Jr. Business Analyst at Sparksoft Corporation

Sparksoft is a fast-growing woman-owned small business that provides innovative technical solutions to the federal government.

Requirements:

Required Skills:

• Familiarity with an Agile Methodology (like Scrum) and/or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual thinking, and documentation skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and an ability to follow-up in a timely manner
• Experience creating detailed reports and presenting information to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence to manage requirements

Desired Skills:

• Experience working in federal projects
• A Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification or other agile-related certification

Education:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher)
• 4 to 6 years of experience

Position Summary:

Sparksoft is a fast-growing woman-owned small business that provides innovative technical solutions to the federal government. We are seeking a Business Analyst to help support CMS’s Enterprise Portal Services (EPS) program who will understand thoroughly business space and its underlying data, inputs and outputs. The successful Business Analyst should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and collaboration abilities, deep understanding of business processes and operations

Responsibilities:

• Work with the scrum team to maximize the team's velocity
• Work with the customer and team to refine the priorities within the Product Backlog
• Capture meeting minutes and key decisions for distribution to the team and subsequent review with the customer
• Interface continually with the customer, project SMEs, and key stakeholders to gather and document business requirements in support of their vision
• Along with the Scrum Master organize requirements into epics and stories, generate Acceptance Criteria, and convey this information during Sprint Planning meetings, which you will lead
• Organize requirements into epics and stories, generate Acceptance Criteria.
• Trace customer requirements from inception through delivery
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Gather and analyze data to understand business problems and opportunities
• Identify and evaluate the potential risks and impacts of proposed solutions
• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for implemented solutions
• Collaborate with development team to triage and remediate production support issues

Sparksoft is a certified Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) SVC and DEV Level 3, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Small, Women-owned, Minority-owned (SWaM), and MBE/DBE/SBE consulting firm. With our focused mission “to ignite innovation, inspire transformation, and implement digital solutions for a healthier nation”, we specialize in 6 specific digital health services: Test Automation, Cloud Services, DevOps Delivery, Cyber Security, Data Science, and Human-Centered Design. Since 2004, our exceptionally skilled people, proven leadership, and optimized processes all work together relentlessly to continuously push for more efficient solutions.

Sparksoft is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws.

In accordance with the Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, Sparksoft Corporation is complying with the requirements that all employees assigned to a federal contract be vaccinated. Employees in need of an exemption from this policy due to a medical reason or because of a sincerely held religious belief must submit a physician’s note for a medical accommodation or a religious request for accommodation to the human resources department to begin the interactive accommodation process as soon as possible. Accommodations will be granted where they do not cause Sparksoft Corporation undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others. New hires must show proof of vaccination.

If you need accommodation seeking employment with Sparksoft Corporation, please email [email protected] or call 410-424-7700. Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.

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