SeniorBusinessAnalyst

## Accountabilities Work closely with product owners, sustainment leads, developers, and engineers to gather, refine, and manage business and system requirements across multiple initiatives. Translate high-level business needs into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable Agile backlog items using tools such as JIRA. Maintain and prioritize product backlogs while ensuring alignment with program objectives and stakeholder expectations. Support system, functional, and user acceptance testing (UAT), ensuring requirements are validated and properly implemented. Coordinate release planning activities, including release notes, documentation, and communication materials for stakeholders. Facilitate communication between business units and IT teams to ensure clarity from requirements definition through deployment. Participate in Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions, stakeholder meetings, and client presentations to support solution alignment. Develop and maintain SOPs, technical documentation, user guides, and training materials for end users. Track and synchronize user stories across systems and environments to ensure consistency across enterprise programs. Support Agile ceremonies and act in a hybrid Business Analyst / Scrum Master capacity when required. Identify risks, dependencies, and process gaps while supporting continuous improvement across delivery workflows. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, IT, or a related field. 10–15 years of experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, or related IT delivery roles. Strong experience working in Agile environments, including writing user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria. Proficiency with JIRA or similar work tracking and Agile management tools. Demonstrated ability to analyze complex systems and translate business needs into clear technical requirements. Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders in government or enterprise environ