Business Analyst 4// Local to VA

Engagement Type

Contract

Short Description

VDOT - Asset Management Team is looking to fill a Business Analyst position with a candidate.

Complete Description

- 12-to-18-month contract

- Hybrid:3 days per week required at 1401 East Broad Street

- In-person interview

- 5+ years of BA Experience in IT project. IT software/application project experience required

5+years of BA Experience in IT projects. Must have strong oral and written communication skills. IT software/application project experience required.



VDOT - Asset Management Team is looking to fill a Business Analyst position with a candidate with the following skills and Experience



5+years of BA Experience in IT projects. Must have strong oral and written communication skills. IT software/application project experience required. Looking for a candidate with the specific skills/experience listed below







- Analytical Thinking











- Review, Analyze complex process and systems and break

them down into manageable parts.



- Has strong problem-solving skills - finds root

causes, and not just symptoms.











- Technical Proficiency











- Familiarity with enterprise software - like, Oracle,

SQL Server.



- Understanding of databases (SQL), APIs, Data Flow

Diagrams.



- Not necessarily a developer but should have a

strong understanding of how IT systems work.











- Requirements Gathering Proficiency











- Strong experience in conducting stakeholder

interviews and workshops.



- Skilled at writing clear, testable, functional, and

non-functional requirements.



- Strong familiarity and previous experience with using

Azure DevOPS (TFS) for creating and managing agile items - Product

backlog, Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks AND Test Plans and

Test Cases.



- Prepare diagrams explaining the modifications so that

both technical staff and executive management can visualize and

understand what must be done. Experience creating wireframes or visualization examples (Visio) from requirements.











- Agile/Waterfall Knowledge











- Should be previous experience in working with

Agile/Scrum (including SAFe) AND Waterfall projects.











- Other Required and demonstrated work skills











- Can translate from tech talk (Developers) to business users and

business talk (Stakeholders) to developers.



- Writes clear documents and delivers strong

presentations.



- Can handle pushback, negotiate priorities, and

resolve conflict diplomatically.













- Experience with Business Process Modelling -

using/documenting Swim Lane and Flow Chart Diagrams.



- Experience in rolling out new systems/processes and

managing user adoption.



- In addition to performing system integration testing

(IT Testing), assists with User Acceptance Testing.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience Agile Business Analyst; Stong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodologies Required 5.0 Years Well versed with Scrum and Agile, Scaled Agile and Kanban methodologies Required 5.0 Years Technical experience in organizing and maintaining sprint and product backlogs Required 5.0 Years Technical experience translating client and product strategy requirement into application requirements and user stories. Required 5.0 Years Documenting high level Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases and execution of test cases. Required 5.0 Years Ability to analyze and document business and system processes. Required 5.0 Years Prior State of VA IT Business Analyst Experience Strongly preferred Highly desired Have a strong understanding of multi tiered applications Required 5.0 Years