Job summary:

Job description:

*** Webcam interview *** Long term contract  *** Initial remote due to Covid then onsite; must pick up laptop in person

AGILE shop; as part of the BA activity, BAs will be asked to develop and refine user stories.  To perform this function, the BA should be conversant with the Azure DevOps Platform.   Specifically, in order to: Add user requirements to stories; Add artifacts obtained from the business to stories; Develop supporting artifacts based on interviews with the technical and business team; Assist with the development of acceptance criteria; Write acceptance criteria and manage the state of user stories from committed to ready for test processes.  The BA may use a variety of tools including Lucid Chart and PowerPoint to develop mock-ups and artifacts.  

The BA will also work closely with the Quality Assurance (QA) team to support testing processes in pre-production and production environments.  In this role the BA will support the QA team in the testing process.  In order to provide this support, the BA will be conversant with DODD QA standards, applying them as they assist in the development of test cases and ensuring that the test cases provide adequate code coverage of user stories.   This activity could also include mapping user tests to traceability matrices; again, to ensure adequate code coverage.  During release cycles the BA will work closely with the DODD release Manager to support the production release, working as a liaison to technical resources and serving as the subject matter expert on the underlying business rules for the system/application.

DODD BAs may also utilize CRM tools to configure applications as assigned.  BA will utilize MS Teams to communicate with and support project teams.  The BA may need to be on camera and present work-related content often while working remotely.

Preferred:

• Certified Scrum Master

Mandatory:

• 5 years experience working in an AGILE development environment using Azure DevOps platform  in support of program and project management staff with story lifecycle management including; Adding user requirements to stories; adding artifacts obtained from the business to stories, developing supporting artifacts based on interviews with the technical and business team, writing acceptance criteria, assisting with the development of acceptance criteria and story estimation, assisting with the migration of user stories from committed to ready for test processes and grooming the product backlog.
• 5 years demonstrated ability to develop artifacts using tools such as MS PowerPoint; and MS Excel, MS word, Visio, Lucid Chart, or other diagramming software.
• 5 years experience functioning as a BA on a large-scale enterprise level application
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact with a diverse group composed of line of business and technical staff.

Required skills:

• 5 years experience working in an AGILE development environment using Azure DevOps
• use a variety of tools including Lucid Chart and PowerPoint to develop mock-ups and artifacts.
• BA will support the QA team in the testing process.
• utilize CRM tools to configure applications as assigned

Nice to have: 

• Certified Scrum Master preferred

Contact the recruiter working on this position:

The recruiter working on this position is Mounika Lanka(Ravi Team)
His/her contact number is +(1) (703) 6468773
His/her contact email is mounika@msysinc.com

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