Senior Business Analyst

Karsun Solutions is a company transforming possibilities for the US Government, committed to collaboration and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to enhance their capabilities and deliver excellence to clients by supporting a federal agency in backend system development, data management, and IT security support.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the product owners (POs) and sustainment manager as a member of a team consisting of developers, network engineers and other SMEs to:
• Finalize requirements and maintain product backlog
• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria and gain consensus
• Help team with testing (System, Functional and UAT)
• Contribute to release planning activities to establish release notes and communications for the program
• Collaborate with the product Team monthly to prioritize the team backlog, set work priorities, identify risk, collaborate with development team members to document progress
• Use JIRA and other tracking software to track user stories and synchronize with high-side JIRA via weekly exports to be integrated with development efforts in other enterprise programs
• Work closely with testing team and participate and coordinate various testing activities
• Document SOPs and technical specifications
• Create user and update user manuals
• Develop training presentations
• Perform the role of a lead Business Analyst/Scrum Master
• Negotiate deliverables by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT (developers and testers) from initial requirements to final implementation
• Deliver client presentations, facilitate Joint Application Design sessions, and assist in the completion of required deliverables
• Translate high level business requirements into user stories and acceptance test criteria using Agile methodology

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business Systems, Management Information Systems, IT Management, or other IT degree
• 10-15 years of relevant experience
• Significant capabilities in system development requirements gathering and analysis
• Strong problem solving and design skills
• Strong communication, writing and presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience working with key client stakeholders to define and document business processes including functional and technical system requirements
• Experience with application development methodologies such as Agile including writing user stories/epics and acceptance criteria using Jira or Rally
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous work streams, including projects and program initiatives, and prioritize, manage, and execute effectively with compressed timelines and ambiguous tasking
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of and complete relatively complex tasks, effectively using available resources, as needed, with minimal guidance
• The ability to successfully obtain and maintain a U.S. Suitability/Public Trust Background Clearance
• SAFe 4.0 Agilest
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• ICAgile Certified Professional
• Business Process Management Professional
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• Perform the role of a Project Coordinator