Sr. Business Analyst - Active Top Secret Clearance

Req ID: 340393 

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

Overview:

NTT DATA Federal is seeking for a Sr. Business Analyst to support a major federal IT project located in Quantico, Virginia. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide analysis and metrics of software development activities to update OMB and DOJ 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
• Minimum 5 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.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance 
• Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Certification or Scrum Certificate

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
• 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)

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