Senior Product Analyst

Job Title - Senior Product Analyst

Job Location - McLean, VA

Duration - Long Term Contract

 

Must Have Qualifications: This Technical Product Analyst position requires a minimum of 10+ years of professional experience. Candidates must have proven experience in data migration, integration, and modelling. Advanced querying skills using SQL and DB2 are essential, with a strong preference for experience with MongoDB. Knowledge of cloud service platforms is required, along with proficiency in Angular and familiarity with microservices architecture and API installation. Experience with Agile methodology is a must, as is expertise in automation testing and writing automation test scripts, particularly with Cypress. Additionally, candidates should have the ability to write technical user stories, daily stand up, demo sessions, deck preparation, and Agile ceremonies.

 

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field and 5-7+ years of experience in mortgage/financial services.

• Previous Agile experience required, including participation in stand-ups, retrospectives, demos, and sprints.

• Proficiency in gathering project requirements and translating them into user stories with detailed acceptance criteria based on business-driven functionality and technical capabilities.

• Strong analytical and process design skills; ability to define data requirements and integration options.

• Ability to effectively communicate with business personnel to understand existing processes and define future processes.

 

Experience collaborating with UX designers to build concept prototypes and mockups to drive development activities.

• Experience working with different collaborators to identify their needs and translate those needs into product capabilities.

• Working knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, and other Agile work management tools; knowledge of program management governance practices to support compliance with change standards.

• SQL knowledge, expertise in writing and executing queries.

• Knowledge of technologies supporting microservices, APIs, and databases, including DB2 and Postgres, is preferred.

 

Key to Success in this Role:

• Strong communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to think creatively and design effective solutions.

• Ability to quickly comprehend and expertly articulate the underlying needs of stakeholders. •

Offers problem-solving support via personal knowledge and by asking effective probing questions.

• Proactively identifies conflicts and resolves them quickly.

• Recognizes roadblocks early and efficiently removes them.

• Communicates clearly and candidly with the team and leadership, including having difficult conversations.

• Works closely with relevant partners to remove barriers, including decision-making.

• Discovers ways to improve the team''s way of working and influences changes proactively. • 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