Junior Technical Business Analyst Job Waldorf area,Maryland USA,Business

Support the full systems development lifecycle across technical and data-driven environments
Elicit, analyze, document, and prioritize business and technical requirements
Translate business goals and user needs into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and other Agile artifacts
Advise Product Owners and represent stakeholder priorities to delivery teams
Partner with Product Owners, stakeholders, developers, testers, and project leaders on backlog readiness and product alignment
Define requirements for BI reports, dashboards, BI objects, and source systems
Evaluate workflows, organizational processes, and technology solutions and recommend improvements
Enforce Definition of Ready and Definition of Done quality standards
Validate acceptance criteria and address edge cases before development
Monitor production issues and coordinate incidents through resolution within contractual service-level agreements
Coordinate internal OIT requests and priorities
Contribute to weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual program deliverables and reporting
Provide training and guidance on system usage, expected behavior, and functional capabilities
Determine whether issues represent defects or expected behavior

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must currently reside in the Continental United States
Must be able to work Eastern Standard Time business hours
Must be able to pass a 7-year background check
Must obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Clearance
Bachelor’s degree in business or a technical discipline
At least 2 years of pertinent Business Analysis experience supporting Federal Government Software/Application Development programs
At least 2 years of experience working within Agile Frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban
Proficiency in JIRA
Client-facing experience conducting backlog grooming and requirements gathering sessions with Product Owners or business Subject Matter Experts
Proficiency in creating reasonable and accurate time estimates for assigned tasks
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to interact directly with non-technical and technical client stakeholders and translate between business and technical contexts
Ability to generate effective visualizations
Ability to prioritize and self-start
Adaptability and flexibility as priorities shift
Openness to collaboration, feedback, and client requests
Active/current DHS-USCIS Entry on Duty (EOD) Clearance/Investigation is desired

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Business Analysis within Federal Government Software/Application Development, utilizing Agile methodologies to translate business requirements into actionable tasks. Proficient in stakeholder engagement, backlog management, and BI reporting.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Business Analysis
Agile Frameworks
JIRA Proficiency
Federal Government Experience
U.S. Government Clearance

Hard Skills

Requirements Gathering
Backlog Grooming
BI Reporting
Acceptance Criteria Validation
Workflow Evaluation
Technical Documentation
Time Estimation
Data Visualization
Incident Coordination
Quality Standards Enforcement

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication
Client-Facing Experience
Adaptability
Collaboration
Prioritization

Industry Keywords

Systems Development Lifecycle
Scrum
Kanban
Stakeholder Management
Service-Level Agreements
DHS-USCIS Clearance