Sr. Business Analyst

Job Overview

• Product Support Management: Develop and implement product support strategies and plans. Coordinate logistics. Monitor performance and sustainment activities. Monitor and evaluate product/system performance and reliability. Manage lifecycle activities (acquisition, deployment, maintenance, disposal). Develop documentation and reports. Oversee configuration management and change control.
• Secure Project Management: Develop and implement secure project management plans and procedures. Define and document project objectives, scope, and deliverables. Support project progress monitoring. Identify risks and implement mitigation. Coordinate with stakeholders and ensure alignment with business and security needs. Ensure compliance and maintain project documentation.
• Technology Portfolio Management: Develop and implement technology portfolio management processes. Maintain and analyze technology asset inventories. Assess alignment of technology investments with business and security needs. Monitor and report on performance, risks, and opportunities. Coordinate with stakeholders and support compliance activities.
• Systems Requirements Planning: Gather and document business, functional, and technical requirements. Analyze requirements for alignment with objectives, policies, and compliance. Translate requirements into technical specifications and solutions. Develop and maintain traceability matrices and documentation. Engage stakeholders to validate and prioritize requirements. Identify and resolve gaps, conflicts, or ambiguities. Support verification and validation activities. Update requirements as needed for changes in scope or regulations.
• Systems Testing and Evaluation: Develop and implement test and evaluation plans, processes, and procedures. Conduct system and software testing (functional, integration, regression, acceptance, security). Analyze test results. Identify defects, issues, and risks. Document and report test findings and recommendations. Coordinate with stakeholders to define test objectives and criteria. Support verification and validation activities. Utilize automated testing tools and techniques. Track and manage defect and issue resolution.

Qualifications

A period of over 4 years and up to and including 6 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.

Skills:

• Product Support Management: Requires technical skills in sustainment and lifecycle management. Analytical skills for performance monitoring and evaluation. Communication skills for stakeholder coordination and reporting. Process improvement and documentation abilities.
• Secure Project Management: Requires skills in project planning, developing, scheduling, and implementing cybersecurity systems. Experience in assessing business needs and translating them into effective solutions with strong business cases. Experience with our client’s financial processes to develop business cases and cost/benefit analysis to assist with cost allocation, budgets, and business plans. Risk identification and mitigation. Team leadership, stakeholder coordination, and reporting. Process improvement and documentation.
• Technology Portfolio Management: Requires skills in portfolio analysis, process development, and reporting. Financial, risk, and performance analysis. Communication, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.
• Systems Requirements Planning: Requires skills in requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation. Translation of business needs into technical solutions. Stakeholder engagement and communication. Traceability, verification, and validation.
• Systems Testing and Evaluation: Requires skills in test planning, execution, and evaluation. Analytical skills for defect analysis and risk assessment. Documentation, reporting, and stakeholder coordination. Proficiency with automated testing tools and defect tracking.

Education Level/Training:

• A 4-year university degree or a 2-year college diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Administration.
• Certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management), CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional), PMI-PBA (PMI Professional in Business Analysis) and other IT or security-related credentials are considered assets.