Jr. Business Analyst

Summary

Xenith Solutions is a company seeking a Junior Business/Systems Analyst. The role involves understanding business objectives, managing requirements, and collaborating with stakeholders and development teams to ensure successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Junior Business/Systems Analyst with responsibilities to include:
• 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 ScrumMaster 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

Skills

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria include but is not limited to: 3 year check for felony convictions, 1 year check for illegal drug use, 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud
• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Minimum two (2) years' experience on iterative software development projects
• Strong skills with MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Project, Visio) and Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence)
• Certified Product Owner
• Software development background
• Certified Business Analysis Professional

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria include but is not limited to: 3 year check for felony convictions, 1 year check for illegal drug use, 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud
• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Minimum two (2) years' experience on iterative software development projects
• Strong skills with MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Project, Visio) and Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence)

Nice to Haves

• Certified Product Owner
• Software development background
• Certified Business Analysis Professional