Business Analyst

Arlington, VA

Full Time

Entry Level

Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.

The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.

We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.

Project Description:
We are looking for a positive minded junior business analyst, looking to grow, learn and take on new challenges, working in a fast-paced environment supporting the federal government. Must have a can-do attitude, be highly professional, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Job Summary:
The Business Analyst will assist in developing user stories and acceptance criteria, writing test plans and testing the new development, understanding and demonstrating the new application to customers, and helping developers meet customer needs. This is a great opportunity to learn and develop while having a hand in a massive government project.

Responsibilities:

Work in a fast-paced environment requiring a high-degree of project complexity and flexibility, thrive on dealing with ambiguity, balancing frequent changes in priority, and managing complex relationships with a delivery team and customers in multi-geographical locations across the US, using your high attention to detail
Support the management of all aspects of service delivery to ensure that the task is delivered as required, in a professional manner, and with high levels of quality and customer satisfaction.
Work in an agile environment while communicating daily with other DRT team members and our customers.
Build strong relationships with your customer and become a trusted support resource
Facilitate improved communication across the project team, hunting down information and inputs from the right parties, and establish collaborative working relationships
Develop process documentation, streamline and improve business practices, and identify efficiencies
Respond to feedback and communication in a timely manner.

Require Experience:

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust with the US Federal Government
Experience working independently to ensure timeliness and quality of work, managing client interactions, and reporting process gaps, issues, ideas for improvement
Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements
Create requirements specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria, design documents, test scripts and plans
Experience prioritizing work in a fast-paced environment
Exceptional organizational skills
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office suite; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.
Skilled using JIRA software to house written User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
Have experience developing Confluence pages
Prepare and maintain project documentation such as meeting notes, project schedules, and project status updates
Experience with project management best practices (e.g., defined project milestones, clear requirements and scope, issue management and escalation, etc.)
Experience with participating and leading daily client facing interactions, requires excellent verbal/written communication skills and attention to detail
Must be able to multitask efficiently and effectively. Able to work independently and within a team environment

Preferred Experience:

Experience developing user stories, acceptance criteria, and test plans
Experience testing web-based solutions
Experience demoing for customers and stakeholders
Experience evaluating a web-based solution for accessibility requirements
Experience with an agile development approach

Education & Training:

Holds a bachelor’s degree

Work Authorization, Clearance Requirement, & Additional Information:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance. Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.

Salary Range:

$60,000-$75,000
Salary commensurate with experience.

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