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Sr Business Analyst
Arlington, VA · Information TechnologyREQUIREMENTS:
- Documents requirements, defines scope, objectives and business justifications, and formulates executive summaries and project charters and write requirements and specifications of software applications.
- Multi-task capability, handling multiple projects and serve as advisor for lower level IT Business staff to build the user-requirement traceability matrix.
- Serves as primary contact and technical advisor to clients and provide collaborative leadership ability.
- Follows established architecture standards as well as software development lifecycle and project management lifecycle.
- Participate, represent, guide and provide critical analysis expertise to the group and may lead group discussions and collaborative effort to define and develop user-requirements
- Extensive technical knowledge of Information Technology field and computer systems.
- Excellent Communication (Written and Verbal) skills, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to take the lead on the most complex projects and work in a complex diversified application development environment.
- Strong ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and responsibilities, and appropriately prioritize.
- Must display initiative, ability to work independently and be able to use extensive independent judgment.
- Must display the highest level of critical thinking in order to weigh alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with the business strategy.
- A minimum of six or more years of experience as an IT Business Analyst or Project Analyst or in a related area is desired, but not mandatory.
- Successfully participated in 5+ large scale software development projects.
PREFERABLE:
- Higher Education domain experience
- Prior Salesforce implementation experience, especially using the Salesforce Higher Education platform
- Prior experience working in a SCRUM or agile environment
- Prior Salesforce administration experience
- Strong data management abilities
- Salesforce Admin (ADM201 and ADM211) certification preferred
CLEARANCE: SECRET (Active)