Business Analyst Master

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Job description

The successful candidates will demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, characteristics, experiences and/or abilities:

• Interview and collaborate with stakeholders at multiple management levels to obtain requirements
• Document and manage software requirements
• Provide support for Developers, Test Team and client stakeholders in the creation and implementation of requirements
• Develop and update software Documentation
• Develop and update User Guides
• Design Document/RTM drafts
• Develop software Release Notes
• Develop Process Analysis and Standard Operating Procedures
• Provide Process and system diagrams using available tools
• Provides strategic advice to the lead, management and customers of the OIS.
• Capable of implementing programming standards that support a secure and defect free application.
• Interacts daily with government clients in order to meet the technical requirements for new initiatives.
• Works with Quality Assurance / Quality Control teams to insure the application remains secure and defect free.
• Evaluates, designs, and implements accepted programming standards as they relate to the SNAP E&T application and infrastructure.
• Defines and documents processes to be used by all application developers on the team.
• Plans, researches, and recommends new equipment, software tools, and related technologies.
• Uses monitoring and performance analysis tools to troubleshoot and isolate application performance issues.
• Updates system and process documentation, produces user guides, ER diagrams, and SOPs as needed - Including Visio Network design drawings.
• Other duties as assigned.

The candidates will become an integral part of the ASD I Team, making every problem associated to the platform a problem of their own and will demonstrate the required initiative and critical thinking abilities necessary to resolve all problems and challenges accordingly.

This individual will be working closely with DHS OIS and its partner agencies to ensure the agencies' priorities are met. This is a position within DHS OIS Division.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience
• SCRUM Master Certification

Behavior Characteristics:

• Adaptable
• Analytical
• Goal-Orientated/Driven/Self-Starter

Responsibilities:
1. Formulates/defines system scope and objectives.
2. Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results.
3. Prepares detailed specifications for programs. Assists in the design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation of new software and enhancements of existing applications.
4. Works with project managers, developers, and end users to ensure application designs meet business requirements.
5. Formulates/defines specifications for complex operating software programming applications or modifies/maintains complex existing applications using engineering releases and utilities from the manufacturer.
6. Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents those programs.
7. Provides overall operating system, such as sophisticated file maintenance routines, large telecommunications networks, computer accounting, and advanced mathematical/scientific software packages.
8. Assists all phases of software systems programming applications.
9. Evaluates new and existing software products.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements :
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: Up to $36.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination. If asking for an exemption, candidates agree to be subjected to a weekly Covid-19 test.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Washington, DC 20002: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Business analysis: 10 years (Required)
• SDLC: 10 years (Required)
• Documentation: 8 years (Required)
• Project management software: 8 years (Required)
• Agile: 10 years (Required)
• System Requirement Specification: 10 years (Required)
• Modeling Tool: 10 years (Required)
• Communication skills: 10 years (Required)
• Documenting user requirements: 10 years (Required)
• Scrum: 10 years (Required)

Work Location: One location