Complete Description:
The Sr. Business Analyst interfaces with the business and program areas to understand their product needs. From this understanding, the Sr. Business Analyst will work with the Project Manager and the business to define the scope of a project/release, develop requirement documents, use cases, activity diagrams, flowcharts and supplemental specifications to describe the application requirements to support the project scope. Sr. Business Analyst must have excellent written and oral communication skills, be responsive to the changing needs of the business, able to analyze problems and recommend solutions either at the project or program level, taking into consideration enterprise-level initiatives. Additionally, Sr. Business Analyst must have experience with building and maintaining highly effective relationships with multiple stakeholders.
Responsibilities
• The Senior Requirements Analyst serves as the liaison between the customer, the users and the technical team
• Develops an understanding with the requirement provider (customer) on the requirements
• Elicits requirements via interviews, facilitated requirements workshops, document analysis, surveys, customer site visits, business process analysis, work flow and task analysis, ensuring the right questions are asked to surface essential requirements information
• Evaluate the information gathered, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and develop solution ideas from requirements
• Obtains commitment to the requirements from all key stakeholders as identified in the project meeting plan and the project reporting plan
• Provides input into project management concerning the impacts and risks of requirements gathered
• Writes requirements specifications according to standard templates, using clear natural language, and assists in the prioritization of requirements
• Documents requirements in accordance with established templates using Use Cases, Scenarios Master Lists, Business Rules, Process Models and Flows, and screen mock ups
• Manages changes to the requirements as they evolve during the project by using the Configuration Management procedure
• Maintains bidirectional traceability among the requirements and the work products.
• Identifies inconsistencies between project plans and work products
• Define quality attributes, external interfaces, constraints, and other nonfunctional requirements
• Represent requirements using alternative views, such as analysis models (diagrams), prototypes, or scenarios, where appropriate
• Lead requirements analysis and verification, ensuring that requirement statements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable, and that they conform to standards
• Participate in peer reviews and inspections of requirements documents. Participate in peer reviews of work products derived from requirements specifications to ensure that the requirements were interpreted correctly
• Enter, manipulate, and report on requirements stored in a commercial requirements management tool. Define requirement attributes and facilitate their use throughout the project
• Identify requirements errors and defects, and write requirements defect identification and notification reports
• Provide support in the development of Release Plans and Release Notes
• Manage changes to baseline requirements through effective application of change control processes and tools
• Establish and implement effective requirements practices, including use and continuous improvement of a requirements process. Assist with the development of the organization’s requirements engineering policies, procedures, and tools
• Implement ways to reuse requirements across projects
• Demonstrate the ability to identify issues and problems, and recommend solutions either at the project or program level, taking into consideration enterprise-level initiatives.
• Work with the Project Manager to define release scope and to provide time estimates for the work being requested.
• Ask probing questions to fully understand business requirements and provide feedback to the business on the implications of requests
• Quickly understand issues and challenges faced by the business. Accurately and concisely articulate issues, risks, questions, and recommendations to customers, team members and management
• Build and maintain highly effective relationships with all MPD teams and vendors. Ensure relationships with the customers and cross-team members are professional and meet management expectations
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both spoken and written
• Update project status for all the projects in the portfolio
Qualifications
• At least a four-year degree in Computer Science, MIS or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• The minimum level of experience is at least 7 years working within the IT discipline and at least 5 years’ experience supporting .Net and Windows based technologies
Required Skills:
• 7+ years’ experience as a Requirements Analyst working on software or web products
• Experience working in an SDLC environment
• Experience with bi-directional traceability between source requirements and product or sub product requirements
• Knowledge and exposure to all aspects of software development life cycle
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Understanding and application of several software development methodologies, depending on the methodology employed by the project.
• Business analyst experience
• Demonstrated high competency in systems analysis for multiple large projects.
• Experience in process analysis and documentation
• Experience in Rational Unified Process or Agile
• Strong organizational skills
• Experience in meeting facilitation and meeting notes documentation.
• Understanding of various issues tracking/resolution, scope estimation and scope management processes.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and communications skills.
• Should have Knowledge and or experience in a multi-tiered architectural environment.
• Should have knowledge of SDLC and/or Scrum methodology
• Must be detail-oriented, extremely organized, with exceptional written and communication skills
• Must be able interact effectively within all levels of the organization
• Excellent customer service skills
• The ability and desire to work as part of a fast moving team
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Familiar with Cognos reports
• Must be inquisitive, a fast learner and flexible to change
• Ability to work effectively with direct and extended team members and share knowledge to ensure team success
• Experience with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) graphical representation
Behavior Characteristics:
Must have the ability and desire to work as part of a fast moving team. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team. Must be inquisitive, a fast learner and flexible to change.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Expertise Rating
Experience as a Requirements Analyst working on software or web products
Required
7
Years
3 - Expert
Experience working in an SDLC environment
Required
7
Years
3 - Expert
Experience with bi-directional traceability between source requirements and product or sub product requirements
Required
5
Years
2 - Proficient
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Required
7
Years
3 - Expert
Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
Required
7
Years
3 - Expert
Understanding and application of several software development methodologies, depending on the methodology employed by the project
Required
5
Years
2 - Proficient
Business analyst experience
Required
7
Years
3 - Expert
Demonstrated high competency in systems analysis for multiple large projects
Required
5
Years
2 - Proficient
Experience in process analysis and documentation
Required
7
Years
3 - Expert
Experience in meeting facilitation and the ability to manage meetings with large groups and elicit requirements
Required
7
Years
3 - Expert
Hands on experience in Rational Unified Process or Agile
Required
5
Years
2 - Proficient
Experience with .NET, Windows based technologies
Required
5
Years
3 - Expert
Bachelors Degree
Required
Candidate should have ability to receive a Security clearance in the future
Required
Comfortable communicating face-to-face with stakeholders at any level with confidence
Required
7
Years
3 - Expert
Experience with BPMN grahphical representation
Highly desired
3
Years
2 - Proficient
The candidate will be expected to be able to communicate to stakeholders at all levels and they may interface with police officers. Please confirm that the candidate is comfortable talking to and working with police officers.
The candidate will have to bring his own laptop and smartphone. Vendor or Client will not be providing it.