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Adage Innovations Inc

Business Analyst Senior

Adage Innovations Inc, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276


Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Training & development

Vision insurance

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our team! You will be working onsite with the client as a Business Process consultant. The ideal candidate has strong business process experience, a strong understanding of IIBA BABOK latest edition, and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. The BP Consultant identifies project stakeholders and respective Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) through stakeholder analysis and management. The BP Consultant works with project stakeholders to define and validate requirements, while working with the development team to implement and test requirements. This covers the receipt/review of initial project requests, refinement of the project request, and development of the business case and concept proposal. Help client decision-makers determine whether a project should proceed.

Responsibilities

Participate in the Project Preliminary Planning activities

Perform project feasibility and cost benefit analysis and provide reports to

Transition a project from idea or concept through preliminary planning and project charter

Assist with project scope definition and management plan

Capture requirements as it relates to the different levels of influence between stakeholders.

Facilitate elicitation session(s) with large group of stakeholders

Understand and communicate information on the requirements to the project team.

Determine modeling techniques to use (i.e. use cases, workflow, swim lanes, diagrams)

Develop and utilize modeling tools and techniques to communicate with the stakeholders

Develop, maintain and present requirement documents - business, functional, non-functional

Use JIRA to manage the lifecycle of requirements

Conduct quality review walkthroughs of business requirements documentation.

Facilitate and obtain signoff on requirements documentation

Implement and enforce a change management procedure for requirements documentation.

Analyze business issues to translate business needs into understandable requirements

Operate as a spokesperson for business owners to communicate solutions

Help determine whether new IT solutions will improve productivity

Elicit and document existing business models and workflows with the applicable SME’s

Produce high-level outline designs or use cases to aid in the definition of requirements

Provide client support and consultation for IT issues

Identify the benefits of potential project deliverables, and performance metrics

Facilitate communication and project meetings in the absence of the project manager

Provide post project implementation support

Perform other duties as assigned

Experience and Skills Requirements

7+ years of relevant and current experience as Business Analyst

Proficiency with JIRA

Familiarity with Agile System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology

Working knowledge of Microsoft Project or other industry-standard tools

Most recent edition of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Business Analyst Body of Knowledge

Experience working with state and local government clients is a plus

Experience with state transportation sector is highly desired

Must be able to commute and work onsite in Baltimore

Degree/Certification Requirements

Bachelor or higher degree

IIBA Certificate (Required)

ITIL Certificate (Desired)

PMP Certificate (Desired)

Security Requirements

Must be willing to submit and complete successfully a criminal background investigation (Mandatory)

Current and active security clearance is a plus (Public Trust or higher)