Business Analyst

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At Karsun, collaboration drives our community. We’re committed to building an environment where team members from diverse backgrounds can innovate, learn and grow with us. Here at Karsun, the only limit to your potential is the limit of your curiosity.

And because we know well-being empowers us to thrive, we offer robust and comprehensive benefits including:

• Health, Life & Disability Insurance – Medical, Dental, Life and Disability coverage is paid for by Karsun for full time employees.
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k Retirement Plan – with pre-tax and post-tax ROTH contribution offerings and immediate vesting with a per pay period match
• Generous time off programs including 11 paid holidays per year
• Supplemental plans such as Vision, Pet Insurance and 529 Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program with behavioral health, physical wellness and financial advice
• Employee Discounts & Perks
• In-house Technical/Skills Training
  
  

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Karsun Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Karsun does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Karsun and Karsun will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

We are looking to add a Business Analyst (BA) to our team to further enhance our capabilities and sustain delivery excellence to our clients. As a BA, you will support a federal agency where the Karsun team is responsible for backend system development, operations and maintenance, data management, data transformation, data integration, IT Security Support, and data analytics. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting requirement analysis, performing validations, preparing documentation, and delivering training to end users.

• Work closely with the product owners (POs) and sustainment manager as a member of a team consisting of developers, network engineers and other SMEs to:
• Finalize requirements and maintain product backlog
• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria and gain consensus
• Help team with testing (System, Functional and UAT)
• Contribute to release planning activities to establish release notes and communications for the program.
• Collaborate with the product support team to maintain the product backlog, set priorities, identify risk and document progress.
• Use JIRA and other tracking software to track user stories and synchronize A via weekly exports to be integrated with development efforts in other enterprise programs
• Document SOPs and technical specifications.
• Conduct and cooridinate testing activities
• Create user and update user manuals
• Develop training presentations
• Perform the role of a lead Business Analyst/Scrum Master
• Negotiate deliverables by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT (developers and testers) from initial requirements to final implementation.
• Deliver client presentations, facilitate Joint Application Design sessions, and assist in the completion of required deliverables
• Translate high level business requirements into user stories and acceptance test criteria using Agile methodology.
  
  

Required:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Information systems, business systems, management information systems, IT Management, or other IT degree and a 8-15 years of relevant experience (Engineering, math, and/or science degrees are acceptable substitute degrees)
• Significant capabilities in system development requirements gathering and analysis
• Strong problem solving and design skills
• Strong communication, writing and presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience working with key client stakeholders to define and document business processes including functional and technical system requirements
• Experience with application development methodologies such as Agile including writing user stories/epics and acceptance criteria using Jira or Rally
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous work streams, including projects and program initiatives, and prioritize, manage, and execute effectively with compressed timelines and ambiguous tasking
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of and complete relatively complex tasks, effectively using available resources, as needed, with minimal guidance
• The ability to successfully obtain and maintain a U.S. Suitability/Public Trust Background Clearance
  
  

Desired:

• SAFe 4.0 Agilist
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• ICAgile Certified Professional
• Business Process Management Professional
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• Perform the role of a project coordinator.
  
  

In accordance with pay transparency guidelines, the proposed salary range for this position is $85,317 to $109,694. Final salary will be determined based on various factors such as relevant skills, experience and certifications.