This program requires US Citizenship or Green Card (Lawful Permanent Residents)HYBRIDExecutive Summary: Our client is looking for a Technical Business Analyst who will support the District-wide effort to provide support to the District of Columbia Government's critical systems . The successful candidate will be responsible for interfacing with District agency technical and business staff to fully understand their critical systems and the business operations they support. The BA will work under the supervision of a Senior Technical PM to perform business impact analyses for District agencies as part of assessing the overall impact on operations if agency critical systems are jeopardized. The Business Analyst will draft customer questionnaires, conduct integrated teaming sessions, perform systems analysis of both virtual and physical infrastructures and draft associated technical documentation; perform general business analysis activities; and develop and/or assist in the development of technical documentation related to all project activities for the life of the projectThe role is Hybrid, with 3 days a week Onsite at OCTO - 200 I Street SE, Washington, DC 20003.Position Responsibilities:
Lead business impact analysis efforts by interviewing agency business and technical systems owners, to include senior executives.
Interface with internal agency technical staff to convey an understanding of customer business systems in technical terms.
Apply fundamentals of business systems analysis to properly document both process and automated systems.
Ensure that all deliverables are met on time against the project schedule while ensuring the highest standards of quality.
Ultimately responsible for the quality and comprehensiveness of all project documentation artifacts, to include, but not limited to, customer questionnaires, business impact analysis, business systems’ technical architecture, application and disaster recovery/failover testing plans.
Gather and document business, functional, and technical requirements for the purposes of software application development, as necessary.
Document accurate use cases and user stories based on customer requirements, as necessary.
Communicate timelines and statuses on all deliverables in a timely manner.
Provide direct support to the Senior Technical Project Manager and OCTO Program Management staff.
Prepares reports for management.
Adapts functional business requirements and processes to technical solutions based upon comprehensive enterprise application solution sets.
Enterprise resource planning and management processes, including but not limited to knowledge management, investment analysis, data warehousing, e-commerce, return on investment analysis, human resource analysis, material management and logistics, supply chain management, procurement, ordering, manufacturing, decision support, and information dissemination.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interface with a wide audience ranging from senior executives and associated business personnel to software developers, testers, database architects, and systems engineers.
Displays a high degree of adaptability, flexibility, and willingness to assist fellow team members.
Extremely strong critical thinking skills
Familiar with Enterprise class IT Hardware
Knowledgeable of virtual infrastructure and associated hypervisors
Knowledgeable of infrastructure and application migration strategies
Required Skills:
8+ years of professional experience as an IT Business Analyst
8+ years of professional experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Solid understanding of software quality assurance and processes
Intermediate understanding of relational data models.
Experience conducting Business Impact Analysis
10 years of experience with MS Office tools (Visio, PowerPoint, Word & Excel)
Experience developing use cases and user stories.
Experience in business process mapping or operational redesign/improvement.
Experience as a technical writer in a software/application development environment.
Experience creating process flows and system architecture diagrams using Visio.
Experience conducting integrated team sessions
Experience working with technical staff such as software developers and DBAs.
Preferred Skills:
Professional in Business Analysis (PBA) certification or equivalent
Excellent documentation, oral and verbal communication skills
Knowledgeable of server virtualization and migrations
Minimum Education/Certification Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experiencePosition Details:
Pay Rate / Range:$30-$42.50
The above salary range represents the range expected for the position; however, final salary offers are based on a number of factors such as the position’s responsibilities; the candidate’s experience, education, and skills; location; travel required; and current market conditions.
Benefits (Regular, Full Time Employees):
Medical, Dental, and Vision offerings
Weekly Direct Deposit
Paid Holidays and Personal Time Off
401(k) with match
Voluntary Life and AD&D, Short / Long Term Disability, plus other voluntary coverages
Pre-Paid Legal and Employee Assistance Programs
Northwest Federal Credit Union Membership
BB&T @ Work Program
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