We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst who is customer focused and passionate about helping government agencies modernize technology and processes.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading, advising, analyzing, and managing ICF client requirements and translating them into documentation and conceptual design for the development team for a large modernization effort.  Your skill as a translator ensures business analysis scope is understood and your familiarity with existing business processes allows you to determine the appropriate analysis effort necessary for the initiative. You have the proclivity to detect overlapping functions and interoperational dependencies and provide both tactical and strategic thinking. You will have experience in IT modernization project delivery in an AWS cloud environment.

You are comfortable as part of an Agile team employing the Scrum development framework. You also have an understanding of cloud-based software development terminology as well as familiarity with concepts such as infrastructure as code, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. You are known for effective communication in person or via phone/conferencing and can represent the voice of the business.

What you’ll be doing:

Facilitate requirements elicitation sessions and provide clear follow up steps

Apply fundamental knowledge around all aspects of a thorough analysis

Translate business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria

Create and groom development stories, tickets, and backlog

Push creative thinking beyond the boundaries of existing industry practices and client mindsets to identify options to address business problems

Share analysis skills across ICF Analysis community

What you must have:

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

5 years’ experience as a software business analyst on legacy modernization, COTS integration, or green field application projects

Business process analysis or business process re-engineering

Client facing communication

Process modeling

Gap analysis on current state processes

5 years' experience as a business analyst and cross-functional team member working in an agile development environment (i.e., scrum, kanban, etc.) to include:

Leading requirements management

Requirements elicitation and documentation

User story definition

Acceptant criteria determination

3+ years' experience with Visio and Jira (or similar Agile project tracking software)

Must be eligible for Public Trust clearance

Candidate must reside in the U.S. and work must be performed in the U.S.

What we'd like you to have:

Comprehensive understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC),  Requirements Management, and Scope Management methodologies

Must possess strong analytical, organizational and product management skills

Certified Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Product Owner

Experience with change management

Experience managing requirements across teams

Experience/Exposure with Scrum and/or Scale Agile Framework (SAFe)

Experience working with Product Owner to groom and prioritize a backlog

Why you’ll love working here:

Generous vacation and retirement plans

Comprehensive health benefits 

Flexible work location

Diverse workforce that values equality and inclusion

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Friendly community with lots of social events

Participation in charity initiatives

Employee support program

Technologies you’ll use: (Ex: Java, React, ETL, mobile):

Jira, Visio, Confluence, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Mural

Working at ICF

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$76,848.00 - $130,642.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)