Business Analyst
Location: Arlington, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time, Salaried
Position Overview:
FTS is partnering up with one of our client seeking a skilled Business Analyst to support the development, assessment, and deployment of our systems and solutions. The ideal candidate will conduct business and technical analysis, produce key project documentation, and assist in translating stakeholder needs into system requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct feasibility studies and impact assessments for system development projects.
- Create and maintain technical specifications, procedures manuals, and implementation guides.
- Develop supporting materials including data models, process flows, data dictionaries, and transaction documentation.
- Collaborate with project managers, jurisdictional partners, federal agencies, and other stakeholders to refine business requirements and technical designs.
- Support pilot project planning, training activities, and technical assistance efforts.
- Monitor working group progress and prepare periodic status reports.
- Develop reports to Congress and federal agencies summarizing system initiatives and outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in business and systems analysis on large-scale projects.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
- Experience documenting business processes and technical requirements.
- Knowledge of web services, UML, and XML preferred.
- Familiarity with Agile software development and writing user stories is highly desirable.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
Skills:
- Business analysis and requirements gathering
- Technical specification development
- Data modeling and transaction flow documentation
- Agile methodologies
- Stakeholder communication and coordination
- Report writing and presentation development