Business Analyst (Mid-Level)

$65,000 - $80,000/Yr

Nexgen Technologies - Lakewood, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Lakewood, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

NexGen Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst to support federal government applications and programs. This role involves close collaboration with various teams, including subject matter experts and project managers, to ensure that business and systems analysis is effectively conducted, and that applications meet technical and functional specifications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct business and systems analysis including requirements elicitation, gathering, decomposition, documentation, and clarification.
• Provide technical troubleshooting and application support to end-users and system administrators.
• Work with development staff to ensure database/software applications requirements are understood and meet technical, functional, and security specifications.
• Develop and maintain test plans and scripts, use cases, and test reports.
• Execute testing and support users with user acceptance testing, including technical and functional tests, manual and automated tests, integration and regression tests.
• Participate in meetings, workshops, and technical meetings; make formal presentations.
• Develop training materials, user manuals, presentations, and reports.
• Conduct group training sessions on software applications.
• Prepare documentation including requirements documents, analysis documents, design and specification documents, and documentation describing custom configuration of applications and operating procedures.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user requirements.
• Propose new technologies to accommodate new user requirements.
• Collaborate with staff to identify, address, and mitigate security risks and ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst with team lead responsibilities.
• Familiarity with all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle, and configuration, change and release management principles and concepts.
• Knowledge and skills with MS Office including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Knowledge of software and database design principles, methods, and approaches; procedures for designing, developing, optimizing, and integrating new and/or modified systems components.
• Big-picture oriented with a clear understanding of how components within a computer system work together.
• Knowledge of information technology techniques and procedures to help users analyze their requirements and develop strategies to meet their objectives.
• Technical expertise in assessing new IT software projects and initiatives to support and enhance existing systems.
• Ability to write procedures, document business processes, and prepare application documentation.
• Familiarity with federal government standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Familiarity with Agile Methodologies.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Team player.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.