IT Business Analyst - Cybertec, Inc.

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Location: Hybrid/3 days onsite in Richmond, VA.. so candidates should be within commuting distance
Term: 6 months.. likely extensions or conversation to PERM
Visa: USC only please
Rate: C2C pay candidate $55-60/hr.

IT Business Analyst
Responsibilities:

• Analyze and solve business problems using technical solutions
• Collect, analyze, and document user and functional requirements in an IT environment
• Understand the business and system processes as they relate to a project or initiative's goals
• Define and document user requirements to include requirements elicitation techniques such as stakeholder analysis, acceptance criteria, and effort estimation
• Analyze and document system requirements with Use Case Modeling, User Stories, Story Mapping, or other compliant techniques
• Work alongside of all levels of technical staff and bring business knowledge to projects, while acting as a liaison between the business partners and the technical staff
• Work closely with cross-functional agile project teams and help drive projects across the design, development, and testing
• Maintain a high level of communication between business partners and development teams
• Communicate requirements and solutions orally in meetings and presentations with key users
• Ability to participate and/or facilitate daily SCRUMs with technical teams, participate in daily standups, and retrospectives
• Ensure enhancements and defects are implemented as specified
• Work within the defect management system
• Drive required Agile development practices, as well as various SDLC methodologies, identify improvement opportunities, and help execute change
• Work on multiple projects at once, reevaluating priorities and deadline
• Enhance existing position though organizational effectiveness, implementing best practices, and continuous improvement

Qualifications:

• 5 to 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst working directly with Business Sponsors and Business Users gathering, analyzing, and documenting functional requirements.
• Experience working as a Business Analyst in both Agile and SDLC environments
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Visio, SharePoint, and Project).
• Knowledge of SQL or other query languages and tools (or willingness to learn)
• Experience working with software development/defect tracking tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar products