Business Analyst

Company: Guidehouse
Location: Little Rock
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

**Job Family** **:**

Operational Effectiveness Consulting

**Travel Required** **:**

None

**Clearance Required** **:**

Ability to Obtain Secret

**What You Will Do** **:**

Guidehouse has an exciting opportunity in our National Security Segment to provide requirements management and business analysis support. The position sits within a Guidehouse-led Program Management Office (PMO), where our consulting professionals and specialists help our clients identify, evaluate, and solve some of their most complex challenges, assisting them in achieving their strategic goals and objectives to fulfill their mission and comply with Federal laws and regulations. In this role, the Business Analyst will:

+ Evaluate new project ideas and proposals and provide feedback

+ Work with client's customers and stakeholders to understand and visually map business processes

+ Collaborate with the client's customers and business sponsors to develop and document functional requirements

+ Maintain a roadmap to ensure client and team are informed about the status and timing of business analyst support efforts

+ Provide inputs to senior leadership discussions and strategy sessions as needed

+ Coordinate with the PMO team, IT Project Managers, and other workstreams as needed to develop required project artifacts. May include project plans, business cases, analyses of alternatives, and build vs. buy analyses.

+ Validate requirement entry into the technical teams' backlog and workflow management tool

+ Clarify customer and stakeholder intention, and validate acceptance criteria

+ Identify and recommend for process improvements; support implementation in collaboration with the PMO team

**What You Will Need** **:**

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a federal SECRET security clearance

+ Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience

+ FOUR (4) or more years' relevant experience

**What Would Be Nice To Have** **:**

+ FIVE (5) or more years' relevant experience with requirements development and management in an agile IT organization

+ Experience working with business owners, product owners, users, and other stakeholders to interpret and convey their business functions and processes, business requirements, priorities, objectives, and constraints

+ Experience developing requirements-related content and documentation, including inputs to project plans, workflow maps, and analyses of alternatives

+ Ability to participate in and lead client-facing discussions and meetings across workstreams, including technical resources, user representatives, and project managers

+ Ability to lead a workstream, promote adherence to approved processes and best practice, and recommend process improvement opportunities

+ Familiarity with agile methodologies; scaled agile framework (SAFe) experience a plus

+ Experience developing and reviewing business requirements and user stories

+ Experience developing and reviewing business cases

+ Experience leading business analysis or requirement management activities, or a similar effort

+ Experience developing visual workflows and business process maps

+ Experience facilitating discussions with diverse groups of stakeholders to obtain actionable insights

+ Ability to view problems from multiple angles and apply a variety of solutions to solve them.

+ Experience working with government agencies

+ Relevant certifications, including agile or SAFe certifications

The annual salary range for this position is $74,900.00-$149,800.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

**What We Offer** **:**

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

+ Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

+ Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

+ Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

+ Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

+ 401(k) Retirement Plan

+ Basic Life & Supplemental Life

+ Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

+ Student Loan PayDown

+ Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

+ Skills Development & Certifications

+ Employee Referral Program

+ Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

+ Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

+ Mobility Stipend

**About Guidehouse**

Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

_Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee._

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