Senior Business Analyst - Location: Washington, DC (Onsite)

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst Location: Washington, DC (Onsite) Duration: Long Term Contract Description: The ideal candidate is with 11 years of experience in a Business Analyst/ Business Data Analyst role, 11 years of experience in requirements identification, use case and scenario capture, and development of visual tools, analytical tables, and presentations, and 5 years of experience as a business analyst role for web-based case management, user portal, or data capture application for human services. Executive Summary: Seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst with 11-15 years of experience. The Senior Business Analyst has proven professional experience in capturing, verifying, and managing requirements traceability for product development, testing, and delivery. Position Duties: Develop requirements, workflow, and system analysis Work with business stakeholders and users to develop software requirements and specifications for current system enhancements, new system functionality, and new projects that customers will use Analyze, design, and evaluate computer systems to address and satisfy business requirements Establish functional, non-functional, and performance specifications Develop practical guidelines and ensure all project documentation meets established guidelines Conduct business and technical presentations for the customer Provide innovative solutions to complex technical problems Understand and communicate government policies and regulations, operational mission, and goals for assigned programs Collaborate with developers and QA to ensure business and system requirements are met and to enhance functionality Attend required training Perform backup support outside of the primary position function as assigned Candidate will be responsible for the implementation and management of business aligned IT services Ensure the application platform is of high quality, defect-free, and adheres to industry standards for development, testing, and deployment methodologies Must have 11 yrs Experience in requirements identification, use case and scenario capture, and development of visual tools, analytical tables, and presentations. Must have hands-on experience with business process analysis, redesign, workflows, and complex logic. Prior experience as a business analyst role for web-based case management, user portal, or data capture application for human services. 11 yrs Strong analytical skills, time management ability, detail-oriented; excellent written and verbal communication skills. 11 yrs Proven experience in experience in a Business Analyst/ Business Data Analyst role Proven experience in Agile and SCRUM SDLC methodologies Proven experience in superior writing, communication, presentation skills, interpersonal skills and work cross-functionally with senior management Experience with modeling tools such as Visio and requirements management tools such as Contour or Jira is a plus Have the ability to work well in a team collaborating with developers, customers, project manager and quality test analysts. Experience gathering and documenting system and business requierments 11-15 yrs. requirements gathering and documentation 11-15 yrs. MS Office/PowerPoint experience 11-15 yrs. BA experience 11-15 yrs. Software Development Lifecycle experience Experience required Position Requirements: Candidate must have at least five years of experience in software requirements analysis and documentation Ability to work with all levels of clients, from end users to managers, to obtain detailed system requirements Excellent communication skills, the ability to facilitate working meetings, the ability to ask probing questions to elicit requirements, and the ability to understand feedback to comprehend client responses and translate them into documentable requirements Critical thinking and analysis skills Excellent writing skills to document and communicate stakeholder requirements at various levels, from high to detailed Experience creating systems and user documentation is also required-working experience with Microsoft Office tools, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Experience with modeling tools such as Visio and Balsamic and requirements management tools such as Contour or Jira is necessary Experience with Agile and SDLC methodologies Minimum Education/Certification Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience