Sr. Business Analyst (Remote)

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Sr. Business Analyst for a new program award. This position will be full-time and fully remote.

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 assists test team to develop 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 directions 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 working with a team of Business Analysts and Technical Writers

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience with VA and/or other Federal Agencies
• Demonstrated experience in a remote work environment

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a 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?

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

The posted pay range, if referenced, reflects the range expected for this position at the commencement of employment, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The total compensation package for this position may also include other compensation elements, to be discussed during the hiring process. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.