Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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CACI is currently looking for a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Business Analyst with Agile methodology experience to join our Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Land Border Integration (LBI) Integrated Traveler Initiative ITI2.1 team in Northern Virginia! Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting the best practices in Agile Software Development and hardware integration for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  

As a member of the ITI2.1 Team, you will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation’s safety, security, and prosperity. CBP Officers and Border Patrol agents are on the front lines, every day, protecting our national security by combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity.  

CACI agile programs thrive in a culture of innovation and are constantly seeking individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels. The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse and geographically separated team is crucial. 

What you’ll get to do: 

The Sr. Business Analyst will support the ITI2.1 program across a broad range of systems and software technologies. The ideal candidate will have a deep technical understanding of Agile Development practices and experience delivering releasable software. 

Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions. 

• Serve as an experienced Portfolio Business/Systems Analyst working in an Agile/Scrum environment implementing custom software applications. 

• Serve as the focal point for the capture, analysis, and management of functional and non-functional systems requirements, and user stories 

• Show a demonstrated skill in effective decomposition of mission/business objectives into requirements contained within a product backlog which can then be implemented in a series of short and iterative development cycles 

• Meet regularly with stakeholders to identify business needs 

• Clearly communicate those business needs to a development team through user stories and acceptance criteria 

• Work closely with the ScrumMaster to establish Release/Sprint backlogs, resolve impediments, and provide direction on scope of work to be accomplished 

• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as well as the product development team during the development cycle to ensure the customer needs are being met 

• Develop product and portfolio roadmaps 

• Review and evaluate work done by development team to ensure proper scope has been met 

• Lead the demonstrations to stakeholder and report on the results of each software iteration 

• Participate in all product and software lifecycles, particularly those dealing with Evolution Board, backlog refinement and road mapping, release planning, integrated release planning, sprint planning, and sprint review 

• Manage portfolio business cases 

• Plan and monitor requirements at the portfolio level 

• Define procedures or standards to execute Business Analyst tasks 

• Provide recommendations to procedural improvements

You have: 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria includes, but not limited to: 

  • 3-year check for felony convictions 

  • 1-year check for illegal drug use 

  • 1-year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud  

• 7+ years of related experience 

• College degree (B.S.) in Information Management Systems, or a related discipline.  Experience acceptable in lieu of degree. 

• Must be available to work a hybrid schedule with an on-site requirement in Sterling, VA

You are good at: 

• Developing business processes, capability needs, business requirements, and business information models. 

• Understanding real-world mission/business objectives and a working grasp of software development practices and technologies. 

• Translating business requirements into user stories, use cases and technical requirements. 

• Experience with functional decomposition of lar