Business Analyst
Suitland, MD

Job Description

MetroStar Systems is looking for a Business Analyst to join our world-class engineering team at the US Census Bureau and do great things with their data to support a new Census program. If you want to join a company that values innovation, thought leadership, and customer focused service delivery and are open to working in Suitland, MD, we want you to work for MetroStar!

You're a great fit if…

* You have experience working in project teams that develop software applications in a cloud environment
* You have strong process management, negotiating, influencing, and problem resolution skills
* You have supported IT Architecture & Development organization in clarifying functional requirements and functional design during development of solution
* You enjoy interfacing with many types of customer stakeholders to identify their business and software needs through formal and informal stakeholder engagement

You'll love our Business Analyst role if…

(This is the stuff you MUST have to be a fit)

* You have 4+ years of experience with IT projects, requirements analysis, and three years of general experience
* You have experience developing business cases, operational & functional requirements, user stories, use cases, and business process diagrams.
* Requirements analysis.
* You understand both traditional and Agile Scrum methodologies
* You have a Bachelor's Degree in a related information technology or engineering field

We'll REALLY love you if….

(This is the bonus stuff that makes you stand out)

* You have experience working with back-end developers, user interface/user experience teams, and are familiar with the Lean UX methodology
* You have broad experience across technical components including infrastructure, network, applications, data, and information security

What your day will look like:

* You will meet with customers and stakeholders to solicit and help determine business needs and interpret them at a high level to document requests.
* You will conduct analysis on customer requests to identify the proper scope of a solution and help leadership and technical resources determine tools and services to accomplish the request.
* You will document these business and technical solutions in a variety of formats including business cases, operational & functional requirements, user stories, use cases, business process diagrams, mockups, wireframes, and/or any other method necessary to communicate a potential solution to stakeholders.
* You will provide task coordination for developers who are conducting development tasks to ensure that requirements are properly being interpreted and implemented according to stakeholders needs.

The Admin Stuff:

Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for a Public Trust. Accordingly, US Citizenship or Permanent Residence is required. Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.