Business Analyst

Science and Technology Corporation (STC) is hiring a Business Analyst to support the National Weather Service’s AWIPS HIVE modernization program. The role gathers and documents requirements, analyzes meteorological workflows, and collaborates with forecasters and technical teams to support the transition of AWIPS applications to cloud-based web platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Gather and document business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and observation of NWS forecasting workflows
• Analyze existing AWIPS application functionality to identify requirements for web-based successor versions
• Create user stories, use cases, and functional requirements documents for development teams
• Develop process flows and user journey maps illustrating meteorological operational workflows
• Collaborate with meteorologists and forecasters to understand operational needs and constraints
• Work with UX/UI designers to ensure interface designs meet operational user requirements
• Assist in defining acceptance criteria for new features and functionality
• Support testing activities to verify developed solutions meet business requirements
• Document system integration requirements between web application components
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Identify and document potential risks related to the desktop-to-web transition
• Maintain requirements traceability matrices and project documentation
• Support development of training materials and user documentation
• Leverage Generative AI development tools to accelerate requirements and documentation work

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field
• 1-2+ years of experience in business analysis or a similar requirements-facing role
• Experience gathering and documenting user requirements for software applications
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Proficiency with business process modeling tools and techniques
• Ability to translate complex user needs into clear requirements documentation
• Interest in Generative AI tools and GenAI prompting best practices
• US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status required
• Experience with meteorological systems or scientific applications
• Knowledge of NWS weather forecasting operations or AWIPS
• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts, particularly AWS
• Understanding of geospatial data or visualization applications
• Experience with government or mission-critical systems
• Background in user acceptance testing
• Experience with requirements management tools
• Familiarity with web application development processes