Long term Sr. Business Analyst (Min 10 Yrs exp) (REMOTE during COVID) (LOCAL Candidates highly preferred) (Webcam interviews)

Please note that this position is with our direct client We are looking for a Sr. Business Analyst (Min 10 Yrs exp) (REMOTE during COVID) (LOCAL Candidates highly preferred) (Webcam interviews) POSITION DESCRIPTION DIRECT CLIENT Position Number of positions: 1 Length: 3-15 Months + Location: Richmond, VA 23219 Immediate interviews Webcam interviews ONLY This position is REMOTE during COVID. Candidate needs to work onsite once the state offices are safe to open. No one knows when that will happen at this time. Business Analyst 5 local candidates strongly preferred candidates will telework now (after coming to office to pick up laptop). Once restrictions are lifted, candidates will be required to work onsite daily M-F 8-5pm, NO exceptions candidate selected will be extended beyond 6/30/21, likely for an additional year We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to work as a key member of delivery teams for application development projects. This analyst will be working primarily on Agile (Sprint) teams, but should also be familiar with Waterfall methodologies and the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Responsibilities include analyzing problems; documenting business processes; developing requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria; and managing requirements traceability and testing. Client is a fast-paced organization with very high standards for work quality and efficiency. This position is expected to handle multiple projects, and remain flexible and productive, despite changing priorities and processes. Ongoing improvement is a part of the client culture and each team member is expected to proactively contribute to process improvements. Responsibilities: Work with the Product Owners to understand business processes and pain points Develop expertise in the customers' business applications Conduct Root Cause Analysis to identify system gaps and deficiencies that require a business, technical or blended approach for resolution Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows, context diagrams and data flow diagrams Discover and document requirements and user stories with a focus on improving both business and technical processing Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and concise user stories that are easy to understand and implement by technical staff Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to technical design specifications to be used by internal staff to develop the system modifications Identify and group related user stories into Themes, document the dependencies and associated business processes Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups Propose alternative solutions that balance cost and benefit, and adequately test a solution's feasibility for business and technical compatibility Collaborate with staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they are engaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implemented solutions. Perform Quality Analyst functions such as defining test objectives, test plans and test cases, and executing test cases (including regression testing) Assist Product Owners with testing the deliverables and coordinate User Acceptance Testing Qualifications Preferred: CBAP and/or CSPO Certification Experience using Team Foundation Server for agile software development and work item tracking Experience with automated testing tools such as Test Complete Candidates must have ALL the "Required" skills in order to be considered for the position. "Desired" or "Highly Desired" skills are a PLUS but may NOT be required. Skill Matrix Experience with Business workflow processes Required / Desired Amount of Experience The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience delivering business and systems analysis artifacts. Required 10 Years 5+ years experience as an Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology Required 5 Years Experience organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs Required 5 Years Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories Required 5 Years Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process with development Required 5 Years Experience with large, multi-module systems Required 5 Years Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server) Required 10 Years Experience with Application Lifecycle management (ALM) Required 10 Years The candidate must have exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers Required 10 Years Experience developing test strategies, plans and scripts, conducting regression testing, documenting traceability, and managing UAT. Required 10 Years Experience developing automated test scripts in tools such as Test Complete Highly desired 0