Business Analyst

Symmetrio is actively recruiting for a Business Analyst for our customer, a large government organization in Philadelphia, PA. You will support the initiation, oversight, and completion of various special projects, including web projects, applications, and supporting functionality. The Business Analyst will work closely with the CIO and other departments as required, conducting all activities related to successfully gathering project requirements and participating in the discovery, requirements, design, development, deployment, and operations phases of various IT special projects.
This position will be primarily based onsite in Philadelphia
Responsibilities
Conduct business observations and facilitate focus group sessions, vision exercises, and design review sessions
Identify key internal and external stakeholders of projects
Conduct whiteboarding/brainstorming sessions with stakeholders
Perform gap analysis
Collaborate with User Experience design and application developers in the development of presentation tier components
Facilitate meetings with managers and users at various levels in the organization
Work with cross-functional/cross-departmental teams
Identify, document, and clearly diagram all requirements
Develop detailed requirements
Create business process and workflow diagrams
Manage stakeholder relationships and foster continuous communication
Assist with project scoping and planning
Develop Use Cases and Test Cases for user testing
Conduct competitive research on an as-needed basis
Work closely with the project team on system development and design on an ongoing basis
Conduct and prepare Knowledge Transfer sessions and periodic reviews as needed
Build an organized library of all business analysis documentation
Obtain stakeholder sign-off on all required documentation
Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
Proficiency in adhering to all required activities in each phase of the project, including Discovery, Requirements, Design, Development, Deployment, and Operations
Understanding and ability to follow steps of various SDLC methodologies
Ability to meet deadlines in an environment of changing priorities
Quick learner in a dynamic environment
Enthusiastic and dedicated
Strong multitasking abilities
Knowledge of business analysis techniques and tools
Experience in meeting facilitation
Ability to design alternative business process workflows
Knowledge of effective ways to collect feedback and comments
Familiarity with software development life cycle models (SDLC)
Experience with Agile software development methodology
Knowledge of Joint Application Development (JAD) approach to collect requirements
Understanding of project management principles
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &
Vision)
401k Retirement Plan (4% match)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick &
Public Holidays)