CCS Global Tech is a rapidly growing Information Technology company with a diverse portfolio of technology products and services and a large network of industry partnerships. With over 22 years of being a successful business with a global talent pool and presence, CCS is a certified Microsoft Gold Partner and specializes in delivering expert Microsoft based solutions for technical and business needs. We have been recognized by Inc. 500 Magazine as one of the fastest growing small companies in the Unites States.
we are a Tier 1 vendor for the City and County of San Francisco for Cloud Services, Staffing Services and Training Services. For this multi-year opportunity with a diverse set of needs to address, we are currently focusing on establishing partnerships with individuals as well as companies who can help us enhance our overall service portfolio, cut lead times, and ultimately help us deliver successfully. We currently hold sizable Government accounts in the San Francisco bay area including City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County.
We take great pride in our global reach and local influence. Your experience alongside our highly skilled and talented internal team who guide you along the way, offers key insights into what helps you stand out in a competitive job market.
If you are a partner company, please submit resumes with contact information of your own W2 Consultants only. Submitted consultants are expected to have excellent communication skills.
Job Description
Join Our Team as a Business Analyst!
We're looking for a detail-oriented business analyst with hands-on experience in Agile or SAFe, supporting cross-functional teams through backlog refinement, user story creation, and iteration planning. Someone adept at facilitating stakeholder collaboration, contributing to PI Planning events, and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical execution.
Remote role, but candidate must live within driving distance of Scott Air Force Base.
Responsibilities:
- Possess both an understanding of real-world mission/business objectives and a working grasp of software development practices and technologies.
- Serve as the focal point for the capture, analysis, and management of functional and non-functional systems requirements, and user stories.
- Show a demonstrated skill in effective decomposition of Features into stories contained within a product backlog which can then be implemented in a series of short and iterative development cycles.
- Work closely with the ScrumMaster to establish Sprint backlogs, resolve impediments, and provide direction on scope of work to be accomplished.
- Lead and facilitate backlog refinement, ensuring work items are clearly defined, prioritized, and ready for implementation.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize the backlog and align requirements with business objectives and roadmap goals
- Define and maintain team and iteration backlog content, including documenting stories and Acceptance Criteria, identifying dependencies, and ensuring traceability.
- Work closely with Product Owners, and Functional SMEs to verify understanding of requirements and ensure alignment on scope and expected outcomes. Clearly communicate those business needs to a development team through user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Define and validate acceptance criteria (AC) to enable Test Driven Development, ensuring they are testable and support acceptance of completed work.
- Support future backlog refinement by elaborating upcoming work items and ensuring readiness for upcoming iterations.
- Lead the demonstrations to stakeholders and report on the results of each software iteration.
Required Skills:
- Ability to pass background investigation, criteria include but is not limited to: o 3-year check for felony convictions o 1 year check for illegal drug use o 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud
- College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Minimum five (5+) years' experience as a business analyst on iterative software development projects.
- Experience with Familiarity with SAFe or Agile methodologies.
- Strong skills with MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Project, Visio) and SharePoint.
Desired Skills:
- Certified SAFe Product Owner.
- Certified SAFe Practitioner
- SAP or a Software development background.
- Certified Business Analysis Professional.
- Agile or Scrum Master Certification.
- Knowledge and experience with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).
- Experience with ServiceNow or Jira.
- Acts independently to expose and resolve problems.
