Lead Business Analyst

International Logic Systems, Inc. (ILS) is a government contractor located in Washington, DC area. A CMMI Level (3), ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 27001 organization, ILS provides integrated services and flexible solutions to federal agencies and private institutions. ILS is looking for a dedicated Sr Business Analyst/Project Manager to support a large-scale banking/financial project. 
Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and measures the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of organizational programs. Adapts analytical methods and techniques to specific issues and develops new approaches to resolve complex productivity problems and issues. Develops, coordinates, and applies performance measures to evaluate productivity

• Develops recommendations for top program officials and supervisors and strives to have recommendations accepted by operating components. Recommendations include work method or procedural changes, systems variations, and acceptance of new technology developments.

• Performs project type assignments. Provides higher management with reports, evaluated information, budgetary proposals and similar products for effective direction of program operations.

• Researches complex ongoing and projected programmatic activities. Reviews information, reconciles conflicting data, and devises new and modified methods to analyze findings.

• Recommends strategies to improve implementation and evaluation of programs. Advises management of unique conditions and issues that affect program activities. Gives guidance on interpretation and implementation of new or revised legislation, policies, regulations and procedures. Develops and maintains communications with other Federal and non-Federal organizations.

• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of complex program operations in meeting goals and objectives. Develops modifications, revisions, and implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations. Negotiates acceptance of recommendations with appropriate management, program, and other officials. Monitors compliance with established requirements. Develops strategies to improve program operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or other quantitative field

• Minimum of 15 years of experience as Business Analyst, Program Analyst, Project Administrator or other related professions

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

• Experience collaborating with business stakeholders to define high-level requirements as well as performed analysis to decompose into detailed requirements.

• Strong written communication skills with capabilities to develop presentations, training materials, detailed requirement documents and other related project artifacts.

• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to successfully engage with all levels of management and staff.

• Ability to facilitate processes that require review and input by multiple stakeholders across different business units.

• “Big picture” thinking and the ability to grasp abstract concepts, ideas and possibilities.

• Familiarity with the loan or insurance products and its workflow process would be helpful.

• Financial services/Federal Banking/Insurance business experience would be helpful.

• Highly proficient with Microsoft office products, and experience with SharePoint and JIRA a plus.