Business Analyst

Cormac

$80K — $110K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Agile development environments.
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Ability to secure a Public Trust (Tier 1) Security Clearance.
  • Experience in government or healthcare environments (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, VA, CMS).
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe.
  • Proficient in creating epics, features, and user stories with acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Product Owners and Agile Teams to translate business needs into user stories.
  • Document business, system, and functional requirements using Agile principles.
  • Refine and prioritize backlogs with Product Owners, defining acceptance criteria for development.
  • Facilitate backlog grooming sessions with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements.
  • Work with developers and testers to ensure accurate translation of requirements into functional specs.
  • Support test case development and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to meet business expectations.
  • Triage and expedite production support tickets in collaboration with user support and technical teams.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Flexible work schedules, including remote work options.
  • Ongoing training and career development opportunities.
  • Support for professional certifications related to Agile methodologies.
Full Job Description
CORMAC is seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a background working in Agile development, proficiency in creating user stories, and excellent communication skills. This role will involve cross-functional collaboration to ensure complex business needs are translated into actionable requirements. The analyst will also support iteration planning, backlog grooming, testing activities, support, and training.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Stakeholders, and Agile Teams to understand business needs and translate them into actionable user stories and features.
  • Elicit, analyze, and document business, system, and functional requirements, processes, and workflows using Agile principles.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Owners to refine and prioritize backlogs, define acceptance criteria, and support PI (Program Increment) planning.
  • Translate business needs into clear and concise user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
  • Ensure requirements are continuously refined and ready for development teams in upcoming Sprints/Iterations.
  • Facilitate backlog grooming, prioritization, and clarification of acceptance criteria with cross-functional teams.
  • Work closely with developers and testers to ensure business needs are accurately translated into functional specifications and technical requirements.
  • Ensure alignment between business goals and solution implementation.
  • Partner with QA to support test case development and validation of requirements.
  • Triage and expedite production support tickets, work with user support teams to provide issue updates, and coordinate with technical teams for resolution.
  • Facilitate workshops, interviews, and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements and drive consensus.
  • Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing), training, and ensure delivered features meet business expectations.

Required Skills & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Agiledevelopment environments.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust (Tier 1) Security Clearance.
  • Prior experience in government or healthcare environments (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, VA, CMS).
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, especially Scrum andSAFe(Scaled Agile Framework).
  • Proficient in creating epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex information.
  • Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Excel for backlog and requirement management.

Preferred Skills
  • Prior experience in government or healthcare environments (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, VA, CMS).
  • Prior experience working/supporting CMS Survey & Certification (S&C).
  • Agile and SAFe certifications (e.g., SAFe Practitioner, SAFe Agilist, or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager).
  • Experience using UI/UX design tools (e.g.,Figma, Balsamiq), process diagramming tools (e.g.,Lucid, Visio), and data querying tools (e.g.,SQL, DBeaver).

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