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Business Analyst (7781)

Richmond, VA 23219

Posted: 09/10/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Data and Analytics Job Number: 7781

Job Description

Position Title: Business Analyst   
Position Status: 12-month contract with rolling extensions 
Schedule: HYBRID
Overview: Our client is looking for a Business Analyst for a HYBRID position based out of Richmond, VA.                    
 
Responsibilities:
  • Seeking a highly experienced Business Analyst to join our dynamic Business Analytics and Testing Support team. In this role, you will be crucial in supporting the implementation of Enterprise Data Management tools.
  • Your responsibilities will include documenting use cases, validating success criteria through testing, and supporting end users with tools such as Collibra, Informatica, IBM Knowledge Catalog, Snowflake, SafeFME, and ArcGIS Enterprise.
  • Fast-paced organization that upholds the highest standards for work quality and efficiency.
  • We are committed to continuous improvement, and every team member is expected to contribute proactively to our success. If you are a problem-solver with a passion for data governance and a drive to make a significant impact, we would love to have you on our team.
  • Partner with project team members and business stakeholders to deeply understand business processes, identify pain points, and develop expertise in the customers’ business applications.
  • Conduct thorough root cause analysis to uncover system gaps and deficiencies, proposing effective business, technical, or blended solutions.
  • Develop process flows, context diagrams, and data flow diagrams to document current processes and propose modifications.
  • Discover and meticulously document requirements and user stories with a focus on improving both business and technical processes.
  • Decompose requirements into Epics and Features, creating clear and actionable user stories that can be easily understood and implemented by technical teams. Use progressive elaboration to map stories to technical design specifications.
  • Support the Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog, grouping related user stories into Themes, and documenting dependencies.
  • Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups to visualize proposed solutions and enhance stakeholder understanding.
  • Propose cost-effective solutions, rigorously testing their feasibility for both business and technical compatibility.
  • Define test objectives, create test plans and cases, execute tests (including regression testing), and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with the business. Keep Project Managers and Scrum Masters informed of the progress of testing activities.
Requirements:
  • 8 Years – Advanced understanding of enterprise data management concepts and tools.
  • 8 Years – Experience delivering business and systems analysis artifacts.           
  • 8 Years – Proficiency in translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories.   
  • 8 Years – Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with a proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers.
  • 5 Years – Experience as an Agile Business Analyst with a strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodologies.  
  • 5 Years – Proven experience in organizing and maintaining Product and Spring backlogs.
  • 5 Years – Defining acceptance criteria and managing the acceptance process with development teams.  

About Our Client: Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace by both policy and practice. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition. Employment and personnel practices conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination. While the Company is committed to following this principle in every facet of employment, all employees share in the responsibility to promote and foster a favorable work environment.
 

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