Title:           Sr. Requirements Business Analyst

Location:   Washington, DC

Description:

* Contribute to all aspects of requirements definition and management execution activities for SDLC projects
* Elicit requirements from stakeholders and product champion, using techniques such as interviews, JAD sessions, surveys and/or other techniques as needed
* Maintain compliance with project specific standards, processes and tools for Requirements Definition and Management.
* Assist in the management of Requirements Change Control Processes and Configuration Management Processes
* Ensure Traceability, Quality Assurance and Configuration Management for requirements through the SDLC and across the team
* Proactively communicate with design and development personnel work efforts to ensure understanding and adherence with customer requirements
* Decompose, refine and document Requirements using a variety of graphical and textual techniques, to include Use Case Scenarios and Diagrams, Functional Requirements Specifications, Activity and Process Diagrams, and Data Dictionaries
* Assist in the development of Test Plans and Test Scripts, and perform test execution as needed.
* Participate in and contribute to As-Is and To-Be Process Modeling Sessions, and build process models
Position-specific Requirements:
* bachelors degree
* Must be able to obtain government public trust clearance
* 5 years of professional business experience
* 3 years experience of progressively responsible experience in a SDLC project environment
* 2 years experience eliciting requirements from stakeholders and product champions, such as in interviews, JAD sessions, and/or other techniques.
* 2 years experience defining, technical SDLC requirements using a variety of graphical and textual techniques, to include Use Case Scenarios and Diagrams, Functional Requirements Specifications, Activity and Process Diagrams, and Data Dictionaries
-1 year experience in requirements definition and management activities for

one or more of the following projects types:
- Service Oriented Architecture
- COTS Implementations
- Integrations
- Custom Application Development
- Web Based Applications
* 1 year developing process models with inputs, outputs controls and mechanisms

Position Specific Desired Skills
* Prior experience working in a consulting firm strongly desired
* RUP or CBAAP Certifications a plus
* Experience working within or supporting federal
civilian agencies
* Demonstrated ability to understand customer's business needs, and develop, present and discuss IT solutions and scenarios that solve customer's business problems
* Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
* Experience with the use of automated testing tools
* Understanding and/or experience in database and software design techniques and diagramming

MANDOTORY TECHNICAL SKILLS:
1. The analyst should have experience working with minimally one major requirements management tool such as Rational RequisitePro, 3SL Cradle, DOORS, etc.
2. The analyst should have experience developing & reviewing requirements documents(both functional & technical), use cases, and modeling artifacts.
3. The analyst should have in-depth exposure to full system development lifecycle and Iterative Development lifecycle.
4. The analyst should have configuration and change management tool and process experience.

PREFERRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
-The analyst should have exposure to Configuration and Change Management tools and techniques.
-The analyst should have exposure to process modeling using BPMN, UML and RUP.
-The analyst should have exposure to industry-accepted practices from organizations that include CMMI, PMI, ISO, NIST, IEEE, and Six Sigma.

NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS:
1. The analyst has experience working for the Government.
2. The analyst has systems engineering bent of mind.
3. The analyst should have excellent communication skills – both written and oral.
4. The analyst should be an excellent team player.

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