Business Analyst 4

• Conduct project initiation activities to identify new problems and objectives related to computer applications and define issues to be addressed during the requirements definition phase.
• Conduct requirements elicitation and documentation for new applications and enhancements to existing applications.
• Collaborate with business and Information Systems teams to gather requirements and produce SDLC-compliant Requirements Definition documents within established timelines.
• Ensure documented requirements are clear, concise, complete, and aligned with agency standards and guidelines.
• Assist in the development of processes and templates to ensure documentation is standardized, easy to use, and repeatable.
• Participate in application design and development scrum meetings to represent business requirements during development activities.
• Write and execute system test plans to verify systems meet documented requirements.
• Perform manual testing of web applications and validate successful completion of test plans.
• Create testing plans to confirm applications meet requirements and design specifications.
• Document application defects and insufficiencies with sufficient detail for developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Assist in the development of user testing scripts for User Acceptance Testing activities.

Requirement/Must Have:

• Extensive experience in business and systems analysis.
• Strong experience with requirements documentation and SDLC methodologies.
• Experience working in Agile development environments such as Scrum.
• Experience defining and documenting user requirements from multiple sources.
• Experience supporting application development, maintenance, and implementation.
• Experience documenting business processes and process mapping.
• Experience manually testing web applications.
• Ability to write and execute test plans and scripts.
• Experience identifying and documenting application defects and issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Experience:

• Experience with systems analysis and design.
• Experience with business process improvement initiatives.
• Experience testing complex systems to ensure business needs are met.
• Experience conducting meetings and documenting project decisions.
• Experience collaborating within development teams and Agile environments.
• Experience creating detailed requirement and testing documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct project initiation and requirements gathering activities.
• Develop SDLC-compliant requirements documentation.
• Participate in Agile scrum meetings and development discussions.
• Create and execute system and application test plans.
• Perform manual testing of web applications.
• Document bugs, issues, and testing results.
• Support User Acceptance Testing preparation and execution.
• Assist with process documentation and template development.

Should Have:

• Ability to work effectively within a collaborative development team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.

Skills:

• Business analysis.
• Systems analysis.
• Requirements gathering and documentation.
• SDLC methodologies.
• Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Manual web application testing.
• Test plan creation and execution.
• Business process mapping.
• Defect tracking and documentation.
• User Acceptance Testing support.

Qualification And Education:

• Bachelor s degree preferred.
• Familiarity with .NET web application development projects preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Team Foundation Server preferred.