Trillium Professional is now seeking a Business Analyst in Richmond! The client is seeking a Business Analyst to work as a key member of Business Analytics and Testing Support Team for IT project s. This analyst will support teams working in Agile (Sprint) as well as trad it ional Waterfall methodologies for Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Responsibil it ies include analyzing problems; documenting business processes; developing requirements, user stories and acceptance cr it eria; and managing requirements traceabil it y and testing. The client is a fast-paced organization w it h very high standards for work qual it y and efficiency. This pos it ion is expected to handle multiple project s, and remain flexible and productive, desp it e changing prior it ies and processes. Ongoing improvement and efficiency is a part of our culture and each team member is expected to proactively contribute to process improvements. Responsibil it ies: • Work w it h the Project team members and business stakeholders to understand business processes and pain points • Develop expertise in the customers' business applications • Conduct Root Cause Analysis to identify system gaps and deficiencies that require a business, technical or blended approach for resolution • Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows, context diagrams and data flow diagrams • Discover and document requirements and user stories w it h a focus on improving both business and technical processing • Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and concise user stories that are easy to understand and implement by technical staff • Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to technical design specifications to be used by internal staff to develop the system modifications • Identify and group related user stories into Themes, document the dependencies and associated business processes • Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog • Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups • Propose alternative solutions that balance cost and benef it , and adequately test a solution's feasibil it y for business and technical compatibil it y • Collaborate w it h staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they are engaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implemented solutions. • Perform Qual it y Analyst functions such as defining test objectives, test plans and test cases, and executing test cases (including regression testing) • Coordinate and Facil it ate User Acceptance Testing w it h Business and ensure Project Manager s/Scrum Masters are informed of the progress Pay rate is $52 per hour. Apply now! Qualifications: Required • The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience delivering business and systems analysis artifacts. • 5+ years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology • Experience organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs • Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories • Proficient w it h defining acceptance cr it eria and managing acceptance process w it h development • Experience w it h large, multi-module systems • Expertise w it h Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server) • Experience w it h Application Lifecycle management (ALM) • The candidate must have exceptional wr it ten and oral communications skills and have the proven abil it y to work well w it h a diverse set of peers and customers Preferred • CBAP and/or CSPO Certification • Experience using Team Foundation Server for agile software development and work it em tracking • Experience w it h automated testing tools such as TestComplete Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.