Business Analyst

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

The CACI team is looking to add a Senior Business Analyst to their growing software development contract with the Department of State in Rosslyn, VA. The Senior Business Analyst will be an integral part of the Agile team working directly with the product owners, stakeholders, and Scrum Master to write technical requirements into business language to create custom applications.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Possess both an understanding of real-world mission/business objectives and a working grasp of software development practices and technologies.

• Help to serve as the focal point for the capture, analysis, and management of functional and non-functional systems requirements, and user stories.

• Show a skill in effective decomposition of mission/business objectives into requirements contained within a product backlog which can then be implemented in a series of short and iterative development cycles.

• Meet regularly with stakeholders to identify business needs.

• Clearly communicate those business needs to a development team through user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Work closely with the Scrum Master to establish Release/Sprint backlogs, resolve impediments, and provide direction on scope of work to be accomplished.

• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as well as the product development team during the development cycle to ensure the customer needs are being met.

• Help to develop product roadmaps and participate in Integrated Release Planning

• Assist in reviewing and evaluating work done by development team to ensure proper scope has been met.

• Help with the demonstrations to stakeholder and report on the results of each software iteration.

• The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse team is also crucial.

• A willingness to learn and stay abreast of industry trends is also required.

• The program emphasizes innovation and looks for individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Minimum four (4) years’ experience as a business analyst on iterative software development projects.

• Strong skills with MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Project, Visio) and Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence)

• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

• Experience performing requirements analysis using Agile methodologies.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Certified Product Owner

• Certified Business Analysis Professional

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• ITIL Foundations v4

• CompTIA A+

Company Overview: At CACI, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact by providing information solutions and services in support of national security missions and government transformation for Intelligence, Defense, and Federal Civilian customers. CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.