Senior Business Analyst

Company: International Logic Systems, Inc.
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 21, 2025

Job Description:

OverviewInternational Logic Systems, Inc. (ILS) is a government contractor located in the 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 Senior Business Analyst to support a large-scale banking/financial project.The role of the Business Analyst is to plan, manage, and execute business analysis activities focusing on the analysis and design of complex workflows and business processes. The Business Analyst must be able to work independently taking on the most complex business analysis challenges with minimal oversight and direction.

• This covers the full range of analysis and design including defining the scope, requirements, and deliverables, conducting research and analysis, facilitating workshops and meetings, creating and validating documents, and ensuring alignment among stakeholders.
• Acts as a bridge between the business and the technical teams, translating business needs into functional specifications, and providing guidance and support to the developers and testers.
• Acts as a partner and advisor to key stakeholders and business partners. The Business Analyst is able to uncover details and nuances of stakeholder needs through careful and thorough inquiry, exploration, and discussion while making stakeholders at ease during the process.
• Possess strong planning, communication, and presentation skills; the capability to listen and influence.
• Practical knowledge of project or program management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Have the potential to lead a business analysis team within an organization to consistently improve best practices and innovate within the business analysis profession.ResponsibilitiesThe Business Analyst will have key areas of responsibility including, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
  • Lead development of business processes, services, and workflows, from early phase exploration through finished design output, including:
    • User research
    • Ideation and conceptualization
    • Implementation and design detailing
    • Usability studies and product validation
    • Conduct customer research, from organization profile creation through detailed customer conversations.
    • Documentation, presentation, and visualization of user needs and requirements.
    • Concept sketches and mock-ups.
    • Experience collaborating with business stakeholders to define high-level requirements as well as performing 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 loan or insurance products and their workflow processes would be helpful.
    • Financial services/Federal Banking business experience would be helpful.
    • Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products, and experience with SharePoint and JIRA is a plus.QualificationsRequired Skills and Competencies:
      • Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Business Analyst, working in a multidisciplinary team.
      • Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or other quantitative fields; Masters preferred.
      • 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 performing 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.
      • Enthusiasm for creating the best possible user experiences.
      • Good abilities in understanding user needs and transferring this to products and services.
      • Good visualization skills throughout the phases of a development project.
      • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
      • Familiarity with loan or insurance products and their workflow processes 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 is a plus.
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