Business Analyst Associate (Program & Portfolio Management)

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Business Analyst Associate (Program & Portfolio Management).
Location: Reston, VA.


Job Description:
Purpose:

• Assists Business Analysts in ensuring that the business need for changes to processes, policies and/or information systems are identified, understood, defined, documented and acted upon by eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, specifying and verifying the needs of business or user.
• Participate in business meetings, as well as gathering, organizing, creating and analyzing documents to ensure clarity around the business need to change/improve processes, policies and/or systems.

• 30% Assists and participates in user acceptance testing, including documentation, verification and release. Implement practices and procedures for end user test plans. Identifies and documents gaps in requirement adherence or system deficiencies/defects and coordinates appropriate action through issue resolution. Provides guidance and training to end users.
• 20% Supports the process of gathering, eliciting, analyzing, documenting and validating the Business area's user and technical (functional/non-functional) requirements. Under the direction of a Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst or Lead Business Analyst, assists in the creation of requirements documentation. Participates in and supports requirements analysis and verification sessions. Participates in and supports tracking and management of open issues and assists in planning for resolution. Participate in development sessions and design reviews in order to ensure design meets user requirements.
• 20% Assists in identifying, documenting and troubleshooting problems in systems, software and processes. Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to monitor, report and resolve issues. Assists in the development of solutions and workarounds that solve low complexity technical, system and/or business issues.
• 15% Partners with Business Analyst in creating ad hoc reports requested by the client including data analysis and generating reports of system data.
• 10% Assists in analyzing and creating detailed documentation of business systems and user needs. Responsible for writing all the written documentation of requirements in a clear and well-organized manner.
• 5% Aids in monitoring and reporting project status to identify and mitigate risks and to ensure quality and timely deliverables. Assists in the management of new work requests.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's Degree

• Information Technology, Computer Science or Business or related field.

• In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

• Strong time management and organizational skills, Proficient.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form., Proficient.
• Ability to organize stakeholder meetings. Proficient.
• Microsoft Office applications usage., Proficient.

The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs. Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time.

Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence.

Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.



Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.