Job Description
ProSidian seeks a Business Analyst I located In Arlington, VA (or surrounding area) to support an engagement for Business Analysis and Management Support Services (BAMSS) on behalf of A Federal Government Agency. The ProSidian Engagement includes but is not limited to Management & Operations Consulting related to non-personal service to: provide competent leadership, and highly specialized support and technical guidance for the planning, development and execution of the entire Technology development and Business Analysis and Management Support lifecycle. Serve as a technical expert for Business Analysis and Management Support Team related activities with specialized experience in current Business Analysis and Management Support benchmarks, practices and testing methods.
The Business Analyst I supports the efforts of low, moderate and high complexity projects and programs. Formulates and defines business process and systems scope and objectives for projects through research and fact-finding activities combined with a basic understanding of business process analysis and requirements management practices and principles. Applies process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to support process improvement projects by completing and analyzing business models, data models, and hybrid enterprise models, identifying best practices, documenting and assessing performance measurements, and identifying technological solutions to streamline processes. Provides/Supports group facilitation, interviewing, training, and provides additional knowledge transfer to appropriate stakeholders. Provides support to business analysis framework improvement programs by assessing and providing recommendations to various disciplines.
Supports the elicitation and management of business and systems level requirements for projects and employs industry standard tools to manage requirements, CM, and modeling to support requirements management and/or business modeling activities. Supports the knowledge transfer of scope, requirements, and other analysis information to program and project teams to ensure successful implementation of solutions to client areas. Applies portfolio management concepts including business-IT alignment, prioritization, business cases and market surveys, and project costing techniques to basic projects. Validate solution(s) delivered meet business needs for projects as assigned. Prepares cost estimates for projects for higher level approval. Possesses analytical skills through educational background and/or work experience and has the ability to apply those skills to client engagements.
Demonstrated ability in applying business analysis on basic to moderately complex projects; scoping, requirements elicitation, business modeling, requirements management, and feasibility and cost benefit analysis. Assists in collecting and organizing information required for preparation of deliverables; ensures the use of proper technical terminology; performs technical writing, proofreading, and integration of computer-based material to produce document deliverables; and translates technical information into clear, readable documents to be used by technical and non-Technical personnel. Has knowledge and skills in technical documentation and presentation techniques, to include technical writing, technical proofreading, and technical editing. Demonstrates excellent command and articulation of the English language; has superior grammatical skills. Exhibits strong communication skills; facilitation, interview, formal document writing and presentation skills.
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office tools to support the development and maintenance of MS Excel spreadsheets, MS PowerPoint slide presentations and MS Word documents. Possesses the ability to assess and apply multiple organizational, and management improvement techniques in a government environment. Ensures all work products are complete, accurate and conform to The Federal Government Agency standard.
Has the ability to create, assess performance measurements and maintains a comprehensive knowledge of the IT industry, business processes and procedures. Has extensive experience in project management and other disciplines as described in an actual TA proposal. Has the ability to conduct process mapping sessions and identify key control points to be tested. Must be a Certified Information Technology Professional (CTP) and/or a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and/or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).