Business Analyst (Fully Remote)

You've stumbled upon the rare B Corp government contractor!

At TCG, we aim to prove that businesses can be good to their employees and responsible to their community while being profitable. We're an award-winning IT solutions provider to the Federal government seeking a Business Analyst to join our team.

Either US Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required for this role. In addition, the selected applicant must submit to a government background investigation and be favorably adjudicated before their first day.

TCG is pleased to offer remote employment in the following states: AL, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NC, OH, OR, PA (excluding the City of Philadelphia), SC, TN, UT, VA, WV, and WI.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and document business and system requirements, making recommendations for business process improvements
• Collaborate with the Program Manager and technical staff, including senior architects, to design and estimate system requirements and development
• Participate in and facilitate requirements gathering sessions with end users
• Develop user stories with acceptance criteria
• Lead and mentor other business analysts
• Coordinate user acceptance testing activities with agency business users
• Create test plans, test cases, and test scripts and perform functional testing of the system
• Ensure that every phase and feature of the software solution is tested and that any potential issue is identified and fixed before the product goes live
• Support users with application training and technical support
  
  

Required Skills

• A minimum of 5 years of experience working as a Business Analyst in an Agile Scrum environment
• A minimum of 2 years performing unit, integration, system, and regression software testing
• Proven ability to act as a liaison between analysts, developers, clients, and other stakeholders during all phases of development
• Proven ability to facilitate effective customer requirements-gathering sessions
• Proven ability to facilitate effective customer user acceptance testing
• Comfort collaborating with developers and other analysts to define system needs
• Demonstrated ability to learn and contribute quickly to project requirements
• Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test scripts
• Experience documenting requirements in User Story format with clear Acceptance Criteria
• Experience facilitating customer requirements-gathering sessions and user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Experience working as a member of an Agile/Scrum software development team
• Experience working with databases, SQL, and Web-based applications
• Experience working with iterative systems development life-cycle and documentation
• Possess independent problem-solving skills, strong analytical abilities, creativity and a customer service-oriented personality
• Initiative and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Understanding of the basic principles of system analysis and quality assurance
• Attention to detail
• Clear and concise communication, writing, and presentation skills
• US citizenship and the ability to pass a Federal government clearance
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Experience with relevant CMMI Level 2 & 3 processes (Requirements Development and Management, Configuration Management, Change Management, Technical Solution)
• Requirements traceability matrix (RTM) development and management
  
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline; four (4) years of experience may be substituted instead of a degree
  
  

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is a job requirement. Reasonable accommodations may be available for those not vaccinated due to health reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs.

TCG does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, caste, or veteran status.

Our B Corp mission is reflected in our benefits, including offerings like health care, 401K, parental leave, adoption assistance, financial planning services, student loan repayment assistance, and training budget, among others. There's more, see for yourself.

TCG is recognized for treating employees well, in fact, in 2024 The Washington Post named TCG as a "Top Workplace" for the tenth straight year based on how our employees feel about the company, the benefits TCG offers, and the work/life balance that our staff achieves. And, our CEO was ranked best, by TCG employees' votes, among all midsize companies in the Washington Post Top Workplace survey.

Try us ... we'll make you happy

Internal title/grade: Business Analyst, Grade 5

Salary Range: $73,500 - $95,000

All individuals being hired to work for TCG must submit to, and successfully pass, a pre-employment background investigation prior to reporting for their first day of work. The pre-employment background investigation will include verification of employment and education, as well as, a criminal and DMV check.

Additional documentation and background checks will also be required for positions that require clearance from the Federal government.

Salary: $73500.00 - $95000.00 per year

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