NTT DATA  Services

Sr. Business Analyst - Top Secret Cleared

NTT DATA Services$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or Physical Science (higher education substitutions accepted)
  • 8+ years of professional experience
  • 6+ years in governance, oversight, and cost analysis related to software development
  • 3+ years of Agile Software Development experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and Azure DevOps
  • Active Top Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

  • Analyze software development activities and update dashboards
  • Create cost estimates for government procurement efforts
  • Draft input for official data calls within deadlines
  • Compile monthly reports on contractor activities
  • Draft Standardized Work in Progress submissions
  • Attend Agile scrum meetings and summarize current progress
  • Coordinate risk management reviews with stakeholders
  • Monitor project schedules and assess risks affecting program success

Benefits

  • Full healthcare coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
Full Job Description
Req ID: 373502

We are currently seeking a Sr. Business Analyst - Top Secret Cleared to join our team in Quantico, Virginia (US-VA), United States (US).

Responsibilities:
  • Provide analysis and metrics of software development activities to update dashboards.
  • Create cost estimates for future Government procurement efforts.
  • Draft input for official data call responses within defined timelines and deadlines.
  • Draft monthly summary reports of development and maintenance contractor activities.
  • Draft Standardized Work in Progress (SWIP) submissions.
  • Attend daily development contractor Agile scrum meetings and provide summary reports reflecting current progress and issues requiring Government attention.
  • Attend all development contractor scum ceremonies and provide feedback for Government review.
  • Coordinate risk management review meetings with Government stakeholders and maintain a risk register.
  • Assesses risks using published Operational Risk Management (ORM) theory on government programs and projects.
  • Drafts strategies to minimize risk likelihood and impact to the customer's program.
  • Monitors contractors' project schedule, quality, and milestones, seeking out potential weaknesses or gaps in the programs' success.
  • Supports Contractor schedule planning during project initiation, Program Increment Planning and Sprint Review and Planning.
  • Reviews and provides feedback on baseline schedule and related artifacts (Release Roadmap, Basis of Estimate [BOE], and Statement of Work [SOW]).
  • Monitors and provides recommendations on development/maintenance programs' "Definition of Done," as it relates to Agile Software Development Methodology.
  • Provides contractor invoice analysis, when required.
  • Conducts special studies, assessments, and recommendations, when required.
  • Provides advice and subject matter expertise on agile management approaches and frameworks.
  • Assist in providing services and technical advice to the PM in the use of the latest customer version release of the Life-Cycle Management (LCM)/ Lean Agile Life-Cycle Framework (LALCF), evaluates the latest LCM/LALCF impact to current and future government contracts deliverables, and disseminates the latest LCM/LALCF, as applicable.
  • Common responsibilities/functions/activities in addition to regular duties/performance:
    • Provides services and advice to government in the review, feedback, and approval recommendations for assigned deliverables.
    • Provides services and advice in the identification, evaluation, monitoring, and resolution of program risks and issues.
    • Provides services and advice to the government in preparing future program procurements, to include gap analyses.
    • Provides services and advice including the attendance of local meetings and conferences, when required.
    • Provides services and advice and will travel to attend meetings and conferences, when defined by the COR. (local, national, and international).
    • Prepares and provides technical presentations on assigned topics within defined timeframes and deadlines.
    • Participates in the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) exercises in appointed role(s) and locations.


Basic Qualifications:
  • BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Physical Science, or other technology
    • H.S. Diploma + 4 years additional experience equals Associate's Degree
    • Associate's Degree + 4 years additional experience equals Bachelor's Degree
    • A Bachelor's Degree may be substituted for 2 years of required experience with an Associate's Degree or 4 years with a H.S. Diploma
  • Minimum 8 years of professional experience.
  • Minimum 6 years of experience in governance, oversight and cost analysis or closely related experience including: Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Critical Path and Schedule Risk Assessment analyses; relating software development metrics to technical achievement; and cost estimating and reporting.
  • Minimum 3 years of Agile Software Development experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Microsoft Project, and SharePoint (User)
  • Minimum 1 year of experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps (formerly known as Team Foundation Server)
  • Active Top Secret Security Clearance


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience assessing risks using published Operational Risk Management (ORM) theory on government programs and projects.
  • Experience with FOLIO reporting system
  • Experience with federal IT dashboards
  • Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Certification

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About NTT DATA Services

NTT DATA Corporation is a Japanese multinational information technology service and consulting company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is partially-owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Japan Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, a predecessor of NTT, started Data Communications business in 1967. NTT, following its privatization in 1985, spun off the Data Communications division as NTT DATA in 1988, which has now become the largest of the IT Services companies headquartered in Japan.
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