Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com My client in Herndon, Virginia, has a long-term opportunity for a Systems Analyst.  
The details are as follows:Analyze Minimum of 6 years overall IT experience: including 3+ years of systems analyst and 2+ years of application development experienceAnalyze user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop and/or modify applicationsResponsible to assess business requirements and provide design leadership to address impact analysis to process flows, systems impact, and application impact analysisExperience in JIRA requiredAbility to capture and appropriately communicate project business requirements (functional and non-functional requirement)Gap Analysis - Business Requirements Evaluation vs. Best-in-Class practicesDevelopment of Requirements Traceability Matrix for usage in development and quality assuranceBusiness Processes Definition – From business objectives to application process definitionsBusiness Case Development and support of project estimationsSupporting of Quality Assurance test strategy and contribution to test coverage assessmentProcess Definition and Business TransformationSystems Development – Definition, Design, Testing, Roll-outParticipate in technical research to enable continued innovation within IT systemsStrong Automotive OEM experienceExperienced in waterfall, iterative, and agile methodologiesCollaborate/communicate with project team and business users as requiredAbility to Independently work towards a goalAbility to work in a relatively ambiguous environmentStrong analytical thinking and attention to detailDemonstrated capability to work in a high stress, multi-project environment.Highly Desirable:
ITIL EXPERT; CMMI for Development and Services; IBM BPM; Analytical Tools and Processes (Agile/JAD/RAD); Productivity Tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Project, Screenshot tools.
Highly Desirable:
 Excellent analytical, mathematical and creative problem-solving skills; PMI Agile Certified Practitioner; Practical knowledge in importing data for use in report software, spreadsheets, graphs and flow charts; Strong understanding of different software development life cycles (waterfall, agile) and how the business analysis processes work through them; Demonstrate leadership skills and a track record of working with various life-cycle phases (cross-functional experience highly desirable); Must be extremely detail-oriented with respect to documentation and communication; Excellent listening, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail.