Hi Associates,
Business Analyst,
Des Moines, IA
6+ Month Contract
Must Be Local To IA
Description:
Senior Business Analyst with specific government application experience.
The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) at the State of Iowa is looking for a passionate Agile Business Analyst to join a large existing team. In this position, you will be working with other Business Analysts on an ongoing project as it transitions to an iterative/agile development process. It is a multi-phase, multi-stream project dedicated to the design and development of new web applications for both internal and external users. The Agile Business Analyst will act as the product champion and will need to evangelize the product vision effectively to their team and to stakeholders. As a Business Analyst, you will translate business strategies into product strategies, story journeys, roadmaps, minimum viable releases, epics, and user stories.
OCIO is committed to utilizing modern technologies and methodologies in order to deliver secure, high-quality technical solutions to its business partners. The project’s application is being written in .NET/SQL Server environment. Experience working on projects with these technologies, as well as the fundamentals of the iterative/agile methodology, are preferred.
Responsibilities will include:
Develop and write user stories that directly support the primary objective of the project and are appropriate size for iterative development.
Facilitate regular meetings with project team, sponsors, and stakeholders. Solicit stakeholder feedback to validate priorities.
Collaborate with the team on Sprint Planning and assist with planning to accomplish items from backlog.
Design wireframes for business partners and clients.
Manage backlog by creating a prioritized list, product backlog, and assists the team in breaking down the pieces into smaller, more manageable pieces and build it incrementally.
Provide metrics to team and stakeholder to bring visibility on progress.
Participate in the QA process by developing clear, specific, and testable acceptance criteria and performing hand-off to QA.
At the end of the Sprint, participate with team in review of the product and a retrospective
Participate in backlog management and maintain an emphasis on user experience and specifications
Participate in daily standup meetings, planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives
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Thanks & Regards
Akber Mohiuddin
RadGov, Inc
6750 N. Andrews Ave., Suite 200
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309