Sr. Business Requirements Analyst

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Business Process Analysis

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Business Analysis, Business Requirements, Mockups

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking to fill a Sr. Business Requirement Analyst role on an existing contract to support the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and their critical mission needs. 

This is a customer facing leadership role which requires engagement with the Sr Leadership and user base of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) which requires a keen business and technical acumen.  As a Sr. Business Requirement Analyst, you will take a leadership role within the agile delivery team focused on delivering new customer-facing web-based applications with an emphasis on providing high-value features to our customers. You will serve as a lead support member for the team working closely with the Product Owner and high performing development team to help manage the product. The primary responsibility will be to integrate the needs of the project as well as the needs of several different stakeholders to produce an overall solution.

The ideal candidate is someone with strong requirements analysis skills combined with the ability to clearly communicate technical concepts. A successful candidate will have the appropriate experience and business understanding to prioritize initiatives and work with both management, our clients, and be able to direct the project team with realistic and attainable delivery. 

Please note this role requires experience working with the FDA to be considered.

This role is hybrid with 2-3 days a week onsite in Silver Spring, MD and/or at the GDIT office in Gaithersburg, MD. Travel expenses will not be reimbursed. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead, harmonize, and assist in analyzing and documenting client's business requirements and processes; communicate and develop these requirements to technical personnel by constructing basic conceptual business and process flows (Visio), including data dictionaries, configurations business rules business requirements documents, system requirements documents.

• Lead, harmonize, and assist in planning and designing business processes; assist in formulating recommendations to improve and support business activities.

• Helps coordinate and assist the creation of basic user acceptance test scenarios to be used in testing the business applications to verify that client requirements (e.g., edge cases, etc.) are incorporated into the system design.

• Work closely with the technical leads and developers to develop and modify systems requirements documentation to meet client needs and explore potential solutions.

• Coordinate and sequence a myriad of detailed user stories and requirements to technical leads in support of sprint planning activities.

• Execute demos and user acceptance testing assists in analyzing testing results in all phases.

• Participate in technical reviews and inspections to verify 'intent of change' is carried through phases of project.

• Support Product Owners in their management of requirements and product features.

• Lead and assist with the management of requirements and collaboration sessions using tools (JIRA and Confluence).

• Assist in the research and assessment of business goals, objectives, and needs to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.

• Assist Product Owner to define and prioritize the team backlog of work so that solution effectively addresses business and program priorities.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of business analyst experience required

• FDA experience is required

• Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)

• Expert-level knowledge of the requirements gathering process from start to finish

• Proficiency in building process flows, wireframes, and mockups

• Knowledge of software de