Lead Business Analyst

Sierra7, Inc. is seeking a Lead Business Analyst (BA), serving in a critical project role responsible for business analysis, including gathering & analyzing user requirements, stakeholder management, system validation, acceptance testing and stakeholder training. This role will oversee activities for a team of business analysts and will support the Scrum Master with change request/ticket creation and management.

Position Responsibilities:

• Excellent communication skills: presentation, written and verbal.
• Provide guidance to team members.
• Expertise in creating documentation for Business/Systems Requirements, System Design, Test Plans and Project Deliverables.
• Complete data modeling using UML for Business Process Modeling, Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams, Collaboration Diagrams, Class Diagrams and document them using Microsoft Visio.
• Perform requirements and data analysis requirements gathering sessions; document all interactions.
• Assist in gathering and documenting business requirements from SMEs, user groups and other project stakeholders via collaboration sessions, interviews and surveys.
• Work in close collaboration with the Project Manager, Human Factors Engineer and business users to gather, analyze and document the functional and data requirements for the project.
• Provide technical writing and procedural support
• Assist in development of business, communications, written and presentation skills including end-user/stakeholder training (reports, training manuals/curriculum, implementation requirements, project status reports, oral presentations).

• Knowledge and experience working with VA a plus

• Experience working on an Agile team; experience with 3-Amigos; experience leading PI Plannings and other Agile ceremonies

• Ability to multi-task and navigate multiple complex applications
• Self-starter with quick adoption capabilities
• Expert level knowledge of MS Office suite.
• Strong communication skills
• Strong experience with XSD, XML data exchange format, relational data modeling
• Backend research capabilities (i.e., SQL) strongly preferred
• Knowledge of user interfaces / web site design; ability to create mock screens and/or mock reports.
• Ability to collaborate and foster teamwork.
• Ability to build and sustain customer/stakeholder relationships and gain acceptance
• Detail-oriented and methodical in approach to analysis, documentation and communication
• Strong skills in assigning, follow-up and tracking/closure of action items
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to identify data patterns within large volumes structured and unstructured information

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering, or similar technical discipline (8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education)
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience working in Business Analysis
• Minimum of 2 years as a Lead Business Analyst

Why Join Sierra7?

Sierra7 is a Small Disabled Veteran Owned Business. We were founded in 2009 with the mission of "serving those who serve". We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and CMMI-SVC Level 3-appraised member of the government technology and services industry. We are a proud recipient of the 2024 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the US Department of Labor, which recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain Veterans.

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• FSA (Flexible Spending