., and managing writing comprehensive user stories that meet definition of ready/done.
• Extensive experience with SharePoint, Confluence, and Microsoft Suite.
• Experience managing a team of Business Analysts and Technical Writers.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience supporting integrations as a Business Analyst specifically in backend processes without GUI interfaces
• Exposure to VA Corporate Database, MPI, VA Profile Database, existing API services in VA network.
• Experience with VA and/or other Federal Agencies.
• Demonstrated experience in a remote work environment.
• Well versed in Agile Methodology, the VA Veteran-Focused Integration Process (VIP) project management methodology.

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can t do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

Interview & Hiring Process

If you are selected to move forward through the process, here’s what you can expect:

• During the Interview Process
• Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team
• Camera must be on
• A valid photo  be presented during each interview
• During the Hiring Process
• Enhanced Biometrics  screening
• Background check, to include:
• Criminal history (past 7 years)
• Verification of your highest level of education
• Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application

Employee Perks

At GovCIO, we consistently hear that meaningful work and a collaborative team environment are two of the top reasons our employees enjoy working here. In addition, our employees have access to a range of perks and benefits to support their personal and professional well-being, beyond the standard company offered health benefits, including:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate Discounts
• Learning & Development…