Business Analyst

Business Analyst#26-20604 $43.48-$48.48 per hour Reston, VA Onsite Job Description Our Client, a Health Insurance company, is looking for a Business Analyst for their Reston, VA/ Hybrid location.

Responsibilities:

20% Interprets business needs and issues by gathering, eliciting, creating, analyzing, documenting and validating the Business area's user and/or technical (functional/non-functional) requirements. Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and refine business needs into well-defined epics, features, and user stories. Facilitate backlog grooming sessions to ensure stories are INVEST-compliant (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable). Define acceptance criteria and ensure traceability of requirements throughout the Agile lifecycle. Participates in the tracking and management of open issues and assists in planning for resolution. Participates in development sessions and design reviews in order to ensure design meets user requirements. 20% Responsible for the overall success of user acceptance testing, including documentation, verification and release. Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and execution, ensuring alignment with sprint goals and Definition of Done. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements that align with Agile principles. Analyze root causes of system or process issues and propose iterative solutions or enhancements. Actively participate in retrospectives to identify and act on opportunities for team and product improvement. Document test scenarios and coordinate defect triage and resolution with QA and development teams. Support end users with training and release communications. 20% Identifies, documents and troubleshoots problems utilizing acquired experience and knowledge of the relationships in systems, software and processes. Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to monitor, report and resolve issues. Participates in the development of solutions and workarounds that solve moderate to high complexity technical, system and/or business issues. 20% Maintain clear and concise documentation of business processes, workflows, and system interactions using Agile-friendly formats (e.g., user story maps, process flows). Ensure documentation evolves with the product and remains accessible and relevant. Communicate effectively across teams and stakeholders to ensure shared understanding and alignment. 10% Monitors and reports project status to identify and mitigate risks and to ensure quality and timely deliverables. Coordinates assigned projects from concept through implementation. Prioritize and manage new work requests. 10% Research and respond to policy-related inquiries impacting Agile delivery or system behavior. Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations, especially those related to federal healthcare programs

Requirements:

Education Level:

Bachelor's Degree

Education Details:

Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field

Experience:

5 years progressive experience in business analysis, systems analysis, testing or other analytical experience Health insurance experience Experience with interacting with large scrum teams Agile experience Hands-on experience with creating 10-15 user stories per week in JIRA In Lieu of Education In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience. Preferred Qualifications Proven ability to deliver high-quality Agile artifacts and contribute to cost-effective, value-driven solutions. Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and business analysis core competencies. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps). Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities and multiple concurrent initiatives. The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on client programs. Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.

Additional Skills:

Proven experience with ServiceNow CSM implementation. Ability to understand customers business requirements and translate that into ServiceNow features stories. Ability to drive implementation with Plans and conduct demos with the customers and leadership team