IT Technical Writer Systems Analyst
4 weeks ago
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description:
The client is seeking a Technical Writer / System Analyst to work as a key member of the Design and Planning Team for IT network infrastructure projects. This role will work closely with the PMO office and be responsible for documenting procedures via job aids, templates, forms, flow diagrams, and presentation decks. They will create, update training programs, and conduct trainings as required. Responsibilities include analyzing problems; documenting business processes; developing requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria; and managing requirements traceability and testing. client is a fast-paced organization with very high standards for work quality and efficiency. This position is expected to handle multiple projects, and remain flexible and productive, despite changing priorities and processes. Ongoing improvement and efficiency is a part of our culture and each team member is expected to proactively contribute to process improvements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create and update job aids, templates, forms, flow diagrams and presentation decks on the subject of technology project management and the methodologies employed at client and client.
- Consult with other members of the PMO and subject matter experts within the organization to develop content for documentation and training programs.
- Work with the Project team members and business stakeholders to understand business processes and pain points.
- Develop expertise in the customers' business applications.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis to identify system gaps and deficiencies that require a business, technical or blended approach for resolution.
- Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows, context diagrams and data flow diagrams.
- Discover and document requirements and user stories with a focus on improving both business and technical processing.
- Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and concise user stories that are easy to understand and implement by technical staff.
- Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to technical design specifications to be used by internal staff to develop the system modifications.
- Identify and group related user stories into Themes, document the dependencies and associated business processes.
- Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog.
- Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups.
- Propose alternative solutions that balance cost and benefit, and adequately test a solution's feasibility for business and technical compatibility.
- Collaborate with staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they are engaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implemented solutions.
- Perform Quality Analyst functions such as defining test objectives, test plans and test cases, and executing test cases (including regression testing)
- Coordinate and Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with Business and ensure Project Managers/Scrum Masters are informed of the progress.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Strong background in technology project management.
- Strong experience in creating written documentation including update job aids, templates, forms, flow diagrams and presentation decks.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating.
- Ability to plan in a rapidly changing environment and to provide guidance for changes as required.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to simplify and briefly, succinctly communicate complex issues to multiple audiences.
- Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices.
QUALIFICATIONS
- The candidate should have 10 years of overall IT experience with emphasis on technology project management.
- The candidate must have a minimum of 2 years of experience creating procedure documentation such as job aids, templates, forms, flow diagrams and presentation decks.
- Experience with networking projects
- Experience organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs
- Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user stories
Preferred:
- CBAP and/or CSPO Certification
- Experience with automated testing tools such as Test Complete
Skills:
SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceExperience gathering requirements on IT projectsRequired5YearsDelivering business and systems analysis artifacts such as Business Requirements Documentation (BRD), Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)Required10YearsAgile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodologyRequired5YearsExperience translating business and product strategy requirements into application requirements and user storiesRequired8YearsProficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process with developmentRequired6YearsExperience creating wireframes and prototypes (using applications such as Balsamiq)Required7YearsExperience with large, multi-module systemsRequired8YearsExpertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)Required10YearsExperience with Application Lifecycle management (ALM)Required8YearsExceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customersRequired10YearsCertified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) CertificationDesired3YearsExperience using Team Foundation Server for agile software development and work item trackingDesired3Years
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