Senior Business Analyst

Description

About Us:

eSimplicity is a modern digital services company that partners with government agencies to improve the lives and protect the well-being of all Americans, from veterans and service members to children, families, and seniors. Our engineers, designers, and strategists cut through complexity to create intuitive products and services that equip federal agencies with solutions to courageously transform today for a better tomorrow.

Purpose and Scope: eSimplicity is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to assist in all stages of the software development life cycle. You will be responsible for gathering and translating business requirements into functional specifications, overseeing development tasks to completion, and exploring opportunities to improve processes and system performance.  Successful candidates will be local to the Washington-Baltimore region and eligible to hold a U.S. Federal Public Trust security clearance.

This position is contingent upon award.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyze, and document clear, actionable business, functional, and system requirements in collaboration with stakeholders. 
• Maintain and update the Requirements Traceability Matrix to ensure alignment between requirements and deliverables. 
• Work closely with the Project Manager to maintain Agile Product and Sprint Backlogs in Jira 
• Work with the Project Manager to maintain the overall Product Roadmap 
• Effectively manage multiple priorities through strong organization, communication, and stakeholder engagement 
• Support the creation of SOPs and system documentation 
• Evaluate current business processes to identify inefficiencies and propose targeted improvements. 
• Perform gap analysis between customer requirements and existing systems/processes;
  Analyze and design end-to-end business and system processes to support optimized workflows and solutions. 
• Work with software developers to assess impact and feasibility.
  Deliver detailed functional specifications, including workflows, business rules, interface definitions, and interface definitions. 
• Create comprehensive user stories and test scenarios to support development and QA activities. 

Requirements

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. 
• 5+ years experience in Business/Requirements analysis for IT Projects. 
• Expert skills in business analysis and requirements gathering 
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and practices. 
• Expert level Jira fluency 
• Proven ability to develop, analyze, and review business requirements and functional designs in collaboration with cross-functional technical teams. 
• Experience developing requirements for analytical and reporting functions/capabilities. 
• Ability to apply subject-matter expertise and understanding of requirements to inform future looking activities - roadmaps, etc. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Jira, and Confluence for documentation, workflow modeling, and collaborative project tracking. 
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to integrate information from multiple sources and perform data-driven analyses. 
• Strong stakeholder management and meeting facilitation skills, with the ability to clearly communicate across both business and technical audiences. 
• Superior oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical topics to management and non-technical audiences. 
• Highly adaptable, with the flexibility to quickly shift focus and take ownership of new tasks as priorities evolve. 
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projects and deliverables under tight deadlines, while maintaining high quality. 
• Team-oriented mindset, with a collaborative spirit and willingness to assist colleagues beyond core responsibilities to achieve shared objectives. 
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to delivering high-quality and accurate work. 
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset. 
• Ability to understand and manage customer expectations. 
• Ability to work independently and interact regularly with government and non-government stakeholders at multiple levels of authority. 

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience managing Business/Requirements analysis for IT Projects for the Federal government. 

Working Environment:
eSimplicity supports a remote (or hybrid depending on the role and program) work environment operating within the Eastern time zone so we can work with and respond to our government clients. Expected hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern unless otherwise directed by manager.

Occasional travel for training and project meetings. It is estimated to be less than 5% per year.

Benefits:
We offer a highly competitive salary and full healthcare benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
eSimplicity is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.