Senior IT Modernization Business Analyst (Remote)

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst who is customer focused and passionate about helping government agencies modernize technology and processes.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading, advising, analyzing, and managing ICF client requirements and translating them into documentation and conceptual design for the development team for a large modernization effort.  Your skill as a translator ensures business analysis scope is understood and your familiarity with existing business processes allows you to determine the appropriate analysis effort necessary for the initiative. You have the proclivity to detect overlapping functions and interoperational dependencies and provide both tactical and strategic thinking. You will have experience in IT modernization project delivery in an AWS cloud environment.

You are comfortable as part of an Agile team employing the Scrum development framework. You also have an understanding of cloud-based software development terminology as well as familiarity with concepts such as infrastructure as code, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. You are known for effective communication in person or via phone/conferencing and can represent the voice of the business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Facilitate requirements elicitation sessions and provide clear follow up steps

• Apply fundamental knowledge around all aspects of a thorough analysis

• Translate business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria

• Create and groom development stories, tickets, and backlog

• Push creative thinking beyond the boundaries of existing industry practices and client mindsets to identify options to address business problems

• Share analysis skills across ICF Analysis community

What you must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

• 5 years’ experience as a software business analyst on legacy modernization, COTS integration, or green field application projects

  • Business process analysis or business process re-engineering

  • Client facing communication

  • Process modeling

  • Gap analysis on current state processes

• 5 years' experience as a business analyst and cross-functional team member working in an agile development environment (i.e., scrum, kanban, etc.) to include:

  • Leading requirements management

  • Requirements elicitation and documentation

  • User story definition

  • Acceptant criteria determination

• 3+ years' experience with Visio and Jira (or similar Agile project tracking software)

• Must be eligible for Public Trust clearance

• Candidate must reside in the U.S. and work must be performed in the U.S.

What we'd like you to have:

• Comprehensive understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC),  Requirements Management, and Scope Management methodologies

• Must possess strong analytical, organizational and product management skills

• Certified Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Product Owner

• Experience with change management

• Experience managing requirements across teams

• Experience/Exposure with Scrum and/or Scale Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Experience working with Product Owner to groom and prioritize a backlog

Why you’ll love working here:

Generous vacation and retirement plans

Comprehensive health benefits 

Flexible work location

Diverse workforce that values equality and inclusion

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Friendly community with lots of social events

Participation in charity initiatives

Employee support program

Technologies you’ll use: (Ex: Java, React, ETL, mobile):

Jira, Visio, Confluence, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Mural

Working at ICF

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