Need Business Analyst 4 - Local to Richmond, VA

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Role : Business Analyst 4

Client: VDOT- State of Virginia

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid) Need candidate within 2hrs drivable distance to Richmond

Job ID: 780195

Interview Mode: In Person Only

12-to-18-month contract

Hybrid:3 days per week required at 1401 East Broad Street

In-person interview

5 years of BA Experience in IT project. IT software/application project experience required

VDOT - Asset Management Team is looking to fill a Business Analyst position with a candidate with the following skills and Experience

5 years of BA Experience in IT projects. Must have strong oral and written communication skills. IT software/application project experience required. Looking for a candidate with the specific skills/experience listed below

Analytical Thinking

• Review, Analyze complex process and systems and break them down into manageable parts.
• Has strong problem-solving skills - finds root causes, and not just symptoms.
  
  

Technical Proficiency

• Familiarity with enterprise software - like, Oracle, SQL Server.
• Understanding of databases (SQL), APIs, Data Flow Diagrams.
• Not necessarily a developer but should have a strong understanding of how IT systems work.
  
  

Requirements Gathering Proficiency

• Strong experience in conducting stakeholder interviews and workshops.
• Skilled at writing clear, testable, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Strong familiarity and previous experience with using Azure DevOPS (TFS) for creating and managing agile items - Product backlog, Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks AND Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Prepare diagrams explaining the modifications so that both technical staff and executive management can visualize and understand what must be done. Experience creating wireframes or visualization examples (Visio) from requirements.
  
  

Agile/Waterfall Knowledge

• Should be previous experience in working with Agile/Scrum (including SAFe) AND Waterfall projects.
  
  

Other Required And Demonstrated Work Skills

• Can translate from tech talk (Developers) to business users and business talk (Stakeholders) to developers.
• Writes clear documents and delivers strong presentations.
• Can handle pushback, negotiate priorities, and resolve conflict diplomatically.
• Experience with Business Process Modelling - using/documenting Swim Lane and Flow Chart Diagrams.
• Experience in rolling out new systems/processes and managing user adoption.
• In addition to performing system integration testing (IT Testing), assists with User Acceptance Testing.
  
  

Required Skills

• Agile Business Analyst: Strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodologies – Required, 5 years of experience.
• Well-versed with Scrum and Agile, Scaled Agile, and Kanban methodologies – Required, 5 years of experience.
• Technical experience in organizing and maintaining sprint and product backlogs – Required, 5 years of experience.
• Technical experience translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories – Required, 5 years of experience.
• Documenting high-level Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Cases, and execution of test cases – Required, 5 years of experience.
• Ability to analyze and document business and system processes – Required, 5 years of experience.
• Prior State of VA IT Business Analyst Experience – Strongly preferred, highly desired.
  
  

Questions

• Question 1 Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?
• Question 2 Please list candidate's email address.