Graham Tech
Senior Business Systems Analyst
Graham Tech, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Job Overview:
Graham Technologies (GTECH) seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst who will work remotely and closely with the Appian development team. This role will play a pivotal role in understanding and translating business needs into system requirements. The ideal candidate should have extensive working knowledge of and experience with the SAMIS and CMCS legacy systems and be able to provide insight into their functionality. This role involves performing detailed business process analysis, ensuring that the Appian applications align with business objectives and requirements while considering the constraints and capabilities of legacy systems.
You will be happy to know that this is a remote position. We prefer candidates based in Dayton, OH, or the DC area. Occasional travel may be required for team meetings and training.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and document business requirements.
Analyze and translate business needs into detailed system requirements and functional specifications, working closely with the Appian development team.
Provide in-depth knowledge and insights into the SAMIS and CMCS legacy systems and ensure their capabilities and constraints are factored into Appian application development.
Assist in identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement in the transition to Appian solutions.
Collaborate with refactoring and modernization teams to ensure Appian applications are up-to-date and efficient.
Ensure information assurance and quality assurance in all Appian applications.
Liaison between the Business (internal operational business units as well as external users), the Government organization, and the Agile Scrum software team.
Work with business owners, business architects, and system architects to optimize enterprise solutions as part of the company's system architecture.
Capture and understand business objectives, measures, and targets to provide traceability.
Ensure the target solution aligns with and enables business objectives.
Understand business issues and challenges of the company's member organization and industry.
Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and distinguish user requests from underlying needs.
Elicit high/epic level and detailed requirements and translate them into Jira user stories.
Drive and challenge business areas on assumptions; question and understand how they will successfully execute their plans.
Analyze the current business environment to detect deficiencies and identify improvement opportunities.
Understand and apply high-level requirements and business processes.
Translate into epic user stories or functional workflows.
Conduct backlog refinement and sizing with agile scrum team(s).
Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to analyze information needs and functional requirements.
Write and deliver functional/detailed requirements and related workflows, use cases, Jira user stories, and interface mock-ups/prototypes.
Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
Deliver informative, well-organized presentations.
Document and deliver training as needed.
Participate in agile scrum team ceremonies and facilitate necessary meetings.
Liaison to QA testers; review test plans/cases/scenarios and swarm on sprint testing activities when necessary.
Design and manage user acceptance testing.
Communicate and apply agile scrum methodologies; recommend and implement improvements iteratively.
Serve as a primary resource to less experienced team members on complex or escalated issues.
Review and provide input on peer business analysts' work product to improve story quality.
Qualifications:
Must be a US Citizen with the ability to pass a government background check.
Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
More than ten (10) years of business process analysis, application development, and system administration.
Understanding legacy systems such as SAMIS and CMCS.
Experience with refactoring and modernization efforts.
Ability to work in a cross-functional team.
Ability to navigate BA Workflow, Agile Scrum, and Project Management tools (Jira, MS Project, Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint).
Proven understanding and application of Waterfall, Agile Scrum, and Kanban software development methodologies.
Proficiency with user interface design.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in a relevant field.
Scrum Master Certification.
Agile BA Certification.
Compensation:
At GTech, we believe in treating every person fairly. Our compensation package ensures equal pay for equal work.
We care about our employees and show it often with sincere appreciation and acknowledgment of their contributions. Our generous benefits package helps our team members live well and prosper.
Four Weeks Accrued PTO First Year.
Ten Paid Federal Holidays.
Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
401(k) Plan with Annual Employer Contributions.
Flexible Schedules.
Reimbursements for Continued Education and Training.
Why Graham Technologies?
Our Core Values say it all:
Value our Customers.
Care about our Employees.
Passionate about Innovation.
Believe in a Strong Work Ethic.
Rely on Teamwork.
Integrity Matters.
Founded in 2007, GTech is a consulting services firm dedicated to providing the best solutions for our clients. We are equally zealous about caring for our employees, fostering a friendly, family-oriented, and inclusive culture.
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Graham Technologies (GTECH) seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst who will work remotely and closely with the Appian development team. This role will play a pivotal role in understanding and translating business needs into system requirements. The ideal candidate should have extensive working knowledge of and experience with the SAMIS and CMCS legacy systems and be able to provide insight into their functionality. This role involves performing detailed business process analysis, ensuring that the Appian applications align with business objectives and requirements while considering the constraints and capabilities of legacy systems.
You will be happy to know that this is a remote position. We prefer candidates based in Dayton, OH, or the DC area. Occasional travel may be required for team meetings and training.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and document business requirements.
Analyze and translate business needs into detailed system requirements and functional specifications, working closely with the Appian development team.
Provide in-depth knowledge and insights into the SAMIS and CMCS legacy systems and ensure their capabilities and constraints are factored into Appian application development.
Assist in identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement in the transition to Appian solutions.
Collaborate with refactoring and modernization teams to ensure Appian applications are up-to-date and efficient.
Ensure information assurance and quality assurance in all Appian applications.
Liaison between the Business (internal operational business units as well as external users), the Government organization, and the Agile Scrum software team.
Work with business owners, business architects, and system architects to optimize enterprise solutions as part of the company's system architecture.
Capture and understand business objectives, measures, and targets to provide traceability.
Ensure the target solution aligns with and enables business objectives.
Understand business issues and challenges of the company's member organization and industry.
Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and distinguish user requests from underlying needs.
Elicit high/epic level and detailed requirements and translate them into Jira user stories.
Drive and challenge business areas on assumptions; question and understand how they will successfully execute their plans.
Analyze the current business environment to detect deficiencies and identify improvement opportunities.
Understand and apply high-level requirements and business processes.
Translate into epic user stories or functional workflows.
Conduct backlog refinement and sizing with agile scrum team(s).
Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to analyze information needs and functional requirements.
Write and deliver functional/detailed requirements and related workflows, use cases, Jira user stories, and interface mock-ups/prototypes.
Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
Deliver informative, well-organized presentations.
Document and deliver training as needed.
Participate in agile scrum team ceremonies and facilitate necessary meetings.
Liaison to QA testers; review test plans/cases/scenarios and swarm on sprint testing activities when necessary.
Design and manage user acceptance testing.
Communicate and apply agile scrum methodologies; recommend and implement improvements iteratively.
Serve as a primary resource to less experienced team members on complex or escalated issues.
Review and provide input on peer business analysts' work product to improve story quality.
Qualifications:
Must be a US Citizen with the ability to pass a government background check.
Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
More than ten (10) years of business process analysis, application development, and system administration.
Understanding legacy systems such as SAMIS and CMCS.
Experience with refactoring and modernization efforts.
Ability to work in a cross-functional team.
Ability to navigate BA Workflow, Agile Scrum, and Project Management tools (Jira, MS Project, Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint).
Proven understanding and application of Waterfall, Agile Scrum, and Kanban software development methodologies.
Proficiency with user interface design.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in a relevant field.
Scrum Master Certification.
Agile BA Certification.
Compensation:
At GTech, we believe in treating every person fairly. Our compensation package ensures equal pay for equal work.
We care about our employees and show it often with sincere appreciation and acknowledgment of their contributions. Our generous benefits package helps our team members live well and prosper.
Four Weeks Accrued PTO First Year.
Ten Paid Federal Holidays.
Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
401(k) Plan with Annual Employer Contributions.
Flexible Schedules.
Reimbursements for Continued Education and Training.
Why Graham Technologies?
Our Core Values say it all:
Value our Customers.
Care about our Employees.
Passionate about Innovation.
Believe in a Strong Work Ethic.
Rely on Teamwork.
Integrity Matters.
Founded in 2007, GTech is a consulting services firm dedicated to providing the best solutions for our clients. We are equally zealous about caring for our employees, fostering a friendly, family-oriented, and inclusive culture.
#J-18808-Ljbffr