Data Analyst - Product Analyst
McLean, VA (Must be local to VA or neighboring)
12+ Months
5-7 years of professional experience.
Technical product analyst, Data Migration, Integration and modeling experience.
Must have:
SQL and DB2. Mongo is preferred.
Agile methodology is a strong preference.
Hands on experience with Atlassian suite.
They will work with Develop and stakeholders.
Your Impact:
* As a Product Analyst, you will be responsible for acting as the primary interface between technology and a specific business product
* Identifying needs of the users/customers and recommends alternative methods for meeting those needs
* Accountability for writing user stories and acceptance criteria based on business driven functionality as well as technical capabilities (works with both the Product Owner and Delivery team)
* Facilitation of knowledge sessions with subject matter experts and partners across the company
* Understanding data movement and detailed knowledge of upstream/downstream systems and the interaction & dependencies
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in business or related field and 5-7+ years of experience in mortgage/financial services
* Previous Agile experience required.
* Write detailed user stories (JIRA) using Gherkin format.
* Exposure to testing is a preference with previous testing experience (Web Services, API) being a huge plus.
* Strong data analysis, Business Analysis experience, PMP or other related certification preferred Keys to Success in this Role: Business Knowledge
* Writes user stories based on business & data driven functionality as well as technical capabilities.
* Provides constructive support to both Product Owner and IT team in product-related decisions.
* Encourages customer-centric approach for entire Modern Delivery team, consistently focusing on advancing Client mission Technical Knowledge
Supports team in development process, defining technical requirements based on in-depth and breath of product/business knowledge.
* Partners with Team Development Leads to create project/process specifications.
* Writes user stories based on business-driven functionality as well as technical capabilities Practices.
* Understands and proactively uses Modern Delivery practices.
Identifies and applies opportunities to improve team’s Modern Delivery way of working.
* Conducts Modern Delivery ceremonies in manner that helps team improve working process Tools.
* Offers problem solving support via personal knowledge and by asking effective probing questions.
* Proactively identifies conflicts and resolves quickly.
* Recognizes roadblocks early and efficiently removes them Communication / Influencing
* Communicates clearly and candidly with team and leadership, including having difficult conversations.
* Works closely with relevant partners to remove barriers (including decision-making)
* Discovers ways to improve team way of working and influences changes proactively Coaching.
* Celebrates and promotes successful collaboration between team members.
* Builds open lines of communication between people – and role models prompt, clear communication.
* Uses existing / builds new forums to champion cross-team collaboration.
* Knowledge of technologies supporting microservices, APIs & databases including DB2, MongoDB is preferred.
Skills:
* Category Name Required Importance Experience
* Areas of Expertise Agile Methodology Yes 1 4 - 6 Years
* Software Skills Confluence Yes 1 4 - 6 Years
* Software Skills DB2 Yes 1 4 - 6 Years
* Software Skills SQL Yes 1 4 - 6 Years
* Technical Skills Jira Yes 1 4 - 6 Years
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