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Business Analyst |
Yakshna Solutions, Inc., (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprises, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serve its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.
YSI is seeking a highly qualified Business Analyst. The selected candidate will be able to communicate effectively (written/verbal), possess strong interpersonal skills, be self-motivated, and be innovative in a fast-paced environment.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- Gather requirements (aka. requirements elicitation) to understand what people need from the tools and technology they use.
- Write and document user stories: the task, a piece of work you need to complete to help meet the overall business requirement, that follow the structure “as a [role], I want to [action], so that I can [outcome]”.
- Requirements acceptance: facilitate business users (who you are delivering solutions for) to review the requirements/user stories that have been drawn up.
- Business process mapping: “creates visual representations of business processes. A business process map includes the steps in the process, who does what, additional context, and how success is measured” (source)
- Keep user documentation up to date once release cycles have been completed.
- Present outcomes to executive teams upon project completion.
- Lead and facilitate discovery and scoping sessions with clients
- Understand client business process and potential constraints (budget, timeline, expertise, etc.) to define optimal and reasonable project scope and expectations
- Incorporate past experiences, business savvy, creative and out-of-the-box thinking in designing solutions; offer multiple, potential solutions
- Coordinate with Technical Architect, integration, and data consultants, and others, as needed, for specific technical design requirements
- Provide recommendations on third-party applications
- Manage expectations with clients, colleagues, as well as SFDC and other 3rd parties - i.e., be able to influence and guide towards successful outcomes
- Disseminating best practices on solution positioning and delivery.
- Own the solution and provide architectural oversight of the solution throughout the project
- Provide guidance and advisory support to project team on implementation approach and complex configuration issues
- • Participate in QA checkpoints during delivery to provide guidance and ensure solution aligns with original scope
- • Participate in project status meetings, as requested by the Delivery Lead/Project Manager
- • Leading business and functional requirements definition and prioritization/scoping of requirements.
- • Mapping functional requirements to Salesforce.com features and functionality.
- • Maintaining and coordinate communication with the customer throughout each project.
- • Mentoring more junior team members in business analysis, project management, and Salesforce.com best practices.
Location: TEXAS, Remote Role
Status: Full Time
Secret clearance and the CompTIA Sec+
US Citizenship
Salary: $80-90K/A with Benefits
YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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