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Business Analyst

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, enterprise modernization, including AI/ML, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for warfighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an immediate opening for a Business Analyst who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Automated Addressing Systems, Digital Transformation program.

The Business Analyst is expected to work across job functions and collaborate with team members and clients extensively. Your main tasks will include Scrum team support, performing detailed requirements elicitation and analysis, documenting processes and performing functionality testing. To succeed in this role, you should have a natural analytical way of thinking and be able to bridge communication gaps between technical and non-technical stakeholders. Secondarily, you will be expected to analyze internal processes, determine where they can be improved, and implement sustainable and scalable change.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below

  • Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing, documenting, and implementing solutions.
  • Analyzing business and system requirements
  • Eliciting requirements from senior Government staff to document business processes using BPMN 2.0 and supporting documentation.
  • Collaboration with development team and key stakeholder teams to analyze and understand requirements, then transforming the requirements into a valid solution
    • Facilitating Joint Application Design sessions to define workflow and features for a User Interface.
    • Work with UI/UX designer to establish the requirements to hand-off the design to them for further refinement.
    • Work with Automated Testing team to verify functional requirements have been met and are effectively regression tested with each development sprint.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to meet project deadlines and deliver software solutions that meet or exceed client expectations.
  • Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.
  • Focusing on solutions rather than the confines of a particular role.
  • Collaborate on an ongoing project in both new and enhancements development between engineers, developers, analyst and other team members
  • Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
  • Staying up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
  • Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
  • Benchmarking our approaches against the latest changes and standards in the field.
  • Shifting between projects and tasks with ease.
  • Related duties or special projects as assigned


Requirements

  • US citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance is required
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 5 years of applicable experience in agile business requirements or a related discipline
  • Ability to elicit requirements, develop analyses, determine specifications, and verify outcomes in a scrum environment
  • Experience with Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN 2.0) required, certification preferred
  • Demonstrated experience documenting user stories and defining acceptance criteria
  • Ability to support application users by investigating, communicating, and resolving their problems
  • Direct experience with Software Development Life Cycle and processes in a team environment. Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology preferred
  • Experience with knowledge management, data management, and process modeling tools, systems, and procedures
  • Experience with Defense Automated Addressing System (DAAS), Defense Logistics Agency, or Department of War helpful


Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, education, certifications, skills, and overall qualifications.

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Free Food & Snacks
  • Wellness Resources
  • Stock Option Plan

What this application asks

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First name, Last name, Email, Headline, Please list your full legal first and last name (e.g., John L. Smith II), Please provide your preferred first name, Phone, By providing a phone number and submitting this form you consent to receive SMS text messages from Credence LLC in accordance with our SMS Privacy Policy (https://credence-llc.com/careers/sms-privacy/) Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary. Reply No, to STOP and opt out., Address, Photo, Education, Experience, List any work related certifications or licenses you currently possess, Please comment on how your prior education and experiences qualify you for the type of employment you are seeking., Summary, Resume, Please indicate which active clearances you have, If you have a security clearance not listed, please fill in., Cover letter, Type of work desired, What is your annual salary expectation? (Ranges are welcomed- non-answers may delay your consideration), What date are you available to join Credence as a new hire?, Are you legally authorized to work in the U.S. as a U.S. citizen or Fully Naturalized U.S. Citizen?
, Do you currently or will you in the future, require an immigration sponsorship and/or a host for a work visa authorization (e.g., F1 or H-1B)?  (if hired, verification will be required consistent with federal law.)
, Are you at least 18 years old?  (if no, you may be required to provide authorization to work)
, How did you hear about us? Was it a job board or an employee? Do tell...., Have you ever worked for Credence before?
If yes, what year and in what role?, Credence honors our Service Members and wonder if you are a Veteran or have Veteran status?, Credence honors our Service Members and their spouses, have you ever been a Military Spouse?, Do you have any relatives employed by this organization?, I have disclosed all information that is relevant and should be considered applicable to my candidacy for employment. 

I understand, where permissible under applicable state and local law, I may be subject to a pre-employment drug test after receiving a conditional offer of employment, and must receive a negative result for illegal drug use before being permitted to commence work with Company. I understand, where permissible under applicable state and local law, I may be subject to a pre-employment medical examination after receiving a conditional offer of employment, and must meet the qualifications for the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, before being permitted to commence work with Company. I understand, where permissible under applicable state and local law, I may be subject to a pre-employment background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment to investigate my criminal background and other matters related to my suitability for employment. Initial to agree., I hereby certify that the information given by me is true in all respects. I authorize Company and its representatives to contact my prior employers and all others (with the exception of my current employer, only if I have marked "May we contact your present employer" on this application as "No") for the purpose of verification of the information I have supplied and release same from any liability resulting from the information released. I authorize employers, schools and other persons named on this application to provide any information or transcripts requested. Initials to agree, I understand employment with Company is also contingent on my providing sufficient documentation necessary to establish my identity and eligibility to work in the United States. 

If employed, I understand that as a condition of employment that I may be required to agree to and sign a non-solicitation, non-disclosure, and/or other similar agreements. I also agree to notify the organization during the pre-employment process of any non-solicitation, non-disclosure, and/or other similar agreements that I may have already signed with current and former employers. 

I expressly understand and agree that, if employed, my employment, having no specified term, is based upon mutual consent and may be terminated at-will, with or without cause, by either party (Company or me) without prior notice to the other, unless otherwise prohibited by law. 

I understand that no representation, whether oral or written, by any representative or agent of Company, at any time, can constitute an implied or express contract of employment. I further understand no representative or agent of Company has the authority to enter into an agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make any change in any policy, procedure, benefit or other terms or condition of employment other than in a document signed by an authorized representative. 

I understand that the technical processing and transmission of the application, including my personal information, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks, including the transfer of this information to the United States and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by Company, its affiliates, and their agents; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks and devices. Accordingly, I agree to permit such parties to make such transmissions and changes, and hereby provide the necessary consent for the same. Initial to agree., Do you currently meet the worksite location requirements for being On-site or Hybrid as defined in the job description?, If “No”, are you willing to relocate to meet this requirement? Please note that candidates who are unable to work onsite or relocate will not meet the position requirements.

  • Are you a US citizen with the ability a security clearance? yes / no
  • Do you have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience? yes / no
  • Do you have at least 3 years of experience in business analysis, requirements analysis, or a related discipline? yes / no
  • Do you reside local to McLean, VA? yes / no
  • Are you open to working a hybrid work schedule with 3 days per week being located on-site in McLean, VA? yes / no
  • Do you have experience eliciting business and system requirements from stakeholders? yes / no
  • Have you translated business requirements into technical specifications or user stories? yes / no
  • Do you have experience validating requirements and ensuring solutions meet business needs? yes / no
  • Have you conducted gap analysis or process improvement analysis? yes / no
  • Do you have experience working within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? yes / no
  • Have you collaborated directly with developers and engineers to deliver software solutions? yes / no
  • Do you have experience supporting functional or user acceptance testing (UAT)? yes / no

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