Agile Business Analyst - Military Veterans
at General Dynamics
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA DC Washington
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ186749
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
Functional Experts
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, User Experience (UX), Writing User Stories
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No
Job Description:
GDIT has an opportunity for a dynamic and talented candidate to join our team supporting the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC) Case Management Systems Office (CMSO) in its modernization effort for one of its mission-critical applications that is used by all U.S. district and appellate courts' staff members and external stakeholders. CMSO has a mature agile practice using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and supports a broad range of complex business systems which are instrumental to the AOUSC mission.
The Business Analyst will execute the following responsibilities:
- Elicit and capture business requirements in an Agile software development environment (including but not limited to consulting with product owners, customers, key stakeholders, or end users).
- Document and manage acceptance criteria, business rules, requirement documents, risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Work closely with Product Owners to prioritize user stories, perform user research, user centered design and usability testing throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Utilize UI/UX and Human Centered Design (HCD) concepts to design and implement technical solutions that meets business needs.
- Decompose Epics into detailed functional and nonfunctional requirements.
- Participate in the development, testing and refinement of Project Backlog Stories (Requirements) with business and technology partners.
- Facilitating the team in developing acceptance criteria for user stories and demonstrate product demos to the client.
- Document standard operating procedures (SOP) and maintaining the release information radiator for the team.
- Develop process flow, wireframes, high and low fidelity mockups, and dependency diagrams to show dependencies between user stories, visualize the flow of work, and identify bottlenecks and critical paths.
- Support the testing team to ensure the system is aligned with the vision of the business teams.
- Review and maintain documentation for distribution, including project and process documentation, instructional materials, user guides, training manuals, and online content in content authoring tools (i.e., RoboHelp).
- Support and conduct user interviews, group workshops, and surveys as required to develop detailed functional and technical requirements.
- Conduct business process analysis, workflow analysis, and business process re-engineering.
- Provide technical assistance and guidance through performing gap analyses, workflow analysis, Analysis of Alternative (AoA) studies, business process modeling, wireframes, and storyboards.
- Deliver technical briefings and hosting meetings to diverse audiences.
- Bachelor's Degree plus 5+ years of experience (or master's degree plus 4+ years) in supporting the product owner and agile team, eliciting business needs, maintaining user stories in the backlog, writing, and maintaining technical documentation, modeling business processes and system requirements, architecture, and data.
- Experience with at least one enterprise software development project within the past three years.
- Experience working in Agile software development environments, processes, and practices.
- Experience assisting with testing, by writing acceptance criteria and confirming test cases result.
- Experience with producing relevant and current requirements, sizing user stories correctly, and removing roadblocks prior to sprints starts.
- Ability to handle a fast-paced Agile software development environment.
- Experience using Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, etc.
- Ability to develop & decompose Epics, Features, and User Stories.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be effective at communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong problem-solving capacity in a highly visible and mission critical environment.
- Strong articulation, listening, and communication skills required for interaction with diverse audiences and self-forming teams.
- Adaptable ability to perform independently and within a team.
- Energetic, goal oriented, detailed oriented, proactive, innovative, hardworking, and patient.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Understanding of database design, SQL Techniques, and perform database queries.
- Experience in Adobe XD, Visio, Figma and usability testing tools.
- Knowledge of user experience (UX) and Human centered design (HCD) processes and methodology.
- Experience with Interaction Design, interaction modeling, and mental modeling.
- Creating user scenarios, user flow, low fidelity, and high-fidelity wireframes.
- Skills in wireframing and/or prototyping tools and methodologies.
- Experience on UX strategy, user researcher, user interviews, surveys, and usability study. Builds personas, user journey map, empathy maps.
- Experience on UX analysis to conduct competitive analysis, market assessments and heuristic evaluations.
The likely salary range for this position is $76,690 - $103,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid
Work Location:
USA DC Washington
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company.
Our portfolio spans the realm of the world's most technologically advanced business jets, wheeled combat vehicles, command and control systems and nuclear submarines. We offer these through our five business groups: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Information Technology, Mission Systems and Marine Systems.
General Dynamics employs thousands of people across the globe, with locations in more than 45 countries. We rely on the skills of our employees and their knowledge of customer requirements to deliver best-in-class products and services.
Who We Are Looking For
General Dynamics is seeking military veterans and military spouses across the country who bring a deeply rooted skillset that includes team-oriented approaches to problem-solving, demonstrations of leadership and an overall commitment to the mission of the organization. We recognize the knowledge and skills gained during your military experience are invaluable to the success of a team. We’re proud of the thousands of veterans and military professionals who have chosen to apply their leadership, teamwork and problem-solving skills to a career at General Dynamics and to continue supporting the mission of those serving today.
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At General Dynamics, our employees are the heart of our company. We rely on their dedication to excellence and their intimate knowledge of customer requirements to meet the needs of customers around the globe, day in and day out. Our employees' unique blend of skill, innovation and agility drives our continued success, and we take our responsibility to them seriously. If you are a military veteran or military spouse ready to advance your career, view our available career opportunities to the right for more information and to apply today!
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