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Sr. Business Systems Analyst position is responsible for providing agile centric systems analysis for Maximus' client systems implementation and software development of DevOps related projects. This position will work with the business stakeholders and product owners to document and communicate business requirements using Agile development practices. Working with the Product owners, the analyst will act as the bridge between the business and DevOps teams to develop and manage epics and user stories, write, and execute test cases, and provide support for system stakeholders and execution teams.
Project Specific Duties:
Lead the collaboration with business stakeholders and work with product owners to identify, analyze and document portfolio and program level systems requirements
Analyze the system requirements and business process flows to develop Epics and user stories
Work with the product mgmt. team and product owner to understand release and sprint dependencies, impact on the release scope, etc.
Define functional and non-functional requirements and work with the project team to prioritize release scope.
Participate in backlog refinement sessions and assist the product owner in prioritization of user stories.
Performing analysis to assess quality of the project data.
Identify Anomalies and ensure that they are maintained through closure.
Assist with basic back-end configuration changes or data preparation.
Work with the development team during the agile sprint cycles to clarify user stories.
Work with the testing team during test plan, test preparation and execution activities to clarify user stories and acceptance criteria.
Perform testing and testing support activities
Participate in PI planning, Inspect and Retro sessions, systems demo, testing activities and in some cases, UAT activities.
Project Requirements
8 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
At least 8 years of software development life cycle direct experience. (3 years of Agile)
At least 6 years of Systems Analysis activities
Solid Experience with Agile methodology and DevOps tools (such as JIRA, TFS, Confluence) would be required
Knowledge of Cloud technologies, Data Analysis, Data Mapping, SQL, etc.
Knowledge of DevOps concepts like Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, REST, IDM, MFA, etc.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision required
Interviewing skills, to talk with individuals and groups about their needs and ask the right questions to surface essential requirements information
Listening skills, to understand what people say and to detect what they might be hesitant to say
Analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements
Observational skills, to validate data obtained via other techniques and expose new areas for elicitation
Writing skills, to communicate information effectively to program management, product owners, and technical teams
Interpersonal skills, to help negotiate priorities and to resolve conflicts among project stakeholders (such as portfolio management, product management, and DevOps teams)
High degree of confidence and ability to influence others through strong communication skills
Preferred Experience
A high level of mathematical ability or math logic understanding
Basic understanding of DevOps technologies, programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, etc.
Experience with complex Federal government projects
Ability to analyze, model and interpret data
Problem-solving skills
A methodical and logical approach
The ability to plan work and meet deadlines
Accuracy and attention to detail
Additional Requirements as per Contract/Client:
United States citizen or legal right to work in the United States without sponsorship
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